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Back Home… Suprise!

A few final reflections... At the end of my time in New Zealand I was starting to get ready to come home and look for a job. Missed working - lots of people I've mentioned…

New Zealand – And Relax…

The lost blog. I forgot to post this at the time and enough people have asked "what happened next?" to make this a worthwhile update. Spent 2 weeks touring around NZ with a friend from…

Australia – Sydney…

Made it. Not a lot to say about the big cities to get here. Adelaide was pretty. Melbourne chilled out and Sydney is big and bubbling. The arrival over the bridge and down to the…

Australia – Ul-ur-u…

...A-Ha! Nothing Promised, No Regrets! (to the tune of Abba's Voulez Vouz) please. Spectacular. Up at 3.30am for sunrise - well worth the early rise. The pics say it all. Not a lot for me…

Australia – Long & (Not) Winding Road…

After Kakadu the Stuart Highway is long, and arrow straight. A slight corner is considered an event. The scenery is much greener at this time of year than expected. The red center has a green…

Australia – Darwin…

Arrived in Darwin in the early hours. All my tent pegs were scrubbed clean of bush, mud and muck. But I was still worried when I was pulled aside and told they'd be going through…

Indonesia – Kuta Beach & Ubud…

Kuta Beach. World famous. Apparently. I didn't dig it. It was like the location for a "brits abroad" reality show on 'Dave' but starring Aussies. Not very relaxing. I was offered the usual "massages" then…

Indonesia – Fish Heads and Rice…

The nice parts of Singapore - the Zoo, the coffee shops, the air con and the bad parts - the hospitals, quickly became a distant memory as we took a 45 min ferry to Bintan…

Singapore – Zoo…

A few pics from the Singapore Zoo... Lens Envy.I'm wondering if this was Oz, not Singapore....