Now that I’m coming to the end of my time is Oz I thought it would be a good time for an update. We expected this part of the coast to be a lot more partying and beaching as opposed to amazing scenery that littered the coast further north, and we weren’t far wrong. Before arriving in Brisbane we made a stop at Australia Zoo – which was the home of ‘the Crocodile Hunter’, Steve Irwin. In terms of animals, it probably didn’t have the greatest variety, b...

Been a while since an update, but a good reason for it! It's been a very action packed 2 or so weeks since I arrived in Aus! The price of the internet is another problem - I'm currently using free internet :) Had an amazing time so far but just going to highlight a few of the best bits. When I arrived in Sydney it was the Mardi Gras festival and feeling pretty tired after quite a few hours flying I was soon woken up by the amazingly busy streets and lively clubs...

With only 13 days to play with in New Zealand I could not hang about! As soon as I arrived in Auckland I checked onto the 'Magic Bus' on a North and South Island 'hop-on hop-off' tour and headed off the next morning. I don't think I would have wanted to stay in Auckland much longer, it's reputation being pretty bad amongst most travellers and kiwis who aren't from there, proven by the graffitti on the bunk bed in my dorm which read 'why the f*** are you in Auckla...

Bula! (hello in Fijian) Certainly lagging behind on the blog updates but I guess I don't want to depress you people too much as I've heard the weather hasn't exactly been great! Now writing from New Zealand having spent 12days in Fiji. Communication proved rather difficult on Fijian Paradise Islands where the electricity was only on for periods of about 5 hours at a time. How dreadful! We spent four nights on Mana Island followed by 4 nights on Robinson Crusoe I...