Having a Seal of a Time

Who had a kiss from a 200lb seal today? Just me. Oh yea. But I am getting ahead of myself.

So firstly there was the trip to Australia Zoo. Now I like zoos, but I wouldn't normally pay $50 (£35) to go to a zoo but this isn't any normal zoo. This zoo is not about quantity of animals like the peacock, chicken, wombat and rabbit enclosure at Tasmania zoo but QUALITY of animals. They had LOADS of activities, READ MORE>>

The British, Bunks and Backpackers

Yesterday I heard many bad things. Firstly, I found out that Amy Winehouse was dead, then I heard about the mass killings in Norway, and then I heard I was kicked out of my host house.

I don't want to say anything bad about anyone here on the blog so I simply won't. My host just said they had family problems and that they had to cut my visit short, she would drop me off at the backpackers …... later on that day. In fact I was thrown out so fast my clothes didn't even have time to dry in the dryer. But that's life. READ MORE>>

Australia is a very dry country!

There is a few things that struck me odd about Queensland before and indeed after I arrived here. Firstly of course is the weather. Being winter it is naturally 25 degrees here. My host as explained to me though about the summer it is choking, too hot and too humid, being alive is simply uncomfortable. Despite this Queensland is a very popular tourist destination. Secondly was the names. READ MORE>>

Summer, Winter, Tomayto, Tomarto.

Wednesday was a big day for me. Not only did it mark the one month mark on my journey (meaning I am 1/3 of the way through) but I was finally leaving Tasmania for warmer climates, I was heading north to Queensland and the Sunshine coast.

Unlike in Britain where the idea of a domestic airport seems ridiculous (you only really need a plane unless you are travelling to or from Scotland and Northern Ireland and I must say I've only been to Scotland the once I got a bus there in the first place) domestic airports here are a necessity READ MORE>>