Tuesday 13th December - After a short flight from Cairns to Brisbane we received a very warm welcome from family friends Dawn and Chris. They drove us back to their home in Noosa Outlook (really lovely) and we met up with Tom and Emily (sorry to wake you both) and a few glasses of wine. We spent today looking around the town, having a cup of tea on the waters edge. Noosa is probably one of the most beautiful beach destinations we have seen so far. We then went to...

Monday 6th December - Arrive in Cairns early and find some cheap accommodation. However, when we walk into our room at 'Leo's' shocked was not the word! It was horrible! Anyway explored the City (not much of it) and had a a stiff drink and went to bed - sleeping on my backback because the place was filthy! Tuesday 7th December - Find a new place to stay, booked lots of trips and had a bbq. The great thing about Cairns is the outdoor way of life. There is a p...

29th November - Arrived in Darwin at 2pm, again, without accommodation but asked at the info desk and managed to land on our feet. We are paying about 10quid each for a lovely room, bathroom and fridge! The hostel (the Cavenagh) has its own pool and bar, which is great compared to where we were last time paying about the same for just a bed! Anyway, we had a look around the city (not loads to see) and booked trips and had a beer!! 30th November - 4am start to g...

26th November - As I mentioned in my last postcard we left Hong Kong at 3pm on friday 25th and after a smooth flight to Cairns (our stop over) we were greeted with a 10 hour wait in the departure lounge (nice!!). It was a tiring day and we didnt get much sleep in the airport as you would expect. However, we arrived in Alice after a 2 hour flight and our next minor problem was that we didnt have anywhere to stay. We saw a few people advertising rooms and found a f...

Monday 21st November - After a long night flight from London we arrived in Hong Kong amazed by its towering buildings and busy atmosphere of people. To reach the hotel was a mission in itself. We had to take the eport express (like the underground, but a lot cleaner!) to Hong Kong island and then a taxi to the hotel. Our hotel was lovely and we had a fabulous view overlooking the 'Happy Valley Racecource'. We threw our bags down and headed outside. We jumped on t...