Well it was up nice and early at 5.30am for my flight back to London. After a faultless journey to the airport the plane left on time and headed ba…

For my last day of my big trip I made the 1 hour fast ferry trip from Hong Kong. Macau is a former Portuguese colony and has a large number of …

After a horrible 9 hour flight from Sydney where I had to sit next to a 7 foot tall monster who didn't make life an easier for himself …

After the shock of being in British like autumn weather in Katoomba, I took the 2 hour train journey back to Sydney to spend my last 3 days in O…

After 3 days in Sydney it was time to go and visit the Blue Mountains. Katoomba the main hub of the Blue Mountains is only 100km away from Sydney, bu…

After my trip to Fraser I had a morning to kill the next day in Brisbane. I'd been told there's nothing really much to see as a tourist in Brisbane a…

After spending Saturday morning wandering around Brisbane it was to the airport again for my 13th flight of the trip. I now only have 2 left after th…

Fraser Island was another addition to my trip after I had heard so many fellow fellow travellers rave on about it. Fraser is the largest sand islan…

I made a quick day trip to Byron Bay when I was staying in the Gold Coast. When I got there I wish I was staying there for a few days. It was a great…

Mark and Nats wedding was a grand affair at the Sanctuary Cove resort. The weather was not being kind on the day however and it on and off most of th…

Doing the the Great Ocean Road in a day from Melbourne is a bit of a challenge due to the distance involved. So if you don;t mind being on a bus for …

Alice was were the tour finished. Despite what I thought Alice is a big modern town, to be fair unless you are living here there isn't a great d…

I flew to Melbourne from Alice Springs and by the rime i got to my hotel and checked in it was already getting dark. This would be my only chance to …

After a week in Oz and having seen only one thing the country is famous for I was off to Uluru for a 3 day trip in the outback. It was a early start …

I wasn't expecting the Gold Coast to be such a big resort. Its a tacky cross between Benidorm and Miami. Surfers paradise is the central hub of …

Noosa was the beautiful setting for Doug and Jodies wedding. It is a small exclusive beach resort north of Brisbane, no high rises here only exc…

Well its my last day in Cairns today and tonight I'm out on a backpacker pub crawl. After nearly a week here I think I've got a feel of the place now…

Cairns with the great barrier reef is the number one location in the world for Scuba diving. That’s all down to the great barrier reef being on its…

Well I've made it Oz at last. I've only been here a few hours so its difficult to pass judgement on the place, but its hot humid and looks like Ameri…

IT was an early start on friday morning as I was off to Australia from Auckland.

Well it was my last day in New Zealand and there was only one more thing to do...Jump out of a plane. I had done a tandem skydive before in England&n…

Fro my 4 final days I headed up to Nelson at the top of of the South Island. This is the sunniest place in NZ, and is a very pleasent town, it has a …

Well after Mt Cook there was only one thing to do. Head back to Christchurch, this meant another 6 hours of driving! As you get close to Christchurch…

After a very early start on the boat we headed for Mt Cook which meant anorther 6 hour drive back along the road we came down only the previous day, …

After a long 6 hour journey from queenstown, we arrived in Milford Sound for the start of our overnight cruise. The weather was not good it had been …

Well its been a week since I've updated my blog. I haven't stopped since then. All the days are getting hazy in  my head  it was total sens…

Today was the best day so far in New Zealand. We traveled from Franz Josef glacier to Queenstown a distance of 242 miles. The drive took us virtually…

This morning I was up nice and early to do a short hike on the Franz Josef glacier. They lend you all the equipment boots, cramp-ons, and even jac…

Well it was my first day with the tour group. They're a varied bunch ranging in ages from 18 to 68 a 50 year difference. The 68 year old, Sai who com…

After leaving the Cook Islands very early on Wednesday morning, I finally arrrived in New Zealand a day later on Thursday morning. Ok so it only real…

Tuesday was my last day in the Cooks and a busy one. I was doing the Cross Island Trek which involves a 6 mile walk through the rain forests and…

I've had a great time in the Cook Islands. After nearly missing the flight in LA and being a bit indifferent to it at the time, I'm really glad I m…

After 27 hours of travelling I finally made it to Rarotonga the largest island in the Cooks. I'll be staying here for a week and so far my impre…

So after the final goodbye with friends and family and the cat , I've finished packing my backpack. It's well under 20kg but looks absolutely hu…

Well after an hour delay in taking off from Heathrow due to some nutter running on to the runway. I made it to LA with only 1 hour to change flights.…

Well I can't believe it only 7 days to I leave the UK and start my quick but concise round the world trip.  I'm going via LA to t…