Blogs from Surrey Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania


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giulietta
December 18th 2011

So after a long night bus journey, i arrived back at the Big Hostel in Surrey hills, to be met by the friendly gang who work there again! I then head out to Manly beach by ferry which was a beautiful ride through the harbour with amazing views ofcourse, albeit it was not a day for beaching it. After a wander around the seaside town at Manly i bumped into my slovakian friends that I had met on the Whitsundays sailing trip. We had drinks back in Sydney down by the quays and later met up with my little spnish friend for a chinese meal in Chinatown. Cramming it all in on my last day, i did some Christmas shopping ready for my next stop in San Francisco, and ended the Oz experience by meeting up ... read more




Sydney!

Published: December 26th 2011Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Surrey Hills
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giulietta
December 3rd 2011

So landed in Sydney after a 4 hours flight on quantas with very old air stewards! I got myself to the Big Hostel in Surry Hills, ad first impressions was very friendly staff and having landed in room 101, i already met some lovely people who suggested i go up to the roof terrace for a drink. Having left my stuff and made up my top bunk bed, i went up the fire escape stairs to the roof, only to find that there was no proper bar, but yes a fridge full of beers. So i spent a few hours up there meeting more people from all over, spain, france, brazil, germany, not forgetting the crazy irish and enjoyed a few tooeys! I had four days in Sydney so i ventured out on my little walking ... read more




Hello Sydney

Published: November 20th 2011Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Surrey Hills
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SameSoul
November 20th 2011

Arrived in Sydney at 6 am in the morning on 15th and celebrated the fact we’ve been travelling for 2 months now by suffering from terrible jet-lag all day long (I would have literally sold my suitcase in exchange for a bed!!!). Went for a walk to check out the area where we stayed, called Surry Hills. It is pretty nice but.... Jesus! Such prices!! Buying food here, internet, renting a car, anything, is FAR more expensive then the UK. Thankfully we’re staying in a sort of apartment so we can cook our food as if we were at home. This part of Sydney reminds me vaguely of NY’s Brooklyn; with its fashionable and vintage small shops, picturesque little restaurants and convenient stores, it definitely has an air of suburb with a unique style and undeniable ... read more




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mickjackback
April 26th 2011

I know the first thing that you are thinking as you read this is probably, bloody hell why is this entry so late. You’ve been home for 1,455 days, why that’s 44 times longer than the time you were away for! Why are you bothering to write it now? More importantly, why am I wasting my time reading this entry now when I have already heard a million stories about this holiday? Stop wasting my time Mikey, you jerk. And I admit, all of the above points are totally valid and I accept all criticism for taking so long to write this entry. But this has been on my to-do list for over 4 years. I knew I would return to finish this off one day, and today is that day. It has been a heck ... read more




Australia - Part 2

Published: February 21st 2011Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Surrey Hills
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Half The World Away
February 20th 2011

6th January – 13th February 2011 We arrived into Cairns airport late at night and headed straight to Port Douglas where we checked into the Parrotfish Lodge Hostel – not one of the better ones we’ve stayed in. Fortunately, Helen and David were staying at the Peninsula Boutique Hotel which had a lovely big pool area and overlooked the beach so much of our time was spent there. Port Douglas is both very hot and very relaxing so the main thing to do is to bask in the tropical pacific ocean and cool off in the pool so many of our days were spent doing just that!! There were however, two action packed days, the first of which was a day of snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef. We ventured out on a boat, with a ... read more






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James and Samianne
January 2nd 2011

Hello everyone! Merry Christmas and hope you all had a lovely new year. We certainly did, it was great to have Mum, Dad and Ratty