Been getting out and about in Sydney, train stuff much better now, training from a very young age on the London Underground helps. Been to Hyde Park Barracks yesterday (which was built by the convicts around 1820) and spent about 3 hours in there, this overlaped with the story of Port Arthur and I learnt more there than I did when I visited it, although that was probably because I didn't have enough time there to see everything that I wanted to. I have tried ...

Decided to try out the tourist buses which I have found to be a great way to see the places that I think that I want to go back to.  They are hop on hop off buses and there are two one for the city sights and one for the beaches.  I travelled around on the city one first then caught the other and spent some time at Bondi Beach and walked along the coast path, caught the bus back to the city and went over the Sydney Harbour bridge (again) but t...

Wow, what a day - Left the hostel at Hobart at 10am yesterday walked to the bus terminal a few hundred yards on the same street and got rid of the rucksack in the luggage store.  Wondered what to do with myself for 5 hours as Hobart was shut (just for a change) - walked back towards the town centre, and as luck would have it, past the cinema.  I had been there on Wednesday night as saw Hot Fuzz (very good recommend it) the film that was just about to st...

On the journey from Devonport to Hobart the landscape was pretty impressive (I don't normally do scenery) a mixture of England, Africa and something else that I couldn't put my finger on until it dawned on me that it was the colonial feel of Bisley Camp - so I felt at home then! Weather here is good, sunny most of the time but a bit nippy in the morning and evenings.Likes about Hobart - everything is in english, loved the tour of Port Arthur prison ruins ...

Flight on Emirites to Melbourne very goog but have gained another 2 hours on UK time so it seems even more strange. Typed out a page full of stuff and it has just lost it - bloody computer ...... will do it again another time ok I will try again it's now 3rd Apr - Spent 4 + hours hanging around Melbourne Airport, with a couple of other travellers and some cleaners.  At 7am got a taxi to the dock to catch the Spirit of Tasmania Ferry, which I was booked o...