Should anybody every decide to come to Australia and do a driving/camping holiday please remember to bring with you a good selection of music. Failing to do so was one of our mistakes and it was therefore with great enthusiasm that we set our early from Port Augusta heading towards Coober Pedy! Now, by my opening comment I'm not trying to imply that Australian radio is rubbish, it just simply does not seem to exist for large sections of the country, or at least not in the eyes or our radio. It is therefore a little boring to drive for about 6 hours straight without any music. This experience is not aided by the blistering hear in the cabin of the campervan, nor that you cheer whenever you see a corner which might happen maybe twice ... read more

We then started to drive towards Adelaide but we were not able to make it all the way in one go. We therefore stopped off at Murray Bridge, a town formed around the first bridge to span the Murray River. The next day started with what will hopefully turn out to be the most serious (really hoping so) and most costly (again really hoping so) tragedy of the entire trip. Not aided by the extremely inventive Australians who thought it would be really clever to name both the diesel and the unleaded petrol “Vortex” we managed to fill up our diesel tank with petrol. Fortunately Steph noticed when we went to pay. After contacting a local mechanic we were able to get the tank drained and be on our way, all the quicker due to our ... read more

Once we had docked in Melourne we set straight off for a trip along the Great Ocean Road, apparently one of the most scenic drives in the world. Interestingly the entire road is also dedicated as a War Memorial to all the soldiers who served in the Second World War. Clearly the Aussies know that no great drive can start properly without a suitably named town. It was because of this that we found ourselves starting this epic drive in Torquay. Stephie was still feeling a little tired from the early start and, as we had not eaten yet we started the day with a healthy trip to McDonalds for some hotcakes (pancakes) and breakfast roll with tea and coffee Three key things to know about McDonalds in Australia. Firstly, they seem to think it is ... read more

The Neighbours tour was very exciting. The guide was very enthusiastic (although very knowledgeable with random Neighbours facts) and it was all slightly cheesy but I think that's the best way to do it. We went to the old school first (apparently they moved schools because they needed to get the parents permission to film there and they asked for payment - the new schools actually a college so they don't need the parents permission). I didn't really recognise it much which was rather disappointing. We then went to the studios and saw some of the old outside sets such as Grease Monkeys and Carpenters Mechanics. We also met Kate Robinson, who I was very pleased I recognised although probably wouldn't have known her characters name without being told! she was very friendly and *spoiler ... read more

The flight to Sydney was okay and, by this time Harry was able to get around with his rucksack on, which was good as otherwise we would have struggled to get to the hostel. The hostel room itself was very sparse with only a bed and an odd cupboard/box in the room. We used a hop on hop off bus to get around Sydney most of the time and, when we could not, we used the free shuttle. We were able to do a lot of the sightseeing activities including going up the Sydney Tower, having a tour of the Opera House and walking around in the botanical gardens. We also went on a cruise around the Harbour and took the bus over to Bondi beach, which looked lovely. We also spent a day going around ... read more