The bus journey up to Cape Tribulation was good fun as the bus driver / guide was one of the most enthusiastic people i've ever met. For all the journey he never shut up talking about animals that he'd rescued and how by the end of the day we were all going to do some tree hugging - literally! First off he took us to a remote river for a quick dip. The place looked like a tropical paradise and the water was as warm as a bath. After diving in and sunbathing on s...

As the plane descended on Cairns we had amazing views of the city and the even more impressively one of the natural wonders of the world - The Great Barrier Reef! After landing we checked into a friendly little backpackers hostel called Jayjays. At the time we didn't realise we'd end up loving the place and staying there for nearly two weeks! We immediately felt at home and made many friends there. For the first week or so we just relaxed and enjoyed living in a ...

If we thought Perth was hot we were in for a surprise. The day we landed in the tiny airport at Ayers Rock was floating around the 43 44 degrees C mark! I've never felt heat like it before! Anyway we caught the bus to Uluru Backpackers place where we got a dorm. It was the biggest dorm i've ever seen with about 25 - 30 beds in the same room! We had decided to stay in Ayers Rock for 3 days, this turned out to be a mistake. Apart from the rock, we were in a desert...

We arrived in Perth on an as usual scorcher of a day. As we walked around the Airport terminal and headed for the doors Jack said "oh its not as hot as i'd thought it'd be". What he didnt realise was we were in an air coned room. The second the automatic doors slid apart the heat hit us in the face. It must of been high thirties if not fourties, and we both thought how can we stand this heat for two months! Dave and Jane, friends of Jacks dads, kindly ...

The inital plan was to land in Johar Bahru, the most southernly point of mainland Asia and then take the short walk over the Sinapore crossing bridge to arrive. This plan was ruined however when we found out the centre of Singapore was a good hours bus ride away and we wouldn't be able to walk it. As we arrived in the centre we stared our search for accomodtion. There are 2 areas for backpackers to stay in singapore, China Town or Little India. After spending a l...