Arrived in Darwin early hrs of Friday at almost 2 am and surprisingly, to me anyway, the airport was full of hustle and bustle. I was even able to get a shuttle bus into town. Checked into my studio apartment, the Luma luma, and thankfully it looks ok, a bit run down but clean enough. The weather is amazing after the dreadful Sydney weather of recent months a toasty 30 degrees with not much humidity... Perfect. Trip booked to Litchfield national park for tomor...

So, in the quest for some time off work and to escape from crazy Sydney life I have booked a four night break to Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. I was hoping for a bit of a luxury break but all the good hotels are full so I've settled on some slightly scungy looking motel as the only other option was a backpackers and I didn't really fancy that, kind of hoping those days are behind me. Was reading on trip advisor that the place is full of bed bugs and p...