Having flown from a cool breezy Perth into hot, hot, hot Alice Springs, we just wanted a lovely cold shower, and a good night's rest! Instead, we were boiled in the shower, with the cold tap not working! The last resident's nail clippings in my bed didn't help either! Anyway, we had our room changed, and headed out for a short walk of the area (Todd Street Mall) and some food! As night fell, we saw our first real bit of trouble in Australia, with...

It's 5:30am on 3rd November and i get picked up by a local bus to The Wildreness Lodge, Mitchell Street, after about 18hours of travelling from India (snivelling the whole way because of fever -same league as man flu!), through Bangkok and Singapore.. I sit outside on my suitcase, waiting for the owner to arrive. 7am and i'm in my room, a four-bed dorm, for just me! So hot, but glad to be resting, which i do till sometime in the evening, when i venture ou...