Destination: Australia

Best surf

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [495]

The best surf was at McKenzie bay.  No sand beach so you have to cross the rocks to get to the waves.  Nice clean waves today and only a couple guys making the most of them.  The water is so clear! All the locals are wearing steamer wetsuits but it's ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Finally, Bondi

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [577]

I made it to Bondi beach.  It's the most famous beach in Sydney.  It's certainly the biggest of the eastern beaches.  I turned up in time to catch the "Worlds largest bikini shoot" sponsored by Cosmopolitan magazine.  There were about 500 bikini ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Icebergs

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [375]

This is the home of the Bondi icebergs club.  The saltwater pool is used by club members all year round.  It's the pool usage in winter months that gives the club the name "Icebergs". It's 25 degrees today, so no icebergs.

Tags: Sightseeing

Bronte to Bondi

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [371]

On the eastern beaches of Sydney you can walk from Bondi to Coogee.  The whole walk takes about 2 hours. It follows the coastline and takes you over cliffs and onto beaches.  It's an excellant walk with fabulous views. Today was a perfect day so I went ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Thomas auf dem Surfbrett

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By thomaspichl | Views [1029] | Comments [1]

Guten Tag liebe Mitleserinnen und Mitleser, Mein Australienbesuch begann hervorragend. Im Flugzeug gab es eine Ansage (ach was "Ansage" ... ich meine natuerlich ein Inflight-Announcement)dass wir die optimale Flugroute fuer unseren Anflug ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Surfen, Sonne, Sonnencreme - Byron Bay NSW

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By thomaspichl | Photo Gallery

Home to Oz- photos uploaded at last

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 | By mick-and-fi | Views [493] | Comments [1]

Hey there everyone, We made it back home to Sydney and onwards to Canberra by bus & arriving at lunchtime today. Our body clocks have no idea what time it is...I'm going to try & deliriously upload some photos to this site. By golly, there's ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Blue Galahs

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 | By bixxie | Views [630]

We are now in Adelaide for 2 days. Lou had her bag swabbed for traces of explosives at Perth airport! Must be a good terrorist cos they didn't find anything. Staying in a really nice hostel right in the middle of Adelaide city centre. Booked a twin room ... Read more >

Tags: Chilling Out

Gallery: The end

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 | By simoz | Photo Gallery

Melbourne Madness

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [2263]

I can see why there's a perceived competition between Sydney and Melbourne, they're both great cities so it's a tough call as to who is better.  After three separate visits, and one week of staying here my vote goes to Melbourne.  I just found the city ... Read more >

Last Day of Work

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By tnj4884 | Views [406]

Well, it finally feels real. I have 4 more minutes of work, and then I am officially on vacation. I still have to some unpleasantries to take care of (OZ visa, shots!, packing, etc.) But in 48 hours I am going back home. I think the entries will be ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Sydney

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By edinoz | Views [392]

Well what a hectic time !!  We are now in Sydney having 'done' Perth and Melbourne in record time.  Also been round my first ever art gallary (and no that's not the name of a pub) there were paintings in it and everything !!  Seen the MCG (Melbourne ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Dodging Bullets!!!

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By leightheflea | Views [863] | Comments [5]

The title of my new story is dodging bullets. Why? Because one sunny afternoon me and Joanne decided to go job hunting. After failing trebly we decided to get some post cards. We went in the shop. And seconds after we walked out the door there was a ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

Gallery: Dodging Bullets!!

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By leightheflea | Photo Gallery

Summary and Conclusion

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By thorn | Views [670] | Comments [1]

Yes, the rumors are true, I am back in Australia. I entered the country under shadow of night some few days ago, but as I am yet to sleep longer than four hours a night I haven't been making my presence widely known. There were a number of reasons why ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel