Ancient Angkor Wat As I touched down in Siem Reap in Cambodia I noticed the very green landscape dotted with wooden shacks and lakes. I opted to take a moto into the town for $2, my driver Li was a pleasent 28 year old guy who spoke broken English and became my best bud for the next 3 days. I had been overwhelmed with what I had seen on the journey; the roads in the town were packed with motos and bicycles, all going in different directions and insisting on using their horn to warn each other to move. It was frightening, especially because no one wears helmets, three or four people pile on one moto, babies included. I held on for dear life and closed my eyes! Eeeek! By the sides of the road there ... read more

In love with Sydney once more... I love being back in Sydney and catching up with all of my friends and family. It feels like home and I’ll be very sad to leave :-( I have a packed two weeks and had the best weekend. I went for coffee in a funky place called Glebe. Glebe is very cool, lots of boutique shops, bars and bookshops. They had a market on so after a wander we headed to the Rocks which is right by Harbour Bridge to walk along the lanes as the sun set. Looking out to the Opera House I sighed and wished I could go to a show one more time...my dream came true as my friend picked up the phone as if by magic and booked us tickets to see the ... read more

The Animal Kingdom of WA Along the journey Johnny took us to a little animal park in the middle of nowhere. Here we saw parrots, crocs, kangaroos, emus, lamas and your everyday farm animals. We even got to see a little Joey Kangaroo. He was so cute. Jeremy felt right at home next to his friend dolly and even got a little action with Gary the goat. We were given wheat biscuits to feed the animals, which I was hesitant to do. I kept thinking they were going to nip my fingers off! The best part of the park was the snake handling session. We were handed these tiny snakes, which I had no problem holding after the massive black diamond up in Darwin. However, I did start to panic slightly when another two snakes were ... read more

Dolphins at Monkey Mia Monkey Mia is famous for its Dolphins, which come to the bay every morning to feed. So up at the crack of dawn, we stumbled out the bedroom door to the beautiful aroma of stale beer…picking up the scattered playing cards and disguising our bloodshot eyes with sunnies we piled on to the bus. Arriving at Monkey Mia, which is one of the most pristine marine environments in the world, we lined up along the shore. Rangers were on hand giving an insight to these sociable animals as the females approached right under our feet. A lucky few were selected from the crowd, Alysha was disappointed when Merrin’s name was called and not hers. The dolphins are only given 6 fish each and there is a pecking order. They are so intelligent ... read more

Coral Bay After relaxing by the pool in Exmouth for a few days we all hoped back on the Easyrider bus and jumped off at Coral Bay, a paradise for snorkellers. It is a tiny town perched right on a gorgeous beach with a beautiful bay where you can get up close to the Ningaloo reef. Ningaloo stretches 260km along the WA Coast which makes it the longest fringing coral reef in the world. It was great, we got to see a whole new underwater kingdom, the coral was incredible. We could just grab our gear, walk off the beach and swim amongst the turtles, rays and brightly coloured fish. I saw a reef shark, which although small and pretty harmless still made my heart race. The Bay isn’t exactly buzzing come evening, there is a ... read more