Blogs from Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Hei igjen! Det er en stund siden sist - i mellomtiden har vi faktisk utvidet Australiaoppholdet med noen dager. vaart oenske er aa vaere aa vaere fleksible back-packere som kjoper billetter naar vi er klare til aa reise videre, men det kan ogsaa by paa problemer i enkelte avgangsland som er redde for aa faa oss i retur dersom vi ikke har bestilt neste destinasjon. Sitter faktisk paa et back-packersted og skriver dette, med skikkelig dunkende hoy elektronisk musikk i bakgrunnen:-) Australia - et ungt land med 20 mill innbyggere. Engelskmennen dette landet i bruk for vel 200 hundre aar siden, og engelske straff-fanger ble deporrtert hit. I dag er 80% av innbyggerne av engelsk-irsk avstaming. Etter hvert har de ogsaa her aapnet opp for innvandring, men naa stenger ogsaa dette landet mer sine grenser. Urfolket ... read more

Hello!!! Sydney is AMAZING. We have met up with some of our friends from the Kiwi Bus which has been really good and we all stayed in the same hostel which was lovely. Very busy few days trying to get to all the sights - we have seen the bridge and opera house, walked around loads, been to hyde park and the gardens.Had a day at Bondi and Manley Beaches which were lovely, the sea was soo strong and the waves were massive so it was brilliant!! Yesterday we went to the Blue Mountains for the day which was stunning and we both just stood and stared for ages!!! Last day today before we head off so sorting a few things out then hopefully going up the sky tower as it is another beautiful day :) ... read more

G'day Hope everyone had a fab Christmas and a happy new year!! We have had a lovely time in sydney and it's made a nice change to have some good weather. We spent Xmas day at bondi beach with Teri and Lindsey, plenty of beer and we had a BBQ. It was scorching and it was packed with english drunks including Liam haha!! For the new year we went to a place called Balmain which overlooks Sydney harbor bridge. The fire work display was amazing, there were so many people there and the atmosphere was really good. It was a shame that we had to walk home as the bus ques and taxi lines were so busy, it took us 3 hours from leaving to getting home although we did manage to get a nice greasy ... read more

So, as i'm sure most of you have heard (or seen on Facebook) last week I got a temp job. It was only for 4 days, but it was good money and better than nothing. I was working in the claims department of an insurance underwritting company. I was just doing general admin taks like filing etc, but it filled the day and I got to work in a georgous location. The office was at Milsons point, the other side of the harbour by Luna Park, and my desk looked out on to the Harbour Bridge (just look at the pictures). The office was amazing and I got my first taste of working for an aussie company. The atmosphere was very laid back and on Fridays you got to finish at 4:30 and go up to ... read more

Having been in Sydney for a few days now, we had to start thinking about how are adventure was going to continue up the coast....campervan or bus!? Crossing the road to the campervan rental Camilla had her first arachnid induced mini heart attack as an enourmous spider crawled across the ROAD under a car! Panic over we explored the vans before heading to the greyhound office. A delightful few hours were then spent in the park assessing our dire financial situations which led to only one option...the bus! 13 hour overnight bus journeys were inevitable and so we returned to the hostel for the free BBQ which was amazing! Kangaroo steaks were very much enjoyed and whilst Camilla and Elin decided to stay in for an early night Becky joined our new found friends in Darling ... read more