29/12/08

Second day in Sydney; another gorgeous day with bright blue skies, hot temperatures and a cool breeze. I thought I would venture away from the tourist areas and look for record shops. I saw on the net that Spank Records is about a mile away from my hostel so up Campbell Street I went. I needed breakfast so I stopped in a small but stylish café called Food Game. Bacon and sausage on toast, just what I needed! While I was eating, I noticed a group of girls and two lads up the street walking my way. All of them oriental with their legs on show and other areas of their body too! As they came closer I realized it was a couple of gay guys with a group of girls with very masculine faces, it could only mean one thing: lady boys! They did well until they were close up, I’m just glad I hadn’t had a load of beer.

28/12/08

Not much sleep gained on the plane, its now daytime again which is really surreal, I feel like I’m in the Back to The Future movie. Not long to go now, just under one hour and although I’m tired, the excitement is enhancing more and more. Flying right across Australia’s Great Artesian Basin, the landscape is amazing. It looks like mostly desert with trees here and there. Very sandy looking with dried up rivers and no sign of humanity for miles apart from a lonely dirt track that the pilot has been following.

I got through customs nice and easy and headed straight to the hostel. It was very hot outside even though it was about 8am. It reminded me a lot of Florida, clean streets, similar cars, similar signs and huge buildings. Even road signs look the same. Once I got to the hostel, I quickly put my bags in my rooms to head out and explore. The room was pretty good for a hostel, it even had a beer fridge, which is always good news, I must remember to fill that up at some point.

So I was off, I no idea where I was going, apart from looking for the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Opera House. Following George Street for about 10 minutes, I then ventured left as I could see the water. I finally got there and it was amazing! The bridge is much bigger than I thought it would be. There were people walking over the top of it and they looked tiny. The sun is beaming down with clear blue skies, I am finally here!

I feel a bit weird, I have nothing to do apart from explore and do whatever I like which is a shock to the system as I was always on the go when I was back home in the UK.

After I had some lunch and wondered around the Royal Botanic Gardens then back into town and looked around some shops. I headed back to the hostel at about 4pm to get some sleep for just a couple of hours that ended up being 6. Still tired so I surfed the net in the hostel and went back to sleep.

27/12/08

13 hours later I arrive at Singapore. Never been before but I’ve heard some good things about it. Unfortunately it was only for 30 minutes so I could only wonder around the airport. So first impressions; it smells funny, maybe a bit dirty, probably due to high humidity which can be felt even in the air conditioned airport. Loads of lovely goodies in the shops but I didn’t want to spend most of my traveling funds on a fancy watch so I wondered on. The best thing I noticed about Singapore (well the airport anyway) was the amount or gorgeous women walking around. Seems like they’re definitely not a rarity so I think I’ll be coming back here some time soon!