Just in case you head to New Zealand on your travels and after meeting German after Dutchman after German you wonder where the Brits are, they're all on the East coast of Oz. I expected it, but wandering about hearing English accents everywhere is a bit weird. They're a disgraceful bunch too, kids nowadays, it's terrible. Out drinking every nigh...

Our first stop after Fraser Island was Brisbane to see our friend Hannah. We were lucky to stay with Hannah and Mark in their apartment for a long weekend. On the first night we went out to see a gig by Liam Finn (son of Tim Finn from Crowded House) which was really good. We went exploring Brisbane a couple of days and also had a barbecue a...

Urgh... After a 1am finish on the computer I somehow managed to drag myself out of bed and get ready for the Anzac Day ceremony... Patrice Burke was waiting patiently for me in the hotel reception and we headed off for the dawn service full of life and cheer...  Well, ok maybe not, but it is a somber occasion so I was ok keeping quiet and t...

Hello hello, Sorry I've been ignoring you all...Internet usage was proving to be difficult. But now I have access at work, so I'm all yours. As for the "some people want long entries and some people like short", I'm just going to write long ones and if you don't want to read the whole thing that is A OK. Ok, so where to begin? Christmas: I'm not...

We were up about around 8AM.  I headed straight to the kitchen to prepare the broccoli salad for Lennie's house.  We were in a little of a rush, because I wanted to call my family while they were all together at Nana and Papa's on Christmas Eve and we didn't want Frank and Joyce waiting for us either.  We were heading over th...

Hey guys! how're you doing? this entry encludes one of the highlights of the entire trip for me... BRISBANE The city itself isn't so interesting. after so many cities here, you quite get used to it. The main reason I came here was to go to the DEEP PURPLE CONCERT! that was yesterday, and was totally AWSOME! there were 3 bands - an aussie cover b...

Brisbane - great for shopping, galleries and partying... There's a fabulous lagoon and man-made beach near the river which is great fun - sitting in the "sea" with a skyline in front of you is pretty surreal. The "cultural centre" has some great galleries and theatres. In the art gallery we went to we enjoyed regressing back to childhood in the ...

Hello everyone, We are in Brisbane right now and the weather is unbearable. The last couple days have been 37 degrees or higher. First we complain about rain, then heat, bunch of whiners. We are staying with Aaron, the Aussie who I met working in the Fort. He has been showing us around the city and what to do. Yesterday, we went to the Australia...

Arrival in Brisbane was swiftly followed by more confusion on the roads - arriving in cities without knowing about their one way systems is really getting to me! At least I was able to figure out a circular route to get back towards where I needed to be, and before long I was at Prospect Terrace sharing a beer or 3 with Patrice. Having already p...

This was our first ever trip overseas, en route to the USA where we would be living for a couple of years. All our families came to Brisbane airport to see us off, and then we were finally through those magical Immigration doors (well, it was the first overseas trip, and those doors always had an aura when you didn't know what was on the other s...