Blogs from Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Friday 31st December 2010 Spending most of the day scoping out places to watch the Fireworks, we decided against trying for the botanical gardens and waiting the whole day in the heat and crowds (especially as it’s an alcohol free zone!). A lot of the small beaches near Vaucluse that used to be free to the public have been restricted and are now ticket only - funnily enough, arriving on the 30th they were sold out! We found a great spot near to Rose Bay Girls School with a panoramic view of the bridge and harbour. Only two people were there, although it was only 11am at this point and there were enough picnic tables and chairs saving places to take up most of the front. We gambled and returned at 7:30pm to find hundreds of ... read more

I dont really quite know where to start. I suppose I should start with saying this is really going to be the end of my travels in Australia. I cant believe that I haven't written my blog since Sept. That is seriously slack of me. I think it is also down to a little evil thing called facebook. But I am back now. So, since last Sept, what have I been up to? I think this will have to be a very brief and undetailed run down. After a lot of umming and ahhing when I initially got back from visiting London in Sept I decided I would stay in Aus for the foreseeable future. I was then living very happily with Janet in Rose Bay (very nice part of the world, well that was until ... read more

april 11 parkedup early, cleanedup around y/c, dragged road sign from muck. then the truck came and compacted it. good fun. spruik around rosebay four handwavwers went out! mellow, almost knew the way, drive to waterloo where mark had 4200 stickers for $500. they're already printed on the back. cost him much more. car driving like tank with large load of supplies. looking north. for now rushcuttersbay boats bobbing lite southerly. carpark spruik rosebay good. then watsonsbay for becks. april 12 early pickup the gap. bouncer told me last nite two a week suicide here! rosebay carpark good. handwavers reduced to cost for rapid dispersal. slurping ribena slight still on food handouts parkedup outside s/c dingies and foils, must snapshot. then chatting with supporters several wavers and stickers. scattered thin cloud. hot shower and sun day ... read more

april 8 pasta for brekky. payment to clear flags. they'll be here tomorrow. bit of a runaround to say the least. spruik manuka and kingston. library and when i came out there were two slices of cheesecake sitting on table. more than lunch. lakeside black swan stood before me bright red beak, white line across snout. red eyes, black pupils. strong legs powerful webbed swimmers. white underwings hidden, all black and that funny swirl of feathers on butt. so i did library time again. internet and email. read der spiegel. emerged into nite. drank my coopers vintage 7.5% at yc. read kate's present - same old ww2 rehash and finally gave it the flik. and prepared for nite chill with three layers of warmth. april 9 five large boxes pressed to three and a bit stuffed ... read more

Marvin picked me up at my hostel, and we drove from Glebe to the Eastern Suburbs, where he and his wife Linda live. They live in an area called Dover Heights which is really gorgeous, and right near Bondi Beach. He told me all about the city as we were driving through, and it was really fun to see the city from a different perspective... with a Canadian accent no less! I learned that Marvin has lived in Australia for more than forty years, and has lived in Sydney for about fifteen. We got to his beautiful home where I met his wife Linda. She is Australian and really nice, and was a very hospitable host despite being in the recovery process from knee surgery. They love to travel around the world, and their favourite place ... read more

Just some pics from our last few weeks in Sydney...oh and of course my bday!... read more

Hey you's!! Sorry not been updating my blog recently....I am alive!!!! Just been busy and not had much time to get on the net and update this thing really! Don't know where to start with the update as has been so long!! So gonna try and do it in sections... HOUSE Yep, after all the stress of trying to find a place, finally found somewhere!! It is a place called Rose Bay on the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney...and its a really nice area! We get the strangest looks when people ask us where we live and we say Rose Bay...not renowned for having backpackers there and suppose to be very upper class...Ozzies call it 'Nose Bay' as people are up their own arses!! Ha, classy birds us see!!! It is a nice place though...we all have ... read more