The Daily Lifeweb design and personal blog by Evan Skuthorpe

It’s almost been a year since I went to Berlin and I’m getting the urge to go back again. There are a few things I missed the first time around such as the rubble mounds and a bit of the Nazi architecture. Plus there’s the night life…

Germany is a fantastic country, it reminds me of Australia in a way. Everything just works and runs and operates like it should and Berlin is just great. I can’t describe why, it just is.

Ever fancied entering a water tank with a 700kg crocodile? Yes? Well now you can in Darwin. A place called Crocosaurus Cove allows you to enter a perspex ‘cage’ with a mesh grill at the top for air and swim down to view a pissed off crocodile. Cruel? Maybe. Fun? Hell yes.

I’ve just arrived back from my week in Gibraltar and Spain and have the photos to prove it. I flew into Gibraltar where I had a crazy night at the pub with some of the locals before heading up north to Granada, Sevilla and Madrid. The weather was great, the people nice and Spain lovely.

Currently in Gibraltar on day 1 of my trip. I’m sitting where else but a pub called the Star Bar with a Heineken and have just polished off a Burrito.

On first impressions, Gibraltar is a surreal version of England. It’s pretty well the same in terms of shops and people, only it’s sunny and with Spaniards and Arab types about.

Tomorrow I’ll see if I can find a dive shop I’ve seen a flyer for and book for the next day before heading up the Rock, camera at the ready…

Just an update on the photos of Venice, I’ve now uploaded these to Flickr. Venice was incredible so check them out.

It’ll be an early rise tomorrow morning as I’ll be off on the Tube headed for Heathrow Terminal 5 for my flight to Venice. I’ll also be spending tonight packing my bag or bags.

A beer after work is all that’s on my mind at the moment now though so I’ll plan what I actually want to see and do on the plane.

I’ll upload some photos to Flickr once I’m back.

Back in 2007, my ex-girlfriend and I went to Australia to spend Christmas with my family. We also flew down to Sydney for a few days while my brother and I also had a road trip down to Canberra to visit the Grand Parents and see our old town of birth. The photos as usual are on flickr so check them out now.

I’ve always wanted to learn to dive and last year while in Egypt I spent about 6 days or so diving in Dahab undertaking my Padi certification. I took it all the way to the Advanced Open Water level so I can dive as deep as any other recreational diver. It was such an amazing experience and I’m hanging for my next diving holiday.

Last year I buggered off to Russia for Christmas and my 27th birthday. I ventured first to St. Petersburg for 3 days or so before heading south on an overnight train for Moscow. Both were incredible and very very cold! I managed to see most of the sights I wanted and also bought myself a proper fur hat made from rabbit.

Achtung and schnell is about all the german I know. Thank God for video games!

In January this year I went to Berlin for a few days. I stayed in east Mitte near the Ostbahnhoff and had a great time. Berlin is amazing, so much history and so much to see and do. I saw Sachsenhausen, a concentration camp to the north of the city as well as a Third Reich tour with a fantastic and knowledgable guide by the name of Edo. He was from Holland if my memory is correct. A great guy!

I managed to get some great photos of Berlin in and around the city including some super night shots.