Crikey! Now that is what I call a zoo!

Until I visited Australia zoo, home of the crocodile and original wildlife warrior Steve Irwin, there were a handful of wildlife related escapades that I never thought I’d experience.  Cuddling a koala bear would be one.  Handling a crocodile would be another.  Meeting a homosexual Cockatoo would be the third.  But I won’t jump into [...]

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The Karate Kid of all Jellyfish!

Being a backpacker, especially an English one (there appears to be a surplus of us in Australia), there are a few standard activities we are expected to fulfill out here:

Sydney Fireworks – CHECK!
Neighbours Night – CHECK!
Great Barrier Reef – CHECK!
Fraser Island.
Sailing the Whitsundays.

The latter expedition was finally upon us. After an overnight Greyhound down [...]

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Anyone else Lost?

Arriving in Cairns was like being transported to the set of ‘Lost.’ Except, in our TV series, there was no Jack, no Kate, no Mr Echo and no creepy ‘Others.’ It was just Amy and I. Alone. On this seemingly desert island.
Of course we were really alone, no was Cairns a [...]

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Next stop Embankment – please mind the gap!

By now I’m sure most of you will have heard about our car gymnastics on the way from Rockhampton to Brisbane. For those of you who don’t know, here is a brief summary:
Escaping the floods that were building up in our wake, Amy and I battled on down south and found ourselves renting a [...]

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You better Sydney believe it!

My favourite place in Sydney was Darling harbour.  I was always there.  In fact, it became a bit of a joke in a ‘Where’s Sarah?’ ‘Where do you think?’ capacity.  Amy got dragged along for the ride.  I’m not sure how thrilled she was.  some might call me predictable.  Some boring.  Me?  I just liked [...]

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Falling in love.

Someone, before I departed on my round-the-world adventure, bestowed these words of wisdom upon me:
“Be warned – you fall in love everyday when you are travelling.”
My initial interpretation of these words brought to mind a bevy of Australian/Kiwi/SAFA beauties – tanned, toned and gorgeous men placed on this earth for one reason: to be stared at [...]

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I’ve been to the year 2008….

Firstly, Happy New Year!  Hope you all had a great party night and didn’t get too drunk….to those who did, it is now 2008.  Enjoy.
Now, I just spent the past hour writing the most kick-ass and witty blog ever.  There were jokes, puns, giggles, laughs and of course sarcasm.  Because internet is just generally gay, [...]

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