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Arrived back in Sydney on 23rd December just in time for the xmas celebrations! The overnight bus from Byron Bay wasnt much fun so we were glad to be putting our bags down for a while! We are staying at a lodge on Bondi Beach for 2 weeks which is pretty cool but not what we expected!! We booked our "apartment" online and were under the impression that we had our own kitchen, bathroom, eating area etc. However the apartment turns out to be the smallest double room ever, with a microwave shoved on top of a cupboard. There isnt any room to dance never mind hve a party - huh!! The lodge has a kitchen area which can only hold 3 people at a time so we are really disappointed as we were hoping to ... read more

Spent the night at Hervey Bay last night to prepare for our trip to Fraser Island. Had our meeting inn the morning where we met the people who we will be travelling with for the next 3 days. Everyone seems really friendly. There is Rob, Sarah and Richard ( English), Nacky ( Japanese), Agnes, Sina and Simon ( German) and Lars & Anna who are from Sweden and Denmark. A good mixture of folk there! Our first task was to prepare a shopping list and then go buy everything at the supermarket. Not an easy thing to do when there are 11 of you who are total strangers. However we managed to get quite a lot done between us and of course stocked up on plenty of alcohol which is apparently part of your staple diet ... read more

Hi thats me back in Sydney after my fruit picking stint, hope im not doing that again for a long while :-) I went straight to Irenes house ( the girl I met in New Zealand) and the home comforts feel like absolute luxury. Irene has rented a place in Neutral Bay with her friend Aoife, another Irish girl. I'm staying here for a few days until Samantha comes. Neutral Bay is just to the north of Sydney, just over the Harbour Bridge. The house has fabulous views over the Sydney skyline and you can see the bridge from a platform at the bottom of her steps. The have rented the house for about 6 months, the landlord is converting the houses ( there is 4 in her block) into 2 luxurious pads so he's just ... read more

The drive to Blenheim was absolutely gorgeous, right along the coast, passed a seal colony which i think is the largest one in New Zealand. I only spent one night in Blenheim which i think was enough time really as it is a tiny place. I tried to book a wine tour however was too late in the day so ended up just strolling about town and enjoying the sunshine. My hostel is extremely quiet and im the only girl staying. It feels a bit lonely and there is no lock on my dorm door so for the first time in my trip I used my door wedge to make me feel better. Of course I was fine, I think im still getting used to being on my own again after the girls have gone. NELSON ... read more