Melbourne sisters Marlene and Melanie Fenech will be video blogging their journey before, during and after World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08).

Marlene is an 18 year old, currently studying Primary Education at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. Melanie is 21 years old, currently studying Architecture at Deakin University.

The sisters will be attending WYD with fellow members of the St Peter Chanel Parish Youth Group. Departing Melbourne on Monday 14th July, arriving home on Monday 21st July.

They will be recording daily video blogs on their Next G™ mobiles to share their journey with friends, family and nowwearetalking readers.

World Youth Day has hundreds of thousands of pilgrims traveling to Sydney this week, some for the very first time.

"It's an exciting time to be on the highways of Australia, we can’t wait to discover the common faith that we share with youth from around the world," said Marlene.

"We hope to make lifelong friendships with fellow pilgrims attending WYD08 from countries around the world."

"We can't wait to document our trip and experiences on video with our Telstra phones and our parents are thrilled they will be able to track our progress."