Blogs from Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 37

Dearest friends and family, Hee hee. I lied. I'm not quite done with the stories because Sydney has proven to offer alot in terms of fun and entertainment. Sydney's a really pretty city. Alot of the houses are red tile roof in the Victorian style and the harbor is just amazing. (By the way, did I ever mention how ugly and unimaginative the NZ towns were? Talk about blah!) I'm staying in a hostel smack in the middle of downtown Chinatown which is jam packed with hair, nail and massage salons, internet cafes and Gloria Jean Coffees. The weather is nice, warm and sunny, about 67 degrees F and not a cloud in the sky. Yesterday, as I was feeling a little tight in my back and shoulders, I took a yoga class in a ... read more

Last week, my dear friend Edgar from the Phillipines came to visit and we decided to get away for the weekend. Said and done! After picking up the rental car we were off aimlessly.. With no idea of where to go but South we started driving and the pictures are a show you of what kind of places we ended up in and what we did. Just have to mention that the Blue Mountains was a very nice part of the trip with splendid views reminding me of the Grand Canyon. Quelle spectacle!!... read more

The surfing lesson was a huge success - Laird Hamilton had better watch out. I have to keep convincing Karl he really doesn't need to buy a board though. We slowly made our way down to Sydney via some gorgeous beaches and spent a few days there taking in all the amazing sights. Climbed the Harbour Bridge (after doing a breath test) wearing a boilersuit and attached to a static line. Cooking in the camper went out the window with all the great bars & restaurants. Today was another beautiful day so we spent the morning at Freshwater beach, near Manly, and then drove up here to the Blue Mountains. We're planning a 4 hour bush walk from a place called Blackheath tomorrow so I'll be braving the eight-legged creatures again. Sorry for the lack of ... read more

English/German Version Moin Moin, zweiter Eintrag. Ich hoffe, es geht auch allen gut. Ich freue mich riesig ueber Kommentare oder Emails. Ein toller Weg sich wieder mehr zu 'sehen'! Uebrigens klasse, dass Du auch angefangen hast, Klaus! Im Maerz ging es nach Katoomba in die Blue Mountains. Treffen mit Andre, dem Tourguide number one aus Deutschland ;) Wir sind auf eine 4 stuendige Wanderung gegangen: Upper cliff, over cliff, valley of the waters und die Wentworth Wasserfaelle. Das Wetter war herrlich!!!! ENGLISH Hey guys! I sort of started this diary thing for my german friends/family at home but I figured there are lots of you out there that don't speak german, hehe. So I will keep you posted with a special version! Hope to get some cool feedback from you. And if you are travelling or ... read more

I Started the walk at Govetts Leap lookout. Govetts Leap was named after William Govett, one of the first surveyors of the.....oh shit i'm even boring myself... The heat in the blue gum forest is sweltering in the summer, (typically around 50oC) and the trees discharge a mysterious modulating hissing noise akin to an assortment of evil snakes, it creates quite an eerie sinister atmosphere, not good for an invertebrate yellow belly lily-livered gutless wonder. I wondered astray from the designated walking track (doh!) got myself lost and had to spend 2 nights in here and alot of time swearing at trees and bushes......(when you spend 3 hrs hiking through prickly bush and thinking you are getting somewhere only to arrive at the same tree that you left 3 hrs ago, it is infuriating and there ... read more