http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Crocodile-Dundee/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Crocodile Dundee en-us Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:53:42 +0000 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:53:42 +0000 I couldn't come all the way to Australia and not see the Capital. Well to be honest i wish i hadn't There is not much to do or see in Canberra. Canberra was a purposely built capital city. It's rather strange very clinical and a bit like a ghost town. Where were all the peopleNot really much to say about it really. We stayed at a very basic motel but all we really need is a bed i suppose. We a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-425480.html We done a runner from our hostel in Mildura cos we owed them money Ha ha Don't worry tho it was only 16 so i'm pretty sure we're not one of Australia's Most Wanted Anyway we flew down to Melbourne from a tiny airport maybe the same size as Dundee's. We were meant to be getting the bus from Mildura to Melbourne bus as usual we left it too late and it was sold out so had to fly down on a r http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-425473.html It's been a while since i've put a blog up but really i haven't been up to much lately. We are now in Mildura which is in Victoria. The reason we came here was for work. We've been here over a month now but haven't made much money Usually i make enough to cover rent and food for the week if i'm luckyWe had a couple of days without work when we first arrived but then we were over the moon when w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Mildura/blog-419608.html We spent just over a week in Darwin. It was so hot there and very humid. Most of our days were spent at the library free internet so had to make good use of it. When we weren't there we were usually found at the hostel across the road from ours using their facilities the bar Happy hour or hours 47pm jugs of ice cold beer for 8. Friends from apple picking Becky and Ailbhe stayed there so the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-408366.html We managed to get a campervan relocation from Cairns to Darwin. We don't have to pay for it cos the company need the van in Darwin. All we had to pay was the petrol and then they also give us 210 petrol money back. 6 days to travel 3000km.We had to head back down to Townsville cos that is the only route we were allowed to take cos the other roads are too bad. We didn't quite make it down to Towns http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Darwin/City-of-Darwin/blog-403173.html We left Bundaberg and headed up to Rockhampton which is the beef capital of Australia. We spent 5 nights in a little hostel run by Robby lovely little woman. One night we headed down to the river to have a bbq cheap snags and even cheaper goon. Crocs have been spotted in the river so we decided to throw down some sausages but unfortunately they did not take our bait. It's ok we were too far up http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Townsville/blog-403172.html After Rainbow Beach we headed a further 2 hours up the coast to Hervey Bay. We booked ourselves into the Woolshed Backpackers it was a great place to stay. Me Ross and Jen all had single beds a great change from bunk beds. The first night we had the room to ourselves and took full advantage of the tvdvd in the room. We took a trip to the local Woolworths to buy some cheapo noodles and then to http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Fraser-Island/blog-398181.html Thought i'd better write a blog and keep everyone up to date cos i've not been here for a bit.I flew down to Sydney from Brisbane on 7th April to meet my Dad and Elaine. We stayed in Sydney for a few nights in a nice little guest house at Potts Point which is beside Kings Cross. This place was luxury to me I had a single room all to myself. I thought i might take bad being in a room on my own sin http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Rainbow-Beach/blog-396078.html My apple picking career is over for the time being Not sure how i will survive with not getting up at 3.15am any more I've had a great 5 weeks but i'm very happy to be leaving i need a rest. What i'll miss the most is our Saturday nights down the local pub. Last Saturday we had a pj party. I donned my pj's messed my hair up and smudged mascara all over my face what a pretty site I drank way http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Stanthorpe/blog-387187.html Anyone who knows me well enough should know that my favourite apple is a Granny Smith....well i hate them now Eventually after a few weeks of sitting around Brisbane spending way to much money we got offered a job apple picking. Obviously we took it how hard could it be.....very We took a bus from Brisbane and 3 hours later we were dropped off at the Big Apple in a place called Thulimbah tha http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Stanthorpe/blog-385157.html I absolutely loved the koala sanctuary I even got to hold one well actually cuddle one It even decided it would have a wee sleep on me so it must've liked me just as much as i liked it I think there was 134 koalas if i remember correctly and i think i saw almost all of them. We even got to feed kangaroos which was such a laugh cos it was a bit scary at first cos we didn't know how they would r http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Brisbane/Central-Business-District/blog-367876.html Once we crossed the stateline into Queensland we had to put our watches back an hour. Quite strange having a time change when you are still in the same country Not sure how many time lines there are in Oz i should really find out We stopped off at the Gold Coast for four nights and chose Surfers Paradise as our base. I could've stayed there for weeks it was brilliant so much to do and the bea http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Surfers-Paradise/blog-366206.html Byron Bay was the last place we visited in New South Wales. It was a really nice little place well worth a visit. A lot of strange people stay there mainly hippies. We stayed 5 nights and spent most of our time at the beach Main Beach. To be honest there isn't much to say about Byron Bay cos as i've already said we spent most of it at the beach. We went out for a few drinks and ended up drinki http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-366199.html We spent 3 nights in Newcastle which was enough actually. It was a nice place but there wasn't really that much to do We stayed at the Newcastle Backpackers in a 4 bed room with ensuite. It wasn't exactly an ensuite cos there was no toilet The shower was ok but you couldn't really move in it or the water would be everywhere Plus there was only a tiny little curtain covering the window which wa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Coffs-Harbour/blog-363854.html Happy New Year to you allWe've had a fantastic couple of weeks here. Christmas was brilliant but very strange and New Year was an amazing experience.First of all Christmas Eve we heading down to the Shark Hotel for our free xmas buffet. Now we thought it was gonna be sandwiches sausage rolls etc but no this was a fantastic hot xmas dinner with all the trimmings Once we had stuffed our faces it http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Sydney-Harbour/blog-360497.html Thought i better get a blog up since i've not done it in a while First of all just wanted to say Merry Christmas to you all It's very strange celebrating Christmas over here It doesn't actually feel like Christmas so we went out today and bought some tinsel and hats to decorate our hostel roomWe're back in the city and loving it We're staying in a hostel on Pitt Street right beside World Sq http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-356785.html We managed to borrow a tent from friends which was very nice of them thank you Jane and Steve We thought we would save some money by camping and have lots of fun too We certainly did have a laugh and probably did save some money We headed to North Narrabeen for 2 nights. The Sydney Lakeside campsite was beautiful great showers kitchen bbq area and the best bit was the bird that always greet http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-350189.html Anyone who is a fan of Home and Away will obviously know Summer Bay We took a bus from Manly up to Palm Beach to go in search of the cast from HA well i did anyway We got off the bus at the last stop and quickly found out where we had to head to see the Surf Club. We were getting closer and closer and i was so excited I don't ask for a lot in life all i wanted was to see Alf Stewart and di http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-350185.html It's ok i didn't get lost in the bush but it would be quite easy to because it all looks the sameWe went camping out in the bush at the weekend which was brilliant I can't tell you the exact location because i don't know it simple as that It was about 150km out of Sydney tho. We headed through Hunters Valley which is the wine district that was a beautiful place to see. We had to stop on rout http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Manly/blog-346111.html We made it to Australia We were allowed in no questions asked well apart to see the soles of our shoes cos we were trekking in Thailand but everything was ok and we are hereArrived at our hostel in Syndey near Kings Cross what a sht hole Our room was like someones bedroom maybe even mine but ten times worse We were sharing with 2 asian guys and a girl and some other guy. I think the a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Manly/blog-343521.html