Flat Seth

Hi kids, Frankie took me somewhere very exotic last month...an island called Bali. Bali is part of Indonesia which is a country made up of lots and lots of islands in South East Asia. Most of the people in Indonesia are Muslim, but on Bali they are mostly Hindu. This makes the culture of Bali unique within the country. Here are some of the things that Bali is famous for: Beaches – lots of people come to Bali to relax on the beach or for their honeymoon. There is also good surfing here and it is very close to Australia so lots of Aussie's come here on holiday. Dancing – there are lots of famous dances on Bali all relating to different ceremonies. Balinese people love to have a party and will find any excuse. Weddings, ... read more

I had one more stop in China and decided to take a short one hour flight to the western city of Chengdu. I could of also got the train but it was at least 12 hrs and cost only a little cheaper than a flight. But as my flight didn’t leave Xian until 11pm –and didnt arrive in Chengdu until 12.30pm- I didn’t get to bed until about 2am! I was very tired to say the least. Chengdu is in the Sichuan Province (Sish-wan) and is the capital of the entire area – where major decisions and plans are made. Sichuan food is a very popular chinese food and is very famous for being spicy and hot. ( Jeff loves spicy food but it makes me go to the toilet too much !! Hee Hee. Lucky ... read more

I had the hassle taken out of arrivng in a new city as I was picked up by my hostel from Xian train station. The driver ended up buying me some local food for breakfast which was nice to try – better than the normal cereal and tea. I ended up spending my first day getting myself sorted and organising my next few days. On my first day I visited the Shaanxi History Museum (Shan – Shee) which is one of the first museums built in China. It was an excellent way to learn about the different ages and cultures that used to exist and still live in China. It is very popular to visit there and not mainly for tourists but for local chinese people as well. Even though it was free to get in ... read more

Hey Year 5 - I’ve been a busy boy and jet setting around the world lately. While living in Australia /OZ I decided to head back to the UK for a few months. On my way to the UK, my plane stopped off in Beijing ( the capital of China ) so I decided to visit for 10 days. It was also a good excuse to leave the cold rainy winter of Oz and get a bit of warmth in China-where it was springtime and not yet too hot. Anyways – the flight from Sydney was ok – except for the man sitting behind me who had really bad smelly feet and kept burping really loud!! The flight was about 9 hrs to Beijing – so I watched a few movies and ate some really bad ... read more

Hello Year 5! Wow what an adventure I have been on...I have just travelled across the whole of Australia by train. I have not only crossed a whole country, but also an entire continent! The train I caught is called the Indian-Pacific because it runs from Sydney on the Pacific Ocean in eastern Australia to Perth on the Indian Ocean in the west. The train journey took 3 days and 3 nights and covered 4352 kilometres, which is the same as travelling from England to Egypt or Iraq! Unfortunately the train was running late from the start so we didn't get to visit many places along the way as they had to make up time to stop us being late into Perth. I missed seeing the Blue Mountains again as it was dark by the time ... read more