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This is my second time this year, my third visit in my lifetime.. And guess what? I always come here on winter and after my 3rd attempt, I wasn't able to climb the harbour bridge.

Where better in the world to take your first solo trip? In the land of Oz of course! I started out in Sydney, hopped on and off the popular backpacker Greyhound route to Cairns, and from there a short flight to Melbourne. This country has everything to offer. Go on, have a look!

Arrived in Manly at Aid & Leah's at 9am tired from the journey so I had a nap, caught up with Zoe and then caught the ferry back into Sydney to see Barry, another friend I met in New Zealand. He and his friends were gearing up for Mardis Gras which we will be flying out for, which is very bad timing as I would loved to have seen that. We had a few drinks on Oxford Street and then we had to say a sad farewell as we will be in completely different countries for the next year or so. I'm so g...

i spent about 7 weeks in oz at the beginning of 2007. happy days - didn't have enough time to do the west coast though... next time :)