Destination: Australia

New York - Day Four

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Views [285]

Wow I can't believe that Karen and I have been in New York just on 4 days. We have been so busy everyday that we are both exhausted at night. Today is no different! We are off to Central Park via a little bit of shopping at Tiffany's 5th Avenue. We ... Read more >

Photos: Day trip to the Gold Coast

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

Photos: Working in Grafton

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

Photos: New York - Day Three

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Photo Gallery

New York- Day Three

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Views [288]

  As usual we were up early for another busy day. We were first off to the 911 walking tour which I was very much looking forward to. I was not disappointed as it was very moving. They are building on the site but not where the north and south ... Read more >

Photos: New York - Day Two

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Photo Gallery

New York - day two

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Views [272]

We had a big day ahead so we were up early. We wanted to get to the Empire State Building before the crowds. I had prebooked the tickets which were fast track anyway so it was great to get to the top pretty quickly. It was absolutely fantastic. The ... Read more >

Hostel report

Thu, 8 Aug 2013 | By deanm | Views [450] | Comments [2]

Hostel report. Hostel living has its ups and downs but no two hostels are ever the same. Some are small and cater for those that want a quiet time. Others are mega hostels, with hundreds of people and a bar. Others lie in between. It's difficult ... Read more >

Tags: hostel living

Photos: New York - day one

Thu, 8 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Photo Gallery

New York - Day One

Thu, 8 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Views [280]

Well we've made it to the big apple! The trip from Dublin to New York was fine although no individual movie screens!! Karen had organized a town car from the airport to the hotel which was nice. It was cloudy but fine and we were a little tired from ... Read more >

Welcome and goodbye!

Wed, 7 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Views [697]

I am slowly getting ready to leave Australia (again). Passport and visa is all organised, almost all the flights are booked, accommodation isn't sorted but at least I have a few shortlists, clothes are organised but packing has been hampered by kittens ... Read more >

Tags: europe, itinerary, panic, plans

Photos: Dublin

Wed, 7 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Photo Gallery

Dublin

Wed, 7 Aug 2013 | By asteinthal | Views [294]

Dublin After the very emotional farewell to my relatives Karen and I headed south to Dublin. We checked into the Westbury Hotel which was very lovely. We were a wee bit tired after our late night so we took our time to have a look around. Unfortunately ... Read more >

Photos: Perth

Tue, 6 Aug 2013 | By on_the_wallaby | Photo Gallery

You're such a gas ticket

Mon, 5 Aug 2013 | By dunkyandbambini | Views [740]

 So it's been almost four months and a whole life in Sydney since the last post, sorry guys. We're still in Australia though so it's still legit to be updating now! Sydney was fun, we both ended up being cafe slaves for a few months, mine involving ... Read more >

Tags: crocodiles, eastenders, piercings