Hello Paul - I am also thinking of doing the same thing. I am 24 and thinking of going to Oz first by mid-Oct 2002 on my own. I am unsure myself whether I will be taking the full year but I am getting the yearly working visa incase I change my mind. If October is about the same time as when you want to go we could go there together. I am a little daunted at the prospect of arriving in a foreign country and not knowing a single soul. It would be great to share the experience of the first couple of weeks with somebody for moral support. If you fancy it email me back:
michelle0311@hotmail.com , I am based in London.