hey guys, Just got back from my sailing trip and I have to say I loved it. The boat was called siska and was a maxi racing sailing boat. It took 22 of us out on the trip and seemed so small for all those people. On day one we met the 3 Aussie crew members- Tris, Jesse and Pete who were slightly crazy but good fun and we sailed for a few hours until we reached a bay where we jumped off the boat and snorkelled. Got to see loads of fish but it didn't quite top Fij...

hey everyone, I got a greyhound bus to Airlie Beach on Friday and am currently chilling out in this backpackers haven!! Its only a small beachy sort of place but its rammed with bars, cafes, hostels and tacky shops selling crap (my paradise). Jack would love the gift shops, I doubt we'd see him for days. Have only been here one night but met some great guys from Watford- Chris (Jaffa), Sam and Mark (Oppie) so we all had dinner and went out for drinks but I was ...

Arrived at Magnetic Island today and its beautiful. Got the greyhound bus to Townsville at 9 this morning which took about 6 hours and then took a ferry over to Magnetic Island. Staying at another Base Backpackers but this one is not exactly like the ones in NZ, I've got a little hut on the beach and its like a holiday resort, its so nice. Not entirely sure what I'm going to do with my 2 days yet but there's lots of snorkelling, jet skiing and diving to be had o...

hello, in Cairns for a second and very tiring day. Last night I met 4 girls Amanda, Lucy, Sonja and Jodie all travelling alone and we went out to grab our free hostel meal-what a bargain. It turned out to be a big night after I entered a competition and won 6 pitchers of beer (which the girls helped me drink) and the place was heaving with backpackers. As I was walking from the bar I spotted someone out of the corner of my eye and had to do a double take when I ...

hello, I'm in Australia!!! Left Christchurch at 4.30pm yesterday and flew to Auckland then to Cairns so it was a big day and is always exhausting getting into a new city. Luckily the people here have been so helpful and I got a shuttle to the hostel at midnight and (thanks to some help from dad calling the hostel) someone waited up to check me in. I totally crashed out last night, have got 2 really friendly Italien guys in my room but they're English isn't bril...