In the words of the wonderfully eloquent people at McDonalds: “I’m loving it…” I did not straight away. It took quite long to get away from the airport (arrived at 5.50am and wasn’t at the hostel till 10-ish) and the ride from the airport goes through some pretty slummy looking pieces of Sydney. In fact between that, the shuttle driver and his coordinator shouting at eachother in Arabic and the driver trying to shake me for $12 bucks for a complimentary drop-off, I felt more like I’d arrived somewhere in Africa. After dropping off my pack at the hostel and going for a walk I took a wrong turn and ended up in the bad bit of Kings Cross with about $3000 worth of equipment on my back so after a coffee and a grilled chicken ... read more

Hey guys, Welcome to my Blog. If you're here you probably know who I am, but just in case you don't I'll run through some details. I'm 29 (although will turn 30 during my trip) and from the Netherlands. I'm self employed as basically a photographer for photo and film, working mainly on corporate events like company outings or promotion video's and stuff like that. Before this I worked as a manager at a factory for a couple of years. The next 12 months or so I'll be traveling around Australia, going counter clockwise from Sydney and hoping to complete a round trip. In typical fashion for me I've probably set myself too many targets. Where some people go to see the sights, live outdoors or maybe see a particular species of bird or plant, my ... read more