Off to the Outback

So, city life was becoming a little much for me so I decided to take a break from Sydney and head north to Queensland. I booked my ticket, packed my bag, hung up my work boots….wait I packed my work boots as I am going to work on a farm for 10 days! I am […]

Surfing!!

I can’t believe it has been over a month since my last blog! Lots has gone on since then and I will go back and cover some of it but until then here is a taster of what I got up to today! Ed, Ellie (otherwise known as Pommie) and our friend Naomi, who is […]

Down the Coast: Wallabies, Wine, Fudge and Breakfast

After spending over a week doing practically nothing, other than sit on the couch and seeing Harry Potter (which was brilliant btw!), a trip down the coast with my cousin, Kevin and my partner in crime, Ed. Kevin picked us up on Saturday morning and off we went in the direction of Woolongong. Here are […]

Switchboard – Coffee shop

One of the best things I discovered on the walking tour of Melbourne I did on Monday was a quirky coffee shop, well coffee cupboard called Switchboard. Located in the Manchester Unity Arcade on Collins Avenue, it is tucked away at the back almost out of the way. They have no website, no phone number, […]

Piano in the library

I have just returned from the public library here in Melbourne. As I first walked in the door I heard classical piano music playing but it had a certain quality to it that told me it was not recorded but live. It turns out that there is. Piano on the first floor of the library […]

Melbourne a few days later

I really like Melbourne. I am disappointed to be cutting short my time here by leaving for Sydney tomorrow but I have a feeling that I will be back. There was a great free walking tour organised by the hostel on Monday, we saw some rock candy being made, very interesting and tasty. http://www.suga.com.au/ And […]

Melbourne at last but it is freezing!

There is nothing quite the feeling of coming to the end of a long journey to see a friendly face waiting to pick you up. This what happened to us this morning. Kellie, henceforth referred to as Kel, had got out of bed at the crak of dawn to pick us up. After the cramped […]

Day 2 Singapore – a quick run down

Sinapore part deux Just a quickie awoke late after missing breakfast and checking that our internal organs had not been boiled during the night due to the lack of air con. Apparently they have the opposite idea here to the malaysians about climate control. Botanic gardens – beautiful Art at the Ritz Carlton hotel, this […]

Singapore

The train journey was not quite what we had expected. We had paid for a compartment with a private toilet and shower and found that the carriage had been taken out of service. So we found ourselves, still in a sleeper cabin not quite as comfortable as expected. As ususal the air con was stuck […]

1 Day in KL

After the journey of the day before, well 2 days before, there was no question that we would sleep well. We did just that but not for too long. After a quick call to mum and dad I managed to get to bed around 1.30 only to be woken by my alarm clock at 6.30. […]