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Pics of this most gorgeous place we spent some time in in South Australia:... read more

I bought a pair of shoes that are....ready for it.....huh?huh? Black and white plaid. They are hideous. I love them.... We are on the East Coast - Sunshine coast to be more specific - and miss T and I just registered for a 5 day open water dive course. We are scared and excited all at the same time. The first 2 days are pool and theory and the last 3 days we live on a boat on the Great Barrier Reef and get to enjoy 8 day time dives and 2 night dives. This is going to be absolutely amazing and I cannot wait. We start our theory tomorrow and we will be on the boat on Monday. We will be purchasing an underwater camera as well. Yippeeeeeeee! After this we will be certified to ... read more

Our final breakfast on the Nimrod was more basic than the others, perhaps reflecting that we had run out of food, or perhaps more likely that two of the crew had been throwing up all night thanks to the storm. We took a bus from Port Douglas, where we moored down to Cairns and being thoroughly exhausted did little but drink coffee, and go to the cinema. This is something that I had no intentions of doing, but the thought of two hours in a comfy chair that wasnt rocking and rolling was very appealing to me. I ended up going for a few drinks that evening with people I met at my hostel, and at the start of the night I couldnt decided if they were boring, shy or that there was some sort of ... read more

Fabulous Queenstown Without doubt our favourite town in New Zealand. The backdrop setting is incredible - mountains, alpine forests and an enormous lake. Ultra laidback atmosphere contrasts sharply with the fact that most people who arrive here are hellbent on doing something batty (extreme sports capital of NZ, hundreds of ways to scare yourself silly and have a great time doing so). Lots of great treks (that's tramping to the Kiwis) in the surrounding area. Best cake we may ever have had - chocolate caramel slice @ Coco's. We kept returning until they ran out. Ate very well in general, gastro style nosh aplenty (finally got down to some serious NZ lamb, delicious). Hostel was a little on the shabby side, but made up for it with a great view and a crazy dog with an ... read more

The following morning we contacted a few company's to see what we could get hold of...Vix cousin Louisa had recommended 1 to us but there was nothing available. So a little stuck we had to go with the option of the over night train...had to forlk out 40pounds, so said to our-selves when we got to Melb we'd get sorted with a job asap. So before getting the over night train we went on the internet to e-mail cv's to various companys and to contact agencies regarding getting a flat in the city (much cheaper than hostels, would you believe, and has a gym and pool!!!!!). So with an appointment to see a flat on the tursday as soon as we stepped of the train.......... we were making progress. The overnight train was ok apart from ... read more