Up at 4 am for my taxi. My driver was a lovely guy called Loveleen. He was right near the beginning of a twelve hour shift, he does that twice a week. I arrived at Sydney early, and checked into my hostel which turned out to be huge. Like Massive I never knew there were backpacking places that big. Anyhow I soon headed out the door to check out ...

Ok well first things first, NEVER stay in Maze hostel in Sydney. It is the biggest, dirtiest hole ever! Our room was full of cockroaches and there were weird stains everywhere and the beds were so worn down i was pretty much just sleeping on springs! Nevertheless, it was cheaper than some of the other hostels and thats why we stayed there! Our f...

After a couple of chilled out weeks doing not a lot to speak of we braced ourselves and took the plunge into the big city. Our initiation ceremony - a walk, well shuffle, around the frightfully hectic and very loud Paddy`s Market. Standing still in the crowded undercover aisles was not an option. Bread, cakes, every type of snack you can think o...

Well we made it again, 2nd time to Australia. Very knackered. Did have a bonus when we got to the hotel - they have upgraded us to a deluxe harbour view room. Woohoo! This time feel a lot more relaxed, but I guess that is because we have managed to have a good sleep on the airplane. The Upper Class beds a very comfortable indeed, you even get a ...

Tänään jouduttiin heräämään jo kello 05 ja suuntaamaan hirveässä aamutokkurassa kohti Honolulun lentokenttää. Onneksi Honolulussa kulkee bussit jo aamutuimaan, niin ei tarvitse taksilla ajella. Jaahas, ja lentoasemalla olikin sitten aivan järkyttävän pitkä jono, ainakin 100 metriä! Hetki tuskailtiin jonon hännillä ja tunnelma alkoi käymään vähin...

We finished up in Cairns about 3 weeks ago, and knew only that we needed to get to Sydney. Flights were in the 250-350 dollar bracket and a bus would have cost about the same (not to mention the hellish 2700 km trip on a flippin coach). I had heard of vehicle relocation deals, in particular campervans, so decided to look into it proper, like. Th...

Tonight Elisa and I got ourselves deliciously decked out and treated ourselves to a four hour Italian Julius Cesaer opera. I had never been to one, not quite sure if I'd even like it, though forked over the dough because I love theater. And this was quite the theater! I absolutely loved the entire show, never got bored or tired or wanted it to b...

I got to Sydney after another 7 hour flight, and arrived early yesterday morning. My uncle Paul picked me up from the airport and drove me to his flat, where I had a much needed shower. Then Berni (my aunt) and I headed into town for lunch. We sat on Circular Quay, just next to the opera house and ate yam crisps (yummy!) before wandering around ...

Hi All, I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I have been working on the Team Travelogue and most everything is there, including the pictures. I will probably just post to that one for now, because I'm not sure how much time I will have to work on the laptop or how much Internet access will be available. I am in the aiport now and about to fly t...

Today I started off my day nice and early by walking around the City Centre, which is the town that my hostel is located in. I noticed that nothing really opens in Sydney until about 9am, so I walked around for another half hour. I bought a daypass for the Monorail, which is one of the public transportation systems that mostly covers the Darling...