I come from a land down unda!!

GDAY MATE! i have just returned from my great Aussie Land adventure. and all i can say is wow. that place is amazing. we went to 3 locations; melbourne, cairns, and sydney, and after a week in each we didnt want to leave any of them. each is special in its own way with its own activities and people and scenery. starting the tour in melbourne we lived the city life that we were so desperately missing, though i can say melbourne is much more laid back and artsy so we could almost compare it to a california city or at least Austin Texas. where as sydney is a huge busy crazy mess where the vibe is much more new york style. cairns is a city but very spread out and most definitely has that "island time" vibe. everyone just walks a little slower and does everything just a little more laid back. and what can you expect from one of the scuba diving hotspots of the world? also amongst the scuba diving there is bungee jumping where you can jump off a platform and free fall 50m(162ft) down into a lake and be flung back up into the air again, talk about a rush! they also have skydiving where you get an excellent view of the GBR as you fall 9,  10 , 14 thousand feet! there is also white water rafting, and many other adventurous activities to go on. as well as many more tours where you can check out some rain-forests and waterfalls and go swimming in natural springs. if you ever find yourself in cairns may i highly recommend Uncle Brian's forests and waterfalls tour... you will not regret it. it is full of laughs fun food and swimming. be ready to get silly and leave your shame at home cause you have to get into it to fully soak up the experience. lastly as i said sydney is a concrete jungle. so many people going so many places doing so many things. you want a new york experience in Australia? go to sydney.  on the brighter side of that, Darling Harbor is beautiful and there is much to see and do there. everything from visiting the aquarium/wildlife center to having a drink or food at the hard rock cafe, walking around, sitting on the dock of the bay. (o yeah i through some otis in there). there is much to do and if you take a short trip out to Bondi Beach there is much to enjoy. the beach is beautiful with soft white sand, nice waves for surfing, for you ladies you can take your tops off which means no tan lines... and for us guys that just means more scenery to enjoy. have a beer and some fish and chips at The Bucket List. i personally also took this time to get tattooed at Bondi Beach Tattoo. also while you are in Sydney, of course you must check out the Opera House. well i decided to take that experience one step further and actually go see a show at the opera house. if you go there and there is a show called La Soiree... i highly recommend that as well.  lots of pics and videos to come.. when i feel motivated to post them. Met alot of really cool people from all different parts of the world at the hostels.. we had laughs, drinks, dancing, and music. which on a side note has further boosted my confidence and motivation to get things going with my music because i got all kinds of good feed back. when you stay at hostels and you meet people i like to think you have made friends for life.. your time together is so short but for that reason you bond really quickly and the relationships are very intense and deep. definitely the way to go with traveling. one last thing about Australia... dont try to change anything from what it says on the menu... they just dont get it.. its like if you told them the sky was in fact not blue but orange.. they just cant wrap their minds around it.. so if you dont like how something is on the menu.. dont get it.. because subtractions, additions, or changes of any kind are just not going to work out for you. its not a complaint.. just an amusing observation. end of the day i can NOT wait to get back to australia and live there for a longer period of time. but as it is ladies and gents i am back in the good ol ROK and plan to take full advantage of my remaining days here. and with that i shall sign off.. bid you all sweet adieu and best of wishes on all your future endeavors. PEACE LOVE AND LOLLIE POPS!