Destination: Australia

Doyle's

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [365]

There are 66 bays in the Sydney harbour and a boat tour is an excellent idea.  This is a photo of the famous seafood restaurant, Doyle's across the harbour from the centre of the city.  As we traveled the bays we saw the swimming beaches had shark nets ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

11 out of 15

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [559]

Australia is home to 11 of the worlds 15 most deadly snakes.  Apparently by nature they are all quite shy and only bite when suprised or threatened. That's good to know as soon I'll be in the rurals where these guys live.  Got this photo at the Taronga ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Get ready

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By col_n_sue | Views [1017] | Comments [7]

We don't leave Brisbane for Istanbul until tonight, but so much effort goes into the preparation for a trip that it has to rate at least a mention in my journal.  In fact, I estimate that each one day travelling takes 2 days preparation and 1 day afterwards ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Two weeks free spent doing lab work, studying, and looking for a job :(

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By millionme | Views [447]

Just an update on my progress at uni. The past week (and a half) I've been free from uni, but sadly enough there was no time (or money) for travelling or crazy things like that. Uni exams are coming up in five weeks, so I have been studying for those, ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Family and Friends

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By roxyfish | Photo Gallery

Dreaming of Down Under

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By rebretto | Views [675] | Comments [3]

Well its official. I really really want a meat pie or a sausage roll and some twisties. Oh man that'd be the sweetest. And hopefully this weekend I will get my hands on a nice meat pie. It turns out that there is a liqour store near by named Stanlees ... Read more >

Tags: People

Doesn't look so bad

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [361]

Clovelly doesn't look so dangerous in this photo.  There is a shallow end that poses no risk but as you get a little further out it gets wild.  What a fantastic place. The swimming area has been built out of the narrow channel leading to the beach.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

What the...?

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [356]

I went a little further up the coast to Clovelly and thought I'd go for a swim as there is a surf life saving club there.  Then I saw this sign!!  No one else was swimming and the place was deserted. I decided I'd come back next weekend when the surf ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Going down at Freemantle Prison

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By bixxie | Views [495]

We are now in Freemantle for a few days. Got pissed last night in an irish bar in Perth which had a backpackers night with cheap booze. Lou discovered that cough mixture followed by Strongbow is a very good combination for getting totally rat arsed! ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

medicines and needles

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By petkat | Views [429]

with the cost of these [about one thousand dollars for the 2 of us], one can hardly afford to go on a holiday.

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Tasmania

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1379]

I've got a 3 bed room to myself, a half drunk of surprisingly bad Peter Lehman Shiraz, a huge bag of Cadbury chocolate and a little pair of speakers pumping out nothing but pure emotions. My friendly host for the last 2 weeks has got on with her life ... Read more >

Tags: island, trekking, wildlife

Down Under!

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By bixxie | Views [413]

We left our hostel in Singapore at 5.30am to catch a cheap tansfer mini bus to the airport. Louise was somewhat confused when packing her rucsack to find a padlock that didn't belong to her in with all her clothes! Customs had obviously gone through ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Tasmania

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Surf Club

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [510] | Comments [1]

I saw a picture of the Coogee beach surf club in a magazine in NZ, and I wanted to come here. Now I can tick it off my list.  The surf club has salt water swimming pools that are built up out of the sea.  What a cool idea.  I went up Coogee Bay rd which ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Coogee Beach

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By wayne | Views [1313]

I'm on the east coast of New South Wales and this is the view of Coogee beach, looking south.  Beautiful place. It is quite a long beachfront and Coogee is a lively village.  There are lots of backpackers and all these travellers keep asking me for directions.... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine