Blogs from Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

After 9 months, 30,000 kilometres and 15 countries we have made it! We are now in Sydney... more details on the final leg (Australia) to follow in the next week or so.... read more

G'day Guys!! So heres my Australia update since I got here. We arrived in Sydney, and we had to get a train and two buses to our hostel, which ended up being around an hours walk from the city centre. The hostel itself was aboslutely disgusting, and filthy, there was no cutlery at all, and the other people there were living there and working, they werent actually backpacking!! Stacey was accused of stealing sunglasses which she didnt steal, and the shower was a trickle of water, it was just a bit of a bad experience in that hostel. Still, we saw Darling harbour, the Sky Tower, we took a bus and went to Coogee beach and sunbathed til the afternoon. I managed to sneak in some photos with the lifeguards!! We sat on a surf and ... read more

I recently started work for AMP - Australian biggest wealth management company. My office is located at St Leonards which is near North Sydney, initially I was disappointed that I am not work in the head office in the city centre where I could catch the ferry to work, until I found a better way than ferry, there are not many people in world as lucky as I am could go to work this way, here is how:... read more

Our last leg of our month long vacation to Oceania ended in Sydney, Australia!!! When we arrived to Sydney, one of my best college friends Aimee was there to pick us up!! It was great seeing Aimee after almost 5+ years! Aimee and her husband John were recently relocated to Sydney from Kansas City. Although they only have been there for 4 months, both of them have aclimated themselves to Sydney life. John and Aimee have a 3 bedroom apartment with amazing harbor views in the Balmain area of Sydney. The night we arrived Aimee made a delicious welcome home dinner using Australian ingredients such as prawns, capsacium, cheeses and wine. After an 11 day non-stop adventurous New Zealand gig, this hit the spot as we ate on their balcony. Later that evening, John arrived from ... read more

I am back in Sydney and have settled into a routine of getting drunk every night and spending my days working on my CV, reading design blogs, starting my own design blog http://dnoise.wordpress.com/ pushing a few pixels around, looking at job sites and generally getting prepared for applying for jobs when we return to the UK. Our travels are nearly over we have a week in Thailand to unwind before flying back to England on the 14th April. It's a little earlier than we planned but we've spent all our money, which will be of no great surprise to anyone who knows Lou or I. Meet up with Emma, who is Matt's sister, her husband Jason and their dog Kyte. Emma cooked us a lovely meal while Jason kept my wine glass full all night. We ... read more