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Queenstown, Milford Sound, Kaikoura, Christchurch and Sydney

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » CBD December 17th 2011

I had an absolutely amazing time in Queenstown, partying by night and chilling by day. I had some great friends by this point and it was so good to dance the nights away with them and explore the beautiful town during the day. Queenstown really is stunning - it's surrounded by mountains and has a huge lake which seems to have tides and waves. The Maori have a lovely story about it containing the heart of a girl who fell in love but it all went wrong, and the waves are her beating heart. I have to admit I wasn't entirely listening to the story at this point as I was too distracted by the scenery so I'm afraid that's all I can remember of that story! Queenstown is known as the party capital of NZ ... read more

Australian day of culture

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » CBD December 10th 2011

The skeleton bike

WillandJo

We had a day of culture checking out the museums Sydney has to offer today. We started with the Australian Museum just behind Hyde Park. It was a (much) smaller version of the Natural History Museum in London really, but with an Australian twist. We checked out the skeletons exhibition... where Jo had fun riding the skeleton bike. Then it was upstairs to the insect room, and reptiles room. We also got to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition for free… where Will was inspired to try and replicate some of the images with his own camera. There was one exhibition which we regretted stumbling into and we moved through pretty quickly once we were in there… it was the ‘Surviving Australia’ exhibition which contained a whole host of animals which ... read more

Last day!

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » CBD December 9th 2011

richandcass

The end has arrived! After 10 weeks we're on our last day :( Looking forward to a British Christmas though - hearing Xmas songs by the beach still seems strange! Since the last time we wrote we've made our way from Brisbane to Sydney, stopping at Surfers Paradise and Byron Bay on the way. The Holiday Inn experience spoiled us in Brisbane and Surfers Paradise, but we were treated to the harsh reality of backpacking again in Byron Bay! The Australia Zoo in Brisbane was a great day out and a way to meet the native wildlife. It was Steve Irwin's zoo which was pretty awesome; saw some pretty huge crocs and more kangaroos. Surfers Paradise wasn't the greatest place on earth to be honest - very much like Benidorm! Our day there was tainted by ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name...more history

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