India

I'm off to India tomorrow morning, although not as a backpacker. It's with family so I haven't had to put much effort into the planning/packing/preparing aspects lol.

I'm hoping to keep this blog updated whilst I'm out there but I don't know what internet access is like. We're doing a 10-day tour of Kerela in the south before getting a train to Bombay/Mumbai, and then another train to Jamnagar in Gujarat (south of Rajasthan). Total time away is 3 weeks and 2 days.

Really looking forward to it. I've been to India three times already but not really enjoyed it. I'm hoping now that my brothers and myself are older and slightly more learned that we'll appreciate the place a bit better.

I've got a list of things I need to get through today. Hopefully my next post will be from somewhere in India!

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eBaying

I'm selling two things on eBay at the moment, both of which end tomorrow.

Sony Ericsson V640i (with speakers and a Vodafone SIM Card)
Western Digital Elements 400GB External Hard Drive

Skydive - Mission Beach, Australia

Finally got my skydive DVD uploaded...check it out if you're bored or in need of a laugh!

WALL-E

I saw a preview screening of WALL-E on Saturday with my brothers. It was brilliant!

The first half of the movie goes by with very few words at all. It's just so adorable and cute! I know I sound gay saying that, but it's ok because if you see the movie you'll be saying the same lol.

The animation is amazing too. It's made by the people to created Finding Nemo, among others. Definitely check it out if you can when it's released (in the UK anyway...it was released a while ago in the US).

Hoping to see Kung Fu Panda this weekend. Didn't know much about it but a search on imdb revealed an 8/10 rating which is impressive in my book!

I sold my Australia & New Zealand on a shoestring Lonely Planet for less than I would have hoped, but nevermind...I would have made zilch if it just sat in my room.

I sent back an FM transmitter I ordered from Amazon (iStuff AutoScan). It works really well if you're just transmitting to a hifi or radio in your house and you can sit the transmitter next to the device. But in the car, which is where I wanted to use it, its performance drops massively. It's understandable I guess, because there are so many radio stations that'll interfere with it. It became pretty unusable as I needed to leave it on the back seat for it to work some of the time (because the aerial is above the back seats). Ah well, I'll probably invest in a better headunit sometime in the future.

New Zealand Pics!

Finally got through all the New Zealand pictures too, so here are the links:

Part 01
Part 02
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06

Australia Pictures!

Good reaction to the pics on facebook! Appears as though I've been flooding everyone's homepage with my albums everyday lol.

Provided links to the pictures in case you're not on facebook:

Part 01
Part 02
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06
Part 07 - Fraser Island
Part 08 - Kroombit Cattle Station
Part 09 - Lawn Bowls
Part 10 - Whitsundays
Part 11 - Crocodile Farm
Part 12 - Skydive
Part 13
Part 14

Clearing up the confusion

Good friend of mine just made me realise that there may be a bit of confusion regarding the gf. Obviously you all care so very much so I'll try to fix that :P

Basically she's in Australia for 3 weeks with family and we just happened to be in Sydney at the same time for a day before I left :)

Cheers Duncan!

Home

After a painfully long flight I made it home at around 8.30 this morning. Was great to finally have my own space, see my family and just chill out without worrying about what I'm spending or if I can fart out loud :P

I dived straight into sorting out the student finance and uni forms. For some reason I felt calmer whilst driving than before my travels. Maybe it's because I saw the maniac drivers in Australia and didn't want to become one of them lol.

Tomorrow...I buy MGS4 :D

The Final Episode

So I spend most of today (in Sydney) walking up and down the same street. Many, many times lol.

Tried to see my gf, went to the supermarket, went back to see my gf, went to the supermarket, went back to the hostel, watched a movie, went back to the supermarket, came back to hostel, went to see my gf, came back to hostel...

Tomorrow...I go back to where the supermarket is! But it'll be to enjoy my last Hungry Jacks! :P

Flight is at 4.55pm tomorrow, fingers crossed there won't be any delays. I'll be home on Thursday (3rd July) at 6.40am. I intend to stay awake till it's actually time to go to sleep but after a 22hr45min flight that could be challenging lol.

Just sent my brother an email saying I'll see him soon..really can't wait now! I'm hoping to continue updating this blog (especially with India coming up), but for now I bid any readers (probably 2 of you lol) farewell from Australia and my travels!