Well hello again! I'm still chilling in Melbourne, Nina has departed and gone to Adelaide for the weekend to see her cousin, leaving me all alone to fend for myself :'( Not all bad though - today I had a lovely little wander around St Kilda and treated myself to a massage :D Shortly after posting my last blog I stumbled upon a job for myself, setting out and clearing away breakfast each morning in the hostel where I am staying with the benefit of free breakfast and free accommodation, yay! The only challenge is getting up at half past 7 each morning, especially after a night in the bar. But its going good so far and I'm enjoying the opportunity to chat to people over breakfast and find out what they've been doing, so I ... read more

Only one day left in Hong Kong before I head to Australia - it seems to have flown by! I arrived on Saturday morning, after what I would call a night of short snoozes at opposed to any proper form of sleep. Planes really are not made for sleepng on. The trip on the train to where Kara lives was very straight forward...and also immaculately clean! Public transport here is spotless! Upon arrival in Mong Kok (the district where Kara lives) I was met with a shock - the heat (27degrees) and humidty were immense, I was surrounded by huge buildings and lots and lots of people milling around - there are a ridiculous number of people in Hong Kong! Friday afternoon was spent getting over the culture shock. Luckily Kara had pointed out the nearest ... read more