Sydney – By the Skin of my Teeth

I made the most last minute journey to Australia that I have ever made.  I booked my ticket at 7pm on the Sunday and left at 10am Monday morning. It was completely worth it as I got to see my girlfriend, Daisy.  The reason why I was making a trip at such short notice is […]

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Back at Bodalla

It was a little over 2 years ago when I made my way up to Northern Queensland to embark upon an adventure that I would never forget.  Actually, It would be very hard for me to forget Bodalla Station and the Jackson family, just outside Charters Towers, due to the scars I have on my […]

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Kayaking on Sydney Harbour

In three decades of being lucky enough to visit Australia pretty regularly I have spent quite a lot of time in and around Sydney Harbour.  I have swam in it, driven over it, been ferried across it, taken water taxis from one side of it to the other, walked around it, walked over it, SCUBA […]

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Olympics!

The Olympics and the Paralympics were incredible!  Although the events are all finished now it will be a long time before anyone in London forgets about them.  Everything about the the games, in my opinion, was fantastic.  I could not get over how smoothly it all ran. I think there were a lot of people […]

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Tall Ships on the Thames

My family and some of our good friends recently had the pleasure of sailing on a tall ship down the River Thames in London. This is something that one is rarely ever able to do but as part of the Olympic Celebrations that have been taking place all over the capital and the entire country […]

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A Trip to Pompey with my Dad

This weekend my Dad and I headed to the South Coast to catch our team, West Ham United play away against Portsmouth. What an awesome day.  My mate Haydn had stayed over the night before (no funny business!) so we dropped him home on the way.  Other than that it was a great run down. I […]

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