Goodbye NSW, hello Queensland. I’m in the state’s capital now, Brisbane, which is the last major city I’ll probably see until I get to Europe. At the moment I’m staying with Maddy, a friend I made in Sydney who is…
Everybody’s gone surfin’…
Hello from Byron Bay. It took three days and many hours on a bus to get up here from Sydney, but at long last I’ve arrived. On Thursday, we drove up to Barrington and stayed at a lodge right on…
Around Sydney
I’ve spent these past few days exploring Sydney, and I’m having a great time – that is, I started having a great time once I switched hostels from a big impersonal chain to a small, friendly family-owned one. I’m staying…
Some sand, some snow, some kangaroos
Hello from Sydney, the city that Melbournians love to hate. I’ve just arrived into town after a 4-day Adventure Tour through national parks and snowy mountains. (No phones, no Internet for a lot of it, so apologies for delays in…
Around Melbourne
Melbourne is a big bustling city with tons to see and do. After figuring out the tram system (complicated at first but easy once you get the hang of it), I spent all day yesterday visiting the sights. The Victorian…
Bright lights, big city
Goodbye New Zealand, hello Australia. I’ve arrived in the land of Oz, and am feeling quite like Dorothy (but without the ruby slippers). After a month in a country barely bigger than a postage stamp, I’ve now arrived in a…