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Now staying in a posh hotel is a reasonable way to start a tour down under but it begins to get boring, and lacks a feeling of belonging.

So I looked up a few backpacker hostels (eugh! - shared dormatories and scuzzy 'bathrooms') and decide I'm not quite ready to join the goatie brigade.  Besides which, I'm a Flashpacker, not Backpacker.

A look in the Sydney Morning Herald yields a myriad of apartments for lease, and flat-shares.

Fancy an en-suite double with Pool and Gym and views overlooking Darling Harbour and the City for £100 per week?  No problem!  I found a chap who was OK with a short term share (its difficult finding the right kind of lodger apparently and he's thinking of moving himself).

So say hi to Paul, my "roomie" (Australians shorten many words - this means room-mate).  A Yorkshire Lancashire (sorry Paul!) lad with a  sharp sense of humour who works for an Internet grocers downtown.

The apartment is on the 17th floor and features a large lounge and kitchenette, washer and dryer, dishwasher and push button controlled electric curtains!

I view this as a stay of execution from the hostels I will inevitably have to face in my travels...

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