Hey there guys and gals, I'm Robb from Leeds! I was asked by Paul to leave a message on this (very impressive I might add!!) website. The more the merrier I always say! Im currently in Melbourne (where I met Paul) and loving it like everyone else!!
Cool hostel, been here for a mere 2 months. No work (which is the way to be for sure), lots of alcohol, partying, oh how I wish I was back in Sunny England......not!
Anyway, just thought I would say a big hello to you all, and happy travelling!! I will be visiting the site again for sure, so catch ya later dudes! Robbster.

Whats Danny De Vito doing in Melbourne??? Classic!!....... These Zoolanders are becoming more disturbing by the day!.... Loving the pictures.... Whitsundays WOW!.... And that barge...... Glamour or what??!! Moving into my Castlefield appt at the end of the month - Cashback!! .......... Not quite Oz but it'll do!! keep in touch laddie.

Strewth Jamie you big galar

Me and Mark been looking at your photos and cant help but notice that you are looking more and more like Alf Stewart each day!!!!!!

Laters

Jamie!

What's gwanin blood? :-) The photos are amazing!It looks like you guys are having a wicked time...KEEP IT UP!
Tarrah-a-bit bab!

Lil' Em. :-)

To Aunty Jen and Uncle Keith - Happy 40th Anniversary! - may there be many more! Wish I could have been there and I hope you have a great night!.. miss you, love Paul x

your on your adventures so thought id go on my own in val d isere snowboarding at the mo or would be but for the amount of snow coming down its stopped us boarding total white out never seen snow like it got pics and vids so ill send them to you speak soon
seddo

Hey all! In sunny Melbourne now, been here last few days.. amazing city!.. best place i've visited so far. And I know you don't wanna know but... it was 37 degs today!! Couldn't lie in it! Hope that makes you feel warm inside whilst you search for that carrot to finish off your snowman! :-) Hostel is cool too.. called The Greenhouse (no remarks with the name please).. got a proper swish bar next to it.. anyway.. let's fill you in.. Brisbane was abit drab.. like any other city really.. so we spent 2 of the 4 days there travelling to other places.. we went to Maroochydore beach one day, about 2 hours north of Brisbane on the sunshine coast which was cool.. the day after we went to Morton Island - THE WEIRDEST DAY EVER!!.. to explain.. Morton Island is a ferry (or should be) ride away from Brisbane.. 3rd largest sand island in world.. sand dunes etc.. sounded cool. Problem was we got the ferry from the wrong place and ended up on Stranton Island!.. bearing in mind we'd got up at 6am to catch the ferry - we were not amused.. ended up having to get another ferry (or floating piece of metal).. from Straton to Morton.. this barge though dropped us off at the wrong end of the island - some 40kms from the north and anything that resembled civilization!.. no roads.. just desert and trees!.. luckily (if you can call it that) the women from the barge knew people who lived on the island (hillbillies - we feared for our lives etc).. and they looked after us till the return barge went back to the other island!!!.. ended up being a cool day.. sand boarding down massive dunes, got some side splitting vid's of Laura going down at top speed!!.. anyway.. when we finally got back home we worked out that in 12 hours.. we'd took 2 trains, 6 buses and 4 ferrys to get us to this island and back!! quite a day. Oh and while i'm on that.. to answer the 'lazy needs 16 hours sleep Paul''.. on our return me and Jamie were gonna go down to the bar for the quiz.. drinking comps etc.. as I was leaving the room showered and changed Jamie said 'put or name down on the quiz sheet and i'll be down in 5''.. he went to sleep tucked up with Laura and left me to it!! (albeit with someone we'd just met from our room).. ended up down there till gone 1 on the stage representing the UK in a 'down a pint competition'! (I came 3rd.. not the best with downing pints).. ANYWAYS.. spent the last few days getting to know Melbourne.. it's a great place.. mapped out in a perfect grid with trams everywhere to jump on and off.. beautiful gardens etc.. went to Carlton today just out of the city to a swimming baths.. met a mini me (apparently a kid that looked the image of me).. Good to hear from 'The Trotter's'!! hope everythins cool.. Toying with the idea of flying back to Sydney on my own for a while and getting a job there.. met some cool people over there and didn't feel like i'd seen enough of it when it was time to leave so may go back and then come back to Melbourne - watch this space!.. anyways.. sorry for the delay of updated zoo's and new pics.. just spent too much time sunbathing to get to a computer! ;-).. gonna get off and get some tea.. this 'world class chef' who's staying at the hostel is putting together some serious dish!!.. hope everyones good.. pics will be on tomorrow..

