so, i left off in Sydney after saying goodbye to Ellie, but waiting for Ali to arrive. Despite the hype surrounding Sydney, as a tourist destination I think its only real appeal is the proximity to some awesome beaches and this only applies in the summer months. I wouldnt like to spend a winter in Sydney as I think you could quickly become bored. After a walk through the city centre, a trip to the botanical gardens, harbour bridge, opera house and a few view poin...

I left it last time on the Friday evening in Melbourne. Well, as I said I headed off in to town to the comedy show in the Capitol theatre. I saw an absolute belter of a show featuring a guy called Steve Stade who had actually performed at one of the Jongleurs nights in Reading while at uni- and he was hillarious both then and now! As I mentioned before, the size of the hostel in Melbourne, and the fact that I would be there for such a short time meant there was ...

The next day of the camper van adventure was by far the most cultured. We rose early with a hectic schedule, and cracked straight on at 9am. We drove for about an hour to a place which had a mini-golf course, but it wasnt quite open yet. We instead drove 100 yards down the road and came across a chocolate factory, complete with the glorious words "free tasting within". Not that we are the shyest lads or anything, but we knew one or two things from the o...

I didnt plan to write another blog until the week in the camper van was finished, but so much has happened since we set off on saturday morning that it just needed to be written now or lost forever. So, saturday morning 10am, we got our van, and what a beauty she was. It had done 317,000 miles, was completely battered, and was decorated in the style of the movie Sin City. It did however come with a gas bioler, lots of cutlery, a few burned out pots and pans, a ta...

Yes, I am finally in Australia!! The flight was efficient, just over 5 hours from Singapore, and we touched town at 3pm. Now, I knew I was meeting Liam (Smithy) and jokingly had mentionned to him about greeting me with one of those signs you get for important people as they walk through at Arrivals...I got a great surprise, Smithy had made a huge sign which said "International Redtroop, Mr Kevin O'Shea"- absolute class! Now, because Smithy has been her...