Onto New Zealand - Bye bye Oz!

Well, what can I say, fell in love even more with Melbourne and St Kilda! This is the place in my whole 12 month trip that I stayed the longest! in total about 10 weeks! I feel as though I got a taste of living there this time! Something that I would quite happily do. Its so more chilled out than Sydney but still a great atmosphere. You gotta love that cafe culture!

What did I do in my last stint in Oz? Well, Did Great Ocean Road again, visited Philip Island where the Motorbikes race and ofcourse saw the famous Penguins plodding up the beach to find shelter for the night! Quite an experience. I also went to a couple of places that most backpackers wouldn't get the chance to see. All good times!

Spent a fair bit of time with Velvet. She showed me how to have fun, in Frankston of all places! We got on pretty well and she is meeting me in the States for the 2 weeks that I am there!

Saw a Melbourne Storm rugby game. Bought a cap and had it signed by a few players. Apparently its now worth quite a bit more than the $25 i spent on it!

Won some money at the casino! Looking good for Vegas! I'm gonna win back all the money i've spent on this trip, in other words a hell of a lot! Not gonna happen, but we can all dream!

And off to New Zealand it was! My last night in Oz wasn't all that good. A night in Sydney airport was not quite how I saw it being. But as I cancelled another flight it was cheaper for me to fly straight from Melbourne to Sydney as late as possible and then not bother with a hostel, just sleep it out in the airport. Then catch my 8am flight in the morning! Those seats really aren't comfortable, wouldn't recommend that plan!

Oz, the most incredible country, so diverse. If you haven't been - Go! I can not speak highly enough about this country! Having said that my experiences are a lot down to the loads of great people that I have met a long the way!

And remember, travelling is not about the destination, its the journey that counts!