Blogs from Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 35

Hey All, Well on Wednesday we decided to head up to the Surfers Paradise that is Bondi Beach. It's not so far from Sydney city centre and takes about 40mins to get there. It's not what I expected. Paradise is termed as an ideal or idyllic place or state. Well to me this was no paradise it looked like a British seaside resort but with sun. To be fair though I'm not a surfer so to me the place is not Ideal, however, I would spend time here if I was travelling in Aus for a longer period and at least I can say I have been plus I've bought my self some shorts which will go well on our next Hawaiian Night back home. Following the trip to the beach I head to the harbor ... read more

Having not managed to get onto an Oz Experience bus as planned Lauren and I decided to take a quick jaunt up to the Blue Mountains. After the minor set back of missing the train from Central station because we were waiting on the wrong platform! We arrived in Katoomba and made our way to Central Backpackers in the pretty old town of Katoomba. The hostel was listed as the newest and best! Although very well equipped and clean it was a shame not to be able to stay in one of the many old origional buildings in the town, but a bed is a bed at the end of the day. Set off for the Blue Mountains towards Echo point. I made lauren close her eyes when we got close so that when she opened ... read more

Hotel Comfort Inn Cambridge, Sydney (dag 3 af 4). Heldagstur til Blue Mountains med Wildlife Discovery (7-18). Blev kl. 7.00 afhentet i en 4WD bus - Cecilien og Sanne maatte dog blive hjaemme, da Cecilie havde mavelpine. Gjorde ophold i Glenbrook nationalpark, hvor vi drak morgenthe i selskab med kaenguroer og kakaduer. Endnu et ophold hvor vi havde en flot udsigt til The Three Sisters. Et ophold på Mt. Victoria, det hoejsete punkt i The Blue Mauntains med en fantastisk udsigt over eurokupypsus-skove. Frokost paa en gammelt hotel med antikviteter. Retur til Sydney gjorde vi stop ved Feathersdale Wildlife park, som var helt speciel for ungerne, da vi saa alle Australiens dyr og de fik lov at klappe koala, kaenguro, latterfugl mm. Henny naaede lige at handle lidt igen inden vi moedtes paa Darling Harbour, hvor ... read more

17/11/05 - 19/11/05 Green express to CDG My alarm on the mobile phone starting beeping and buzzing at 5.30am, the phone was vibrating all over the table, it took a few moments for me to realise that this meant it was time to get up and get set to depart for the airport and my flight to London then Singapore. Jean and Beatrice drove me to the airport in the green bus. On the autoroute, we passed by the turnoffs to some outer Paris suburbs which had recently become infamous due to rioting and Molotov cocktail parties (this was as close as I got to any problems they had been encountering). Naturally, as I said “au revoir” I was filled with some mixed emotions, naturally I was excited to be going home and seeing Lorenza again ... read more

So, we're back from a wonderful trip to Queensland with just a few more days in Aussie before we head to Hong Kong. After Holden blew up in a heated argument with the shuttle driver from the airport, we found a new hostel near downtown - Wake Up Hostel. Pretty nice, but we had to room in a dorm with four other people. It wasn't that bad. One attraction we had yet to see was the Blue Mountains National Park, just two hours outside of Sydney by train. Nice day trip to a very pretty area. The pictures tell the story.......... read more

Trip to the Blue Mountains A vast national heritage site about 90 mins drive from Sydney. Within the parkland is a wildlife refuge for indigenous animals. ... read more