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Always crazy, always happening and always fun for the tourist and local alike.

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A typical scene from the square mile that is the City of London.

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This is my street in London during the global financial crisis. An unfortunate position for many people. Almost every street in London had this scene. House after house for sale.

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Another cafe that I passed each day in the City of London. The first time I saw this I was a little shocked, a little excited and a little of where the hell am I. Advertised as the traditional British breakfast. Then realised the S is for Sausage and the M is for Mash. I laughed and felt a lot better.

During my last two years of travelling, I have stumbled on to many random and crazy events, including a few medieval festivals.  One such festival was Jousting at Eltham Palace just outside of London.  So one of my photographic projects has been to publish a photo essay in JPG Magazine for this.  Have a look at the Photo Essay here, vote for me, comment and all that good stuff.  I want to get published.

But here is a taste of the action.

A perfect weekend in Sydney. 

Here are my Sydney recommendations:

Lindt Choc Shop and Café 

Pancakes on the Rocks - 24hr Pancakes

Fondue at Swissotel.

Mecca Espresso

Cold Rock ice cream

Meat and Wine Co

All in a Darwin weekend.
We started our Darwin trip with one simple goal: hovercraft in Darwin. So if you have seen the previous posts you have realised that there are no longer hovercrafts in Darwin. Which comes somewhat of a shock to me.  But that small set back was not going to stop the adventure.
Replacement fun: start with scooter hire, follow with amphibious vehicle, throw in crocs at kakadu and finish with a wave pool and you have yourself a great weekend in Darwin.

This is not to say it went smoothly 100% of the time but that’s the adventure part. One of the obvious highlights was picking up the famous NT Stubby in the Darwin airport.  I love Darwin and will certainly be back.

Well it turns out that Darwin hovercraft tours no longer operate in Darwin. Plan C. Scooter hire and an amphibious vehicle. Awesome! Off to ice cream beers and a sunset now.

We have a problem. The hovercraft place seems to have had their number disconnected. This is not good at all. Going to plan B. Rock up and hope for the best.

Destination: Darwin

I’ve been gone from Australia for a long time, so what better way to get back into it than a trip to the Northern Territory. Although a very quick trip, I am sure I will be able to squeeze in a few beverages and see some of the area.

The itinerary so far:
• Kakadu national park
• Beers and lots of beers
• Hovercrafting
• Shooting

Stay tuned for wacky adventure. Starts in 1 hour.