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I do realize that on my last post that I said I was going to write more frequently, but in typical Sod's Law style, my hostel stopped doing the free internet. Will try to cram everything in this post without making it too long :)
I am now writing this post from New Zealand, after spending just over 2 months living in Brisbane. During that time, Ness and I split off from each other, because we had altercations and fisticuffs.
Only joking.
Long story short, she went to Noosa to stay with this Aussie guy she met in Mission Beach, and lived with him for about a month, before realising he was a bit of a nob-jockey. From all accounts, he was weed smoking dole scum who refused to get a job. During this time I decided I wanted to make some travel plans of my own, seeing as I thought Ness would be staying with Tim long-term. She came back to Brisbane after I made my plans, and has since made some of her own, and is now staying with her brother in Sydney, but we are still in close contact.
I have to admit that I had a great time in Brisbane, even without Ness there, I made some great friends at the hostel, and I think that made it easier to get used to travelling on my own.
With the money from my two jobs - slave labour (cleaning the hostel) and being the world's worst waitress, I flew to Adelaide and then did a Great Ocean Road tour to Melbourne, which was awesome, despite the weather being a bit shit.
And, whilst in Melbourne, I met...PAUL "ONE-LEGGED NEIGHBOURS GOD" ROBINSON! And also Stingray and Elle from Neighbours, although they don't have Paul's cool status. I am a bit sad that I didn't get to meet Harold "Dirty Harry" Bishop, but I did get to buy a signed postcard with him on, which is almost as cool.
Melbourne was a nice city, although I think I preferred Sydney, as either Sydney has less weird people in it, or I was just staying in the weird capital of Melbourne. I almost stayed in the world's worst hostel, which was above a pub, and despite me having a reservation, offered my a mattress on the floor of a tiny room overflowing with other people's stuff. Fortunately I managed to get into another, nicer hostel, so I was able to tell them where to shove their mattress.
So here I am now travelling round New Zealand, will be a bit weird, as even though I have been on my own for the past month, I have been surrounded by people I knew and got on well with. So fingers crossed I'll find the same here :)
I do realize that on my last post that I said I was going to write more frequently, but in typical Sod's Law style, my hostel stopped doing the free internet. Will try to cram everything in this post without making it too long :)
I am now writing this post from New Zealand, after spending just over 2 months living in Brisbane. During that time, Ness and I split off from each other, because we had altercations and fisticuffs.
Only joking.
Long story short, she went to Noosa to stay with this Aussie guy she met in Mission Beach, and lived with him for about a month, before realising he was a bit of a nob-jockey. From all accounts, he was weed smoking dole scum who refused to get a job. During this time I decided I wanted to make some travel plans of my own, seeing as I thought Ness would be staying with Tim long-term. She came back to Brisbane after I made my plans, and has since made some of her own, and is now staying with her brother in Sydney, but we are still in close contact.
I have to admit that I had a great time in Brisbane, even without Ness there, I made some great friends at the hostel, and I think that made it easier to get used to travelling on my own.
With the money from my two jobs - slave labour (cleaning the hostel) and being the world's worst waitress, I flew to Adelaide and then did a Great Ocean Road tour to Melbourne, which was awesome, despite the weather being a bit shit.
And, whilst in Melbourne, I met...PAUL "ONE-LEGGED NEIGHBOURS GOD" ROBINSON! And also Stingray and Elle from Neighbours, although they don't have Paul's cool status. I am a bit sad that I didn't get to meet Harold "Dirty Harry" Bishop, but I did get to buy a signed postcard with him on, which is almost as cool.
Melbourne was a nice city, although I think I preferred Sydney, as either Sydney has less weird people in it, or I was just staying in the weird capital of Melbourne. I almost stayed in the world's worst hostel, which was above a pub, and despite me having a reservation, offered my a mattress on the floor of a tiny room overflowing with other people's stuff. Fortunately I managed to get into another, nicer hostel, so I was able to tell them where to shove their mattress.
So here I am now travelling round New Zealand, will be a bit weird, as even though I have been on my own for the past month, I have been surrounded by people I knew and got on well with. So fingers crossed I'll find the same here :)
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