Wow, its been a long time since I last wrote. Can'tbelieve its been only a month since I left Australia.Feels like an entire lifetime has passed and my sixmonth adventure was but a figment of my imagination.I last left you in Alice Springs. I realize that Ifailed to write an epilogue of my travels, so here isa synopsis of my last few weeks down under. It wontbe as alive or vibrant as my other tales, since thisone is tinged with sadness at the relaying of mystories from memo

Sorry this is so soon after the last installment, saveit and read it later if you are sick of Aussieupdates! But I didn't quite get to writing about thecenter of Australia yesterday before I had to catch mygreyhound....I am currently in Hervey Bay, Queenslandenjoying (not!) the first signs of winter. It ispissing down with rain! The Red center, as the desertcountry surrounding Alice Springs in the NorthernTerritory if fondly often referred to, was a veryclose second to West

So, I will try and make this letter somewhat shorterthan the last monolith. I'll see how far I get...I believe that I last left you in Perth once again. Iflew back to visit a friend after finding out that theKimberley Region was flooded after the cyclone, and Ihad nine days free before our next tour left Darwin.I spent a few days on Rottnest Island which is abeautiful retreat for Perth's well-to-do. They havethe smallest kangaroos called Quokkas, this is theonly place in O

Yes, I guess it is time for yet another installment of"Anita heads out west in search of the perfect sunset,more flies landing on her eyeballs than one can safelycount, and, er, the ultimate cyclone experience".So much has happened since my last email, which Ididn't get to write, and oh! its all so confusing:I'll just start from where the last "story" left off -we are in Perth just back from Wave Rock.Well, disaster was about to strike. I called our tourcompany (who we were

Well...what can I say? It has been QUITE THE TRIP SOFAR here in West Australia. Absolutely stunning,brilliant, fabulous, and unpredictable! So much has happened, that I am forced to write twoemails, one for the South West of the state, and thesecond for my trip up the coast of WA to Broome, whereI currently sit in the path of deadly and destructivecyclone - Cyclone Fay, just off the coast of Broomeand heading our way! I am stuck in our youth hostel,getting drunk even thoug

Yes, I am finally back in the world of sun, heat,heat, no rain, lovely sun, more heat, and yes!..shortswith NO gloves, hats, shivering at night and rivers ofwater in the tent (last letter....) Oh I love it here, yes I do, I love it! Not that our last week in New Zealand didn't have somedistinctive, somewhat wet, yes, memories.... As soon as we arrived back in the North Island, itseemed the gods were just not with us at all, and itpoured from the heavens the way it only does i

Time has really started to speed up, I cannot believethat I will be back in Australia this time nextweek....I last wrote to you all from Dunedin. So much hashappened, it will be hard to put it in a nutshell, soI'll just describe the bare highlights.... There hasbeen little sleep, much activity, much partying andmerriment... Oh so tired am I!After having so much luck with the weather so far, wedid spend much of last week sheltering from somepretty violent storms that brought

I am in Dunedin and have a few internet minutes. Thetrip is still mind-boggling. I am sure I will calmdown in a few days and not feel the pressing need tobombard you all with such frequent letters!Our travels took us to the South island where we spentour first night in Picton (looked very similar toSkagway!). We journeyed on to the coast to Kaikouraand had the opportunity to rise at dawn and swim withwild dolphins in the ocean! It was mesmerizing.We woke at 5am and put on

My dear friends, I was going to wait a while before another letter, but too much has happened in the past few days that the letter would just be too long if I waited anymore... I am currently in Wellington waiting for my ferry over to the south island. This country is absolutely incredible. So far, I have seen such a variety of scenery that it has encapsulated some of the most beautiful places I have seen across the globe, but concentrated in just a small island. The land is

Dear Friends,It has been an incredible last few weeks here in sunny Sydney. I have found romance, rekindled a wonderful childhood friendship, and partied like a rockstar, and finished my job at The Sheraton!! I am now heading off with Giovanna for 3 months of travel, adventure, and the great unknown.... All that hard work is about to pay off! Giovanna arrived on Sunday the 25th. She did not suffer much in the way of jetlag, probably because she was just so excited to be here!

Wow, I cant believe how quickly the last month hasflown by. I have settled into my Australian lifestylepretty well by now, although I am working so much ithas been difficult at times to find time to play! Christmas and New Years were decidedly fun andentertaining; which was quite a nice surprise. SO,for those of you who are interested in hearing aboutlife in Sydney (well, my life in Sydney) please readon.I have settled into my new jobs rather well. I amquite confident abou