Karen Pemberton

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I'm in Australia at the moment and thought this could be a good way to share my pics and experiences good and bad followed by NZ and America!!



Travel Blog Posts


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September 15th 2008

I finished my travels by visiting the States, I flew into LA and went to Hollywood where with bad jet lag i discovered the hostels suck there!! I did the glitz and glam tour saw Rodeo drive and Hollywood highlights met some random yankees, then bravely took the Greyhound to Las vegas gambled a little on the slots no wins thou and went to the Grand Canyon which was amazing!! I saw all the free shows in vegas as I was poor!! Next up I braved a 18 hour trip on the dog to San Francisco met a random guy who was telling me very strange things about killing people and having sex with dead people, It defo made sure i met my freak on the dog!! San Francisco was great I went to the free ... read more



New Zealand

Published: August 24th 2008Oceania » New Zealand
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August 23rd 2008

I travelled on the Kiwi experience around NZ, Simmo was with me for the South Island where we went Punting, jet boating, to the pancake rock and mirror lakes, Glacier Walking, i did a bungy jump he's a wimp!! LOL!! We went to Milford sound, luging, skiing and to hanmer springs a thermal spa followed by an emotional goodbye at Christchurch airport!! The i carried on North where the weather didn't suit the activities so much but i had a cultural time in Wellington at the national museum and the bee hive and the cable car, then onto taupo and Rotuarua where i saw the hot and mud pools and the geo thermal activity and went to a Mauori Cultural nite then was the black water rafting!! which was ace followed by a nite in Auckland ... read more



Adelaide to Melbourne

Published: August 23rd 2008Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide
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August 23rd 2008

The last week in Oz Simmo and I travelled from Sydney to Adelaide, where we went to the borrossa valley wine tasting then onto Mount Gambia, along the great ocean road stopping at Bimbi Park for the Koalas, seeing glow worms and Emus and Kangeroos en route to phillip Island and the penguin parade, into Melbourne where we stayed in St Kilda, went to Ramsey Street, lot our money at the Casino but got it back by big ben. We went to see puffing billy the steam train and was held up by bush rangers, went to a winterfest and then walked around the grand prix circuit a fun end to my stay in Oz!! ... read more



Sydney Again

Published: July 19th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
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July 19th 2008

I had my last months in Sydney working at munchtime in Eastgardens as a burger seller, Going to terringal for a random nite out with Fi and scotty!! A last nite out wiv Irene and Sharon in Scruffy Murphys! BBQ picnics, boat rides to Parramatta, the state of origin, bunnys games, the aqauarium, the hmas navigator and the submarine and dinner above the city wiv my Simmo!! Many random days and nites out and lots of fun and a last nite out in the city where they wouldn't even let me into scruffys!! Now it's time to leave Botany and the Waterworks hotel off to Soyth Australia!!... read more



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June 8th 2008

After I returned to Sydney unemployed and quite poor i managed to score a free trip to the blue mountains on simmos bus, finally oz experience paying me back for all the money i gave them!! After a week of job hunting and securing a job in a gourmet burger bar in a food court- no evenings or weekends whoop!! I went to celebrate my last weekend as a bum in Canberra, very educational i felt, the national war memorial and museum, a water spout that made u shoot water from your mouth, a few drinkies then to parliment house the next day and onto the science museum where i went down the 7m vetical slide and apparently did the best scream of the day even thou small kids could do this as well- I'm cool!! ... read more



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May 17th 2008

After working in Bp servo's selling credit cards for a month with a few trip to the blue mountains and wollongong and nites out, I went off to Alice Springs and to Ayres Rock, did the Mulga tour which was wicked saw Kings Canyon, the Olgas and Ayres Rock which were all great and drank a lot of goon!! The next trip was to Perth not that much going on there but interesting to see, did the south west corner which was good but a bit rainy even went to a place called Pemberton!! Then had an overnight in Melbourne where Simmo came and suprised me so saw a lot of that, The city and St Kilda helps when someone knows where they are going!! And bought some UGG boots!!!... read more



Byron Bay to Sydney

Published: March 24th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
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March 24th 2008

After the skydive was a chilled out week in byron bay followed by surf camp courtesy of the oz experience then to sydney for Paddy's weekend and a 2 week party with the guys and girls before we split up for a while!! Visiting the rocks, Sydney Harbour, Manly, Bondi beach and the blue mountains!! And of course many Irish bars!!!... read more



sky diving 14000ft

Published: March 9th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay
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March 5th 2008

arrive in new south wales in style by doing a sky dive my first day here check out the pics and the video!!... read more



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March 5th 2008

From rainbow beach where the big sand dune was headed to noosa where we went body boarding after that it was into party central at brisbane, visited where the first white man settled redcliffe and got a tour of the suburbs with my mums friend!!! went on the sea cat and to all the museums up to mount coot-tha that is the highest viewing point of the city!! Went to ipswich but that was crap!!! Then onto surfers paradise which was a bit tacky but went zorbing on the way there that was great in a big ball full of water down the hill and then went on an aqua duck, when i was there!! very cheesy but fun!! ... read more



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February 19th 2008

This is from fraser Island and hervey bay wicked time. In hervey bay for a couple of days to let the storms pass went bike riding all along the esplande which was fun. On Fraser I did a 4 by 4 self drive we saw lake mckenzie and lake wabby, indian head no sharks thou as the sea was rough and the champagne pools we stayed on the beach and at the aboriganal camp on the island 2 very different nite both of which were wicked at the aboriganal camp we got to put war paint on and have campfires that made the trip!! Had the best 3 days weather of the last week or so which was amazing!! Then we had the after party in hervey bay which gave me one of the biggest hangovers ... read more






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