Well, I reckon I've had the whirlwind tour of Melbourne. Its a great city, really European. Most places have English names which is quite funny. I've been staying in the suburb Canterbury and been popping over to Kew! Melbourne has a real 'coffee culture' which is nice and the people have been really friendly. The markets at St Kildas (the beach) and South Bank are totally worth a visit - there's so much funky cool stuff. Just wish I had more space in my bag! Off...

Finally got my luggage on Tuesday, so went and visited a Queensland winery called Sirromet. Its only been operating since 2000 but the wine is really good - as I got in a tasting. Yesterday I was co-opted into going with my cousin Shelley to her daughter Zali's school to help with the reading groups. It was quite interesting and I couldn't believe how far behind they seemed for 7 (bearing in mind in Australia they don't start primary until 6 so are really only in...