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Sarah and Joe are saying goodbye to the corporate world for 5 months and are off to see the world together (well Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore). The plan for South America is wildlife, Mayan ruins, hablo'ing espanol and a bit of partying Latino style. New Zealand sees 2 months on the slopes with our boards in the South Island before we tread the much-trodden tourist trail up the East coast of Oz. A few days of luxury in Singapore round off the trip nicely, then [sob] it will be time to go back home.... for now anyway!

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October 15th 2009

Singapore Asia » Singapore » Little India

Buddha Tooth Relic temple

And so we reached our final stop on our 5 month World tour - Singapore, where we stayed for 4 nights before flying back home. We hadn't thought much about Singapore in advance as it was the very last place we were visiting, and we didn't have a guidebook, so we weren't really sure what to expect. Once we did eventually get a guidebook at Cairns airport it mentioned that Singapore had previously had a bit of a reputation as being dull, this is certainly not our experience of the City State. Singapore is a smallish island off the southern tip [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
October 10th 2009

Northern Queensland Oceania » Australia » Queensland

Maggie laurikeet

Arriving back from our Whitsunday tour we had 2 weeks left in Australia in which to travel up the remainder of the East Coast of Queensland to Cairns. We visited Magnetic Island, Mission Beach, Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation so this blog is just a little about what we saw and got up to in these places. Our first stop was Magnetic Island, just off the coast opposite a place called Townsville. It's a funny old island with not much going on there just lots of beaches, rainforest, wildlife and a few places for the tourists to stay. We were [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
October 9th 2009

Sailing the Whitsundays Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

Whitsunday Magic

Upon arriving back from Fraser Island we jumped on an overnight bus for the gruelling 13 hour trip up to Airlie (pronounced early) Beach for our departure point to the Whitsundays. There are many boats sailing from Airlie Beach so we had decided to wing it and try and get a good standby rate for a boat or one of the island resorts when we got there. We didn't have our heart set on sailing partly due to previous sea sickness and also because most of the boats are maxi yachts, involving pretty cramped conditions, but when a travel agent proposed [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
October 9th 2009

Fraser Island Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

Lake McKenzie

Following the excitement of whale watching we departed the next morning on a short ferry ride to Fraser Island to start our 3 day 2 night tour of this unique island. Fraser Island is an island made entirely of sand just off the coast of Southern Queensland. It is thought that every grain of sand on the East Coast will eventually end up here, brought up by ocean currents from South to North until the Great Barrier Reef gets in the way and stops it. The island is 123km long and between 10 and 20km wide. As it is made of [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
September 27th 2009

Whale watching in Hervey Bay Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay

Breech (back view)

From Noosa we travelled further north to Hervey Bay. This is principally the gateway for Fraser Island but it is also the "whale watching capital of the world" so we could hardly refuse the opportunity to go meet some friendly whales. It is a well-known whale watching spot in July to October as Hervey Bay is en route of the humpback whales southern migration down to the Antartic waters in the southern hemisphere summer months. Hervey Bay is a sheltered bay where female whales come to give birth in a safe environment before sticking around in the warm waters of the [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
September 27th 2009

Noosa and Australia Zoo Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa

Windy Noosa beach

Our next stop up the coast was Noosa. It is about halfway between Brisbane and Hervey Bay and so a convenient stopping point but our main reason for being here was to visit Australia Zoo. Australia Zoo was the home of the late and great Steve Irwin and is now run by his wife. It is famed for its spectacular croc shows.... Crikey! On arrival into Noosa we hit the beach, but soon left as it was pretty windy (Joe hates sand, especially when it is blowing in his face) and also rammed with people. Apparently it is the start of [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
September 18th 2009

North of Sydney - Port Macquaire, Byron Bay, Surfers Paradise and Brisbane Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

Port Macquarie beach

So we left Sydney and headed north up the coast, first stop Port Macquarie. "Port" is a fairly small town but has become known for its Koala hospital, which is the only Koala dedicated animal hospital in the world. Naturally this was to be one of our stops while in Port but first we decided to hit the beach. We did not fancy a dip in the sea as it was still a bit cold but on our walk to the beach we did get to see a couple of dolphins. The real dolphin/whale watching is planned for later in our [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
September 18th 2009

Sydney and The Blue Mountains Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

Iconic Opera House

A short hop on the plane from Melbourne and we landed in Sydney. Unfortunately, it seemed like we had taken the rubbish weather with us but after a bit of rain on day one we got glorious blue skies and sunshine for the rest of our time in Sydney. It was an actioned packed 4 days in Sydney starting off with a good old walk around the main sights in the city centre, taking in the botanic gardens, Anzac memorial, opera house and harbour bridge. It says in the guide book that you get tingles the first time you see the [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
September 7th 2009

Melbourne and The Great Ocean Road Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

The Great Ocean Road

We waved a fond farewell to New Zealand after a few last days in Christchurch (attempting to sell the car - not sold yet but with a car market to deal with it for us) and got on the plane for Australia, first stop Melbourne. The main reason to call in for a few days at Melbourne was to visit Sarah's uni friend Em who has been living out here since 2006 with her Australian boyfriend (now fiance) Jimmy. They have a flat in the Windsor area of the city and kindly took us in for a few days and showed [View Full Entry]

By GoughyandJoey
August 21st 2009

Road trip part 3: Milford Sound Oceania

Mirror lakes

Everyone we spoke to about New Zealand before we came told us Milford Sound was a must see so we dully obliged and we can see why everyone raves about the place, it is truly amazing. As the weather had been so rubbish for our trip to Mt Cook we watched the weather forecast so that we could get to Milford Sound on a good day, and thankfully our luck was in. The captain of our boat told us it rained on all but 80 days a year on average in Milford Sound so we were lucky to get one of [View Full Entry]

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