Sydney We decided to catch the train between Melbourne and Sydney as it was a lot cheaper than flying and, by this stage, we were used to long long days on trains and buses. Australian trains seemed like luxury in comparison to those in South East Asia, with no change of a squat toilet insight (although squatting on a moving train is quite an experience!). We were up and ready by 6.30am the next morning and Grant kindly gave us a lift to the train station near his place so we could get to the central train station in town. From there we had a good 10 hours of travel ahead of us. Armed with a trashy women's magazine (Cath), books, cards, and plenty of food we whittled away the time until we arrived at the
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