<William> We arrived in Oz today after a bit of a trek from Kuala Lumpur.

Though we're still a bit dazed and confused from the flight, no sleep and a few beers we're really liking Australia so far. The scenery is stunning and unlike anything we've seen yet - the flora & fauna (and even the stars in the sky) are just totally different. The landscape is amazing, everywhere you look it just seems to go on for miles without being scarred by buildings of interferance from humans, just lakes, sea, beaches, hills, forests and blue sky. Prices here are a lot more expensive than Asia, though still a lot cheaper than the Uk, so it'll take some getting used to.

The beaches look lovely - we're staying at a place called four mile beach which as the name suggests has a four mile beach. Trouble is that at this time of year you can't swim in the sea because there's too many poisonous things floating in it!

Planning some snorkeling over the Great Barrier Reef (if there's not too many killer jellyfish) and a short visit to some rainforest (if the bush fires stop!) and maybe a spot of fishing and generally chilling out.

Last couple of days in Kuala Lumpur were fun. The pub/club scene was a bit limited so we ended up hanging out in starbucks (had the best view of the petronas towers by night). Watching the news there was kind of interesting - every night there were only two stories; israel attacking palestinians and the impending war in Iraq. Interesting to see the news from the point of view of an Islamic country. The adverts inbetween the news were funny too - there was a shampoo advert and it showed the usual shot where the woman turns round to face the camera and gives a flick of the hair, except the model was wearing a head scarf so you couldn't actually see her hair at all! Advertising people must have a hard time there.....
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