What does it feel like to go away for a year and a half and return to the place you left? Well it feels very similar but somehow very different. Berlin may have more or less stayed the same, but…

A tearful goodbye
So if you had have asked me maybe 3 years ago about the prospect of moving to Australia or even just travelling there for a while I wouldn’t have been massively excited about the prospect. Fast forward to present day…
Melbourne, the city of sporting and all other events
Although Melbourne may be the centre of AFL (Aussie Rules) there are so many other sports to be found here, including rugby league, rugby union, soccer and tennis to name but a few! Now that the respective sporting seasons for…
A return to Melbourne
After some amazing adventures and really great times in Cairns it was time for me to have a look at the bank balance and see what the next steps on the adventure would be. After consulting with my chief financial…
Cairns
I have to admit I wasn’t expecting much from Cairns and ended up coming away with 3 amazing weeks in the place, including an unforgettable Christmas day experience that will live long in the memory Maybe it’s because I arrived…
Learning to couch surf (or how I got back on the backpacking trail)
So I suppose most of you will have heard of ‘couchsurfing’ and for those of you who haven’t, it has nothing to do with boards on water or couches on a beach! It’s basically a way to stay with locals…
New South Wales – the adventure continues!
So after my time in Melbourne, the next step on the journey was New South Wales and more specifically this time the capital, Sydney! Yes I did see the opera house and of course the bridge and many other sights.…
Welcome back to Australia: hello Melbourne!
So after my little European adventure I find myself back in Australia, but this time on the east coast. I was a bit nervous about going back to Australia and this time being completely on my own, but I figured…

The highs and lows of the 2015 rugby world cup
Well well well, after saving up for about 18 months the moment had finally arrived to start living the world cup dream. I’d done my time in Australia and after a long flight landed back in Europe in Bristol. To…

Back in Europe; the non-world cup related part of my adventure
My trip back to Europe was the perfect mix of family time and rugby time. I’ve written another entry regarding the rugby activities, but thought I’d also write about the stuff not related to rugby too. A 24 hour flight…