Arrived at 7.30 this morning after a 12 hour flight from Paris. Very rapid transit through Customs and immigration. Not surprisingly as we were the only plane there.
Dramatic taxi ride to hotel on the banks of the Saigon river. Millions of motorcycles coming from every direction. How they avoid constant collisions is one of the wonders of the world.
Walked around the city this morning. Incredibly hot, 29C at present. My book says it always rains in the afternoon so I have my brolly handy. Hoping to visit the Reunification Palace, from where the Americans fled in 1975, and the Museum of American War Crimes and atrocities. It`s the city`s biggest attraction apparently. Should be fun.

Reached Sydney on Friday evening after my 2000Km trip from Adelaide. Saw some wonderful Scenery on the way including the 12 apostles and London Bridge, which fell down in 1990. Melbourne was a lovely city with a lot going on. It is Autumn here so everyone is getting very active before winter arrives. In Melbourne it was the Moombar Walter festival and here in Sydney the Easter show has just opened at the Olympic park.

Sydney is as wonderful as ever, even in the rain. Actually the sun has been out today which makes the harbour even more wonderful.

Did some shopping today and visited some museums. Will relax over the next few days and prepare myself for 22 hours on a plane.

In Melbourne now. Fantastic weather and predicted to be up to 34 tomorrow. Getting quite sunburnt. It's the river festival here this weekend so everyone is in holiday mood.

Will stay until Monday and then head through the snowy mountains towards Sydney

Finally escaped the searing heat of the centre and flew down to Adelaide where I was greeted by a torrential downpour.

Spend a couple of days in Adelaide enjoying the sights of the bay and the Lofty Mountain Range. Picked up the car and for the last few days have been travelling the Great Ocean Road where there is some stunning scenery. Visited the twelve apostles today, although you could only see seven of them from the road. Staying in Geelong before travelling into Melbourne tomorrow.

40 Centigrade here in Alice at the moment so rather warm. Been following in Charlies footsteps today, up to the desert park and the Flying Doctors centre. Never sweated so much in my life. Got back from Ayres Rock yesterday. It is a marvolous sight and one you should see sometime in your life. The stars at night were fantastic. You forget, living in coludy and poluted Europe, how wonderful the clear night sky is, with millions and millions of stars all around.

Get a flight to Adelaide tomorrow and then pick up my car to travel round the coast to Sydney

Just got back from seeing the marvellous spectacle of the sunset on Ayres rock. A wonderful sight with the edge just taken off by the hundreds of flies swarming around. Earlier I walked round the rock, all 10 kilometres round. I decided against climbing it for two reasons. First the local Aborigines don't want you to, and second because it was closed due to high temperatures. 39 Centigrade today.

Off to the Olgars tomorrow for sunrise and then back the 450Km to Alice Springs. May detour to kings Canyon if I have time but it is a 183Km detour. Alice springs still feels like a frontier town, and you can easily imaging the pioneers working here. The drive is very long as the roads are almost all straight. There are a lot of Kangaroos hit and so you have to be a bit careful. The Kangaroo is the equivalent of the hedgehog here.

Had a very relaxing first day in Austraila.

Took the ferry down the swan river to Freemantle this morning and spent the day looking round the museams and the port.

Very breezy, but apparently is always is here. Nothing to stop it.

Seen lots of wildlife including Koalas, Kangaroos and today saw some Dolphins in the harbour at Mundring.

Very sunny as well so I'm remembering to wear my sun hat.

Writing this in Kolding castle, on the east coast of Jutland. Just been up to the room for a lovely view straight down the Fjord. Yesterday visited a POW camp left over from the war, very moving.

Maybe head over to Legoland later today and then back across the bridges towards Copenhagen.

Arrived in Odense today after crossing the very long bridge between Zealand and Fen. This is where Hans Christen Anderson was born, and to tell the truth they have overdone the connection a bit. Still it´s a pleasant little town on the banks of the river.

Last night stayed at Hillerød. Visited a few castles and saw the summer residence of the Queen.

Probably head towards Jutland tomorrow.

Had a fun couple of days exploring the streets of Copenhagen. Lovely sunny weather, if a little windy.

Saw the Little Mermaid and the house of Hans Christian Anderson.

Off out of Copenhagen tomorrow.