Paul

Dear Mr Greenhouse.Massive greetings from 'DEL BOY LAND' Looks like ur havin fun! Please don't show n e more pics of men in speedos as its not very fair 2 my computer.It crashes every time it goes in 2 shock.There is only 1 man that could ever pull off a pair of speedos(or literally i would pull them off) & thats Jose mourinho!!!!!!! Hope all is goin well 4 u.Look after urself. much luv Lauren,Rik,Joe,Clarry & Ocho xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

good photos - bit different here in Brighton with a pebble beach and temperatures currently - 3C . living with the heating on all the time and electricity & gas prices going up up up. Still off ski ing again in 2 weeks for a short 3 day trip to La Clusaz. Unknown terriority - loved by the French kept secret from the Brits - but we have discovered it!!!!
Good luck for Melbourne Jamie and the job and don't forget to get in touch with the ranger family. They request a few days notice.
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G'day ! AWESOME PHOTO'S in the whitsundays . I had oill change for my car on Saturday - a simple job became a 1 hour nightmare because the mechanic could not get the oli filter off and in the process broke a braket holding a pipe in the engine . Being a talkative bloke and wanting to calm an already panic striken mechanic I got talking to him - he admitted that he had been sacked from his last job working as a mechanic and had been involved in an accident whereby he had accidently reveresed into another car (????) . Somewhat perturbed , I ventured to suggest that he might like to try the normal method to remove the oil filter ie to reach for the filter by holding the filter from underneath the car , at which point he asked what I did for a living ( being honest I told him - BIG MISTAKE ) - I then endured 25 minutes invective as he struggled to remove oil filter whilst at the same time questioning my parenthood , the likelihood that I had ever done a days work in my life and the poor state of the restaurants in Bury. Needless to say I was more than grateful when oli change was completed and will in due course return to the same garage.

Now then matey - got your message the other day Jay-man, just thought i'd wish you good luck with the new job - the fish are doing well - Ruth thinks that "laura might be pregnant - she has a dark spot on her belly - will keep you posted.. you may want to check your laura for dark spots!!! Watched a great film that wa on C5 at the weekend... one word matey.. "TA-TON-KA... TA-TONKA" - great times eh! The sun set pics of Whitsundays looked stunning - reminded me of my trip to Ibiza... Keep us posted about your job ... Wedding plans coming along stong - doing order of service now... having a welsh hymn, thought you could sing along is oz so here goes!

Calon Lân

nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus
aur y byd na'i berlau mân
gofyn rwyf am galon hapus
calon onest, calon lân

calon lân yn llawn daioni
tecach yw na'r lili dlos
dim ond calon lân all ganu
canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos

pe dymunwn olud bydol
chwim adenydd iddo sydd
golud calon lân riweddol
yn dwyn bythol elw fydd
cytgan

hwyr a bore fy nymuniad
esgyn ar adenydd cân
ar i Dduw er mwyn fy Ngheidwad
roddi imi galon lân
cytgan

Stay safe, hi to laura too, missing Zara? - sure you are! Laterz

Jamie
Howzit going mate. Hope all is well down under! E mailed Mr Williams the other day to enquire about his stress levels at Salford and to find out about his leaving do and he forwarded me your holiday website. Checked out the piccies, they all look like real quality and the Whitsundays have just moved to the top of my places to go list! I also checked out the message board particularly impressed by the messages from Pete "Celebrity Big Brother" Burns. I didnt realise he was a star on the football pitch. Listen mate have a great time (Im sure you are). Happy days. Ian Tranters barmy army