Milton Motel Apartments Brisbane

... I have an appointment with the doctor at half past ten. Hopefully, I can shake it before we leave on Thursday. If not, I only hope you're not sharing the same plane I am.

I'm starting to get more excited now and I'm looking forward to leaving. However, I still haven't started to pack, which is unusual for me. I might shut myself in my airconditioned bedroom and attempt to throw some clothes in a bag tomorow.

Bev

... on the island and then moved up to Ubud in the hills for the last 4 days. Now as some of you may be aware Kuta was the place where the Bali bombings happened, but can honestly say that at no point in my stay there did I feel threatened or unsafe. The atmosphere in Kuta is all about days chilling on the beach to drinking and partying at the many bars and clubs on the night. Unlike many other South East Asia destinations the people in Bali are very friendly and although you will get ...

... Adam said wow there’s another Westfield, that’s close to the last one. I said wouldn’t it be funny if it was the same one. As we drove closer and closer, we realised it was in fact the same one. The GPS had taken us in a 30minute circle. I laughed (a lot) Adam - not so much laughter.

Met up with Dan & Anita Lyons at their newly renovated home, and then followed them to Mount Mee to catch up with Dave & Bec Hockey. Both of ...

... dependable home for us. It had taken us 16,750 miles right round the continent and through the red centre, through all 6 state capital cities and across plains, deserts and mountains. Apart from the one breakdown it never failed to get us where we wanted to go.
We'd paid $29,500 for it in Nov 08 at an exchange rate of $2.40/£1 (£12,300) and hope to sell at a return of $25,000 by a year ...

... were 2 bars, a cactus garden, and a pool! We had to stop for an hour in Cairnes because it was so foggy in Brisbane. We're now staying in bunk beds in the boys section of a 22 bed dorm. Went out with some French people we're staying with - serious language barriers there!

... us up the coast to Australia Zoo (Steve Irwin Zoo) we had a great day looking at the huge turtles, lizars, kangaroos and Charlies favourite Koala bears! We went to a show where Bindi (steve's daughter) sang a few songs before Terri (steve's wife) did a crocodile feeding show, which was amazing! We stroked and fed kangaroos and saw an awesome tiger show. We've had a great time, next stop Hervey Bay and Fraser Island!!

... T-shirts and stopped myself going overboard. I was thinking more of how long I had on my trip and would need to ditch some of the more worn things I had. Sam actually out-shopped me as she bought shoes, bra the lot. I put it down to the fact that I couldn't move with enough speed to get round the shops quick enough cos I was wearing flip flops. I still haven't mastered walking in them and I'm convinced I have a dodgy left foot as I can flop but I ...

... normal. Changed the last of the Singapore dollars and Thai Baht to Aussie dollars in the airport currency exchange but the *******s took about 20% commision which was completely unadvertised. This was a worse deal than any of the black-market-no-other-choice-got-you-ov er-a-barrel-exchanges we made in the lawless backwaters of SE Asia. Got the train to Brisbane and checked into Chill backpackers hostel. It's new and clean but boxy ...

... Day: It's like the 4th of July, except instead of throwing burgers or brats or whatever on the grill, you put some snags on the barbie. And you're supposed to kick back and have a lot of beer with your friends, all while listening to the Triple J Top 100 Hottest Songs of the Year (it's a radio show/countdown thing http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest10 0/ ). This year the number one song was "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon ...