cben08 - Caroline

Hey guys, I hope this journal finds all of you well. For those of you who are not familiar with our travel plans, I’ll let ya know a little about us. My name is Caroline and I am traveling with two of my bestest friends Mary Neill and Lyndsey. We all went to this little school in South Carolina called Furman together. Since none of us had any real plans after graduation, we all thought a few months on the other side of the world would do. Our plans are to go to Nadi, Fiji for 8 days, then head to Sydney, Australia, where we are living for four months and traveling for one and finally to New Zealand for who knows how long. I hope you enjoy our journal and all our stories to go with it. To my family and friends, please keep in touch. You are all very special to us, and we love you dearly. I’m sure I will be the main author of our travels, as I do not trust Mary Neill (who will be referred to as MN) or Lyndsey to keep up with this, haha!

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By cben08
February 1st 2006

THAILAND!!!! Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Krabi

1st night in Thailand
AT A YUMMY DINNER!

Sunday was quite a day for anticipation; our flight didn't leave until 1:15 in the morning, so we spent the day in Melbourne getting ready to go. We were so excited to make it to the airport and leave for Thailand. After a long flight we had made it at 6 am in the morning. The first part of our trip in Thailand is 5 days at a place called Ao Nang. It's in Southern Thailand, close to where the tsunami hit, but also where all the beautiful beaches are. It has been nothing but amazing so far! Today we took [View Full Entry]

By cben08
January 27th 2006

The Beautiful Tasmania Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart

Overlooking Wineglass Bay

Before we left for Thailand, MN and I went to Tasmania for a couple of days. Lyndsey & Helen had gone the previous weekend, but we still wanted to go to the Open, so we changed our flight. For those who don't know what Tasmania is, its an island off of Australia, but it's considered part of Australia, the eighth state. Anyway, there's much to see there and we only had two days so we had to be picky. There were two hikes we really wanted to do, so we rented a car and headed on our way. The first one [View Full Entry]

By cben08
January 16th 2006

AUSSIE OPEN Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

Rod Laver Arena
Best day ever: front row seats for Roddick, Sharapova & Davenport!!

Where to begin..........I will start out by saying that this has been by far the best week of my life. Something I have dreamed of since being a child. Mine & MN's ex-asst. coach from Furman now works with Xavier Malisse and was able to get us player's badges for the Open. We didn't know what to expect, but we knew it would be good haha. Anyway, right when we arrived in Melbourne, we went directly to the Open, as Xavier was supposed to play around that time. Right when we got here, we basically were treated like superstars haha. Had [View Full Entry]

By cben08
January 14th 2006

Walnut Cottage Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

On the winery tour

We decided that it was way TOO HOT in Alice Springs, so we actually changed our flight to a day earlier and headed to Adelaide. We got there and we could definitley immediately feel the temperature difference, it was amazing!! We spent the night wandering this really cool & cutesy city. It had a great downtown filled with coffee shops, outdoor restaurants & cafes. Our real treat is getting excited about heading to the Barossa Valley for some wine tasting & most importantly a break from the hostels. A couple months ago I found this cute cottage online and reserved it [View Full Entry]

By cben08
January 11th 2006

The Outback Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

Sunset

Well, we were all excited to see the Outback, but were dreading the heat.....it was definitely in the 120s before we got there, and only supposed to be hotter.....we got there one night and didn't have much rest time before our two day tour group picked us up at 5 am. We loaded the van and headed to King's Canyon, one of the main attractions. Driving in this part of Australia was really cool, we wouldn't see any cars for the longest time and it literally was desert the whole way with maybe a couple gas stations every 100 miles or [View Full Entry]

By cben08
January 6th 2006

Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

Sexy Stinger Suits

After our Whitsundays trip, we didn't think anything could compare to it. So we headed up the coast to our final destination on the east coast which was Cairns. Cairns is basically the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, so we were all so excited to see this famous landmark. We were there for two days and had two different tours booked. the first one was for Cape Tribulation, which is a rainforest (that meets the reef). We drove up there and went on some beautiful hikes around the cape, it was really cool. Our last day was a boat trip [View Full Entry]

By cben08
January 3rd 2006

Whitsundays Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

Pride Of Airlie

We hung out in Airlie Beach for a couple days anticipating our sailing trip around the Whitsundays. We crossed paths with Helen, Julia & Ashtona and got to hang out with them which was really fun! They had a fantastic time on their trip so it made us all the more excited! We boarded ship and the sailboat itself was amazing & pretty big. Our schedule for the next three days was basically being lazy on the sailboat while sailing to the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen mixed in with some snorkeling. Can't beat it! All of our favorite beach [View Full Entry]

By cben08
December 29th 2005

Our 3 Day Excursion Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

Lake McKenzie

Well, we got to Hervey Bay late on Wednesday night and were all geared up for our Fraser Island adventure. For those that don't know, Fraser Island is basically a sand island (the biggest one in the world) just off the coast of Australia. We had signed up for a 3 day camping adventure. We have no guide, just fellow travelers and we navigate our way through the island in a huge jeep. We had no idea what to expect, but our group was the four of us, 2 Canadiens, 1 French guy, 2 German girls & 1 Korean guy. We [View Full Entry]

By cben08
December 27th 2005

Noosa Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa Heads

Noosa
Me & MN at beautiful Noosa!

After our night in Brisbane, we were headed to Noosa Beach. We had heard this place was a wealthier beach community that was quaint & typically beautiful! We got there and of course were not disappointed. The town centre was so cute filled with yummy looking restaurants and cool shops. Our first order of business was setting up a surfing lesson for the next day. So all four of us headed out to the beach on a beautiful day for surfing. Kathryn had taken a lesson in Byron, me & Lynds had our few in Manly, but MN was a beginner. [View Full Entry]

By cben08
December 25th 2005

Byron Bay Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

Sunrise
Unbelievable eh!

Well, we have officially left Manly and have begun our 8 week adventure around Australia, Thailand & Cambodia. Our first stop was Byron Bay. We had heard fantastic things about this little beach town, but were still definitely pleasantly surprised when we got there. For the next three weeks Lyndsey's sister Kathryn has joined us for our adventure up the east coast. The hostel in Byron Bay was a bit "alternative" haha, pretty much everyone had dreads and some lived in teepees. But it was a great place! We loved it.....so we spent our days enjoying Byron's beautiful beach. MN & [View Full Entry]

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