Just a quick message to let you all know that I have made a best of Australia album (2 in fact). The links are: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=114800&id=223101243&l=0338f798d3 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=114811&id=223101243&l=84a351907c Some of the photos you may have seen before but there are quite a few I didnt actually get round to putting up whilst over there. I am in the process of making a proper album which I will bore ...

Its time for my final blog entry. Im so excited to being going home, not only to see everyone again but also to actually have a home. It still doesnt quite feel real though, but perhaps thats due to having such a long journey! I spent 8 hours on a flight from Brisbane to Singapore and am now stuck in the airport for 8 hours before a 13 hour flight to Heathrow! Although, of all airports to be stuck in, Singapore airport must be one of the best. I have already spen...

I met Laura in Airlie Beach 3 weeks ago. It was really good to see her but slightly surreal. I'm so used to being on my own now that I couldnt quite believe she was actually going to be in Australia with me! She arrived at midnight so after a couple of hours of chatting we went to bed. The next few days were pretty chilled out. Airlie Beach is very small, one short main street with a few shops and backpacker bars/hostels and a man-made lagoon. But it was a great ...

After my last blog update I spent 2 weeks in Newcastle where I worked 2 hours a day for accommodation. This involved cleaning the hostel (making beds, cleaning the bathrooms and kitchen) from 10am-12pm in a team of about 5 people. The work was really easy, the group was great and it was really nice to stay in one place for long enough to relax without feeling the need to rush around to see and do everything in a short space of time. I spent most of my afternoons ...

On Sunday 28th March, the day after my last blog entry, Neal arrived in Sydney. The airport experience was very emotional as I had really started to miss home by this point but I managed to hold it together, and although 12 hours late, Neal arrived and we headed into the city where we had a leisurely day, chatting in a cafe for hours and wandering around Darling Harbour before getting an early night. We spent most of our two weeks wandering around the city, whic...