Invading pommy lurker here. Had my eye on Australia for a long time and got the chance to study in Canberra for 8 months. It was fantastic and left a huge impression on me, so a year on I've stuck a few photos in a gallery, trying to reflect the feel I got there.

Hope you don't mind Instagram too much but couldn't be arsed to reupload somewhere else, and without the description it wouldn't have the same impact.

Point is, I thoroughly and massively enjoyed my time in Australia (and, yes, even Canberra). So thanks for letting me explore a bit of your country for a while, and I hope I'm back for more some time. Love your parrots, your gum trees, your stupendous heat, your red soil, your modern buildings and your welcoming attitudes.

But I never had a Bunnings sausage sizzle or wrangled a crocodile. Or went to the mysterious and distant West coast. So still got a few things to tick off the list.