Destination: Australia

Cool attractions

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By smorg | Views [663] | Comments [1]

Today after having sussed out some places yesterday, me and my travel buddy Pete went up to the Sydney Aquarium which is pretty impressive. They have all the native marine animals found around the oceans of Australia, we went to wildlife world which also ... Read more >

Tags: doyle, doyles on the beach, sydney, sydney aquarium, sydney tower, wildlife world

At home in Busso

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [617]

2 weeks to go, and life at the moment is full of endless cleaning, packing, weeding, throwing away stuff, finding tenants, and getting organised. Better get back to it...

Tags: home

Walking Around Sydney Central - Landmarks

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By smorg | Views [772] | Comments [4]

The day I arrived in sydney I checked into a pretty decent hostel called Sydney Central YHA! (after having tried a few to no avail) It has some decent facilities which are quite impressive such as Cinema, Sauna room and roof top swimming pool! The weather ... Read more >

Tags: trekking sydney, walking sydney

Gallery: Powerhouse Museum Sydney2

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By wills_77 | Photo Gallery

Adelaide

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By jsherdc | Views [1889] | Comments [1]

I flew from Perth to Adelaide and took a shuttle to my hostel. Adelaide seemed quite empty. There were nice wide streets. There were parks. There were not many people. But it seemed like a nice town. After checking into a pretty good hostel ... Read more >

Things seen from the 6th floor hospital window.

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By melissamain | Views [1079] | Comments [2]

One might be forgiven for feeling like hospitals are depressing places. People are nervous What-is-happening-what will-happen-can-they-do-something? Everything is sterilsed to avoid ... Read more >

Tags: 6th floor, flowers, hospital, nurses, refreshment, sick

Surf Day

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By schiri | Views [414]

Surf-Safari (= kleine Rund-, Ausfahrt in der Mittagspause)

Surf Day, Dee Why Beach & Long Reef Beach

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By schiri | Views [468] | Comments [3]

Am Sonntag, 08.02.09, war es soweit...ich nahm meine erste Surf-Lektion!! Nachdem uns (fünf Leute) der 'coole' Surf-Instruktor mit seinem Toyota-Bus am Hafen von Manly abgeholt hatte, beluden wir das Fahrzeug mit Nassanzügen und Surfbrettern. Diese ... Read more >

Bushfire Fairytales

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By chiclet | Views [868]

Nu har ett kallt sommarregn lagt sig över Sydney. I söndags var New South Wales den varmaste platsen på jorden, med sina 47 grader. Värme i alla ära, men konsekvenserna har varit ödesdigra. "Hotter Than Hell" löd gårdagens löpsedel, som konstaterade ... Read more >

Tags: bbq, chinese new year, livo

Gallery: Ello Mate!

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By shannonj2589 | Photo Gallery

Our first week Down Under

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By shannonj2589 | Views [621]

Well, we finally got around to setting up this online journal. We've been in Australia for just over a week, finished our tour through Sydney and now we're in Brisbane. The plane ride was down here was absolutely terrible. The first two flights were ... Read more >

Gallery: Australia

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By alorraine | Photo Gallery

blowing in the wind

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By leah | Views [853]

Last weekend we journeyed up to the small country town of Dongara, about 4.5 hours north of Perth, for Kitestock 2009. The wind was pumping for kitesurfing enthusiasts from across Western Australia. Pumping way too much, actually. Because of the cyclones ... Read more >

Tags: dongara, indian ocean, kite boarding, kite surfing, kitestock, western australia

Journey begins

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By smorg | Views [842] | Comments [4]

We arrived safely at Heathrow Terminal 4 and got there at a world record speed thanks to Svens advanced driving techniques. After checking in we grabbed a coffee and then I made my way to the departure gate bidding farewell to my family and home. By this ... Read more >

Tags: arriving, sydney, sydney central

Home in Noosa

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By wayne | Views [598]

Haven't add any pages for a while. Sorry! At home in Noosa. This is my apartment at the South Paific resort in Noosaville.  I get to use all the resort facilities included the pool which is an oasis in the 35 degree summer heat. It's beautiful weather ... Read more >

Tags: home