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G'day once again! My, it has been a while since I last blogged! Here we are at the end of February...summer is coming to and end and plans are being made for the next stage of my trip, so I felt I should perhaps update you all. As for happenings in Melbourne over the past couple of months, I have had a very standard weekly routine of working at the cafe Monday to Friday, finishing at 3pm in time for the occasional trip to the beach or Albert Park to catch the last of the days rays, or alternatively heading to my room for a power nap, before Neighbours time, then, a couple of nights a week, working at the hostel for a few hours. Sundays are spent cleaning the hostel with my bestest buddies in ... read more

As my time in Cairns comes to a close, I thought it time to update you one last time about the happenings here in Far North Queensland. My work in Port Douglas came to a rather abrupt end after about 3 and a half weeks. The school holidays came to an end and there was no longer such high demand for housekeeping staff, so that was that. Thankfully I had kept up my Baskin Robbins duties, and the week I finished in Port Douglas, on of the Baskins girls left, so I could increase my hours once again. I also resumed my working for accommodation at the hostel, and was quickly promoted to the position of head of housekeeping - with the added bonus of getting 2 days off a week, with accommodation fully paid for...sweet ... read more

Well life aint bad when you can sunbathe everyday in the middle of winter. I've been in Cairns for over month now, enjoying the hot sunny weather and trying to get my head around the fact that we are just coming to the end of Winter, and the hot weather is yet to come. Its been a while since I've blogged and to be honest there isnt too much exciting news to report. I have been living a relatively quiet life, trying to save up some money, but failing rather miserably. I have been spending my time cleaning at the hostel each morning for free accomodation and also working as an ice cream lady at Baskin Robbins. When not working I can usually be found louging around by the pool or down at the lagoon, or ... read more

I learned to surf in Byron, partied in Surfer's Paradise and have now reached Brisbane. As I have progressed up the East Coast the weather has got progressively warmer and the water bluer. I'm now staying in Brisbane with Emma. She is here studying for a month staying at her superviser's house while he is away on holiday. (I'm not sure how he is supervising whilst on a different continent...but that's beside the point). He has been kind enough to let me stay at his house too, so I am once again enjoying home comforts...I feel I am cheating a little at this whole backpacking lark! Its fantastic though, free accommodation and thanks to Emma's housemate, a Korean post doctorate named Kitchol, amazing food! Tonight he showed how a barbeque should be done, Korean style, and ... read more

Well hello there! Its been a while...but I've been very busy enjoying myself in Melbourne. Going for runs along the beach, more bike rides by the sea, meeting the cast of Neighbours, going to Ramsay Street, mooching about in Museums and Art Galleries, cheering at an Aussie Rules game at the MCG...the list goes on... Today is a sad day, I leave for Sydney...and I love Melbourne so much I dont want to! It doesnt help that I have a 12 hour overnight Greyhound ride to look forward to before I get there too. Got a couple of people I'm meeting up with in Sydney though, so not all bed, and I will be back in Melbourne before I leave Oz. I'll keep this blog short and sweet and tell my story through pictures...See below!... read more