Hey everyone,I'm now in Darwin enjoying it's winter (32 degrees!) and, more importantly, enjoying the fact that it is the dry season here in the Northern Territory. In the wet season they can get something like 600mm of rain in a day (don't quote me on this as my meteological skills have often been likened to those of Michael Fish!) so the best way to get a shower is just to take some shampoo outside with you I reckon! The main attraction of Darwin, a...

Hey everyone,I've now been on the West Coast of Australia for over two weeks and I've got far too much stuff to try and pack into this journal entry. Therefore I'm going to try to put together a bit of a highlights package, I'm afraid Sky have bought the rights to the full story!When I touched down in Perth I made my way out to the coastal suburb of Fremantle and checked into a terrible Backpackers, where was a Lonely Planet when I needed one! It ...

After much discussion and pondering regarding where to go from Adelaide and how to get there, I decided to let the knowledge of the pub locals decide for me. From very early on it became clear they considered Perth my best option, being as it is some 2800km West of Adelaide! The next connundrum was how to get there? I leapt on the internet to look at bus and plane prices and timetables. The bus companies, for some unknown reason, didn't seem to fancy travelli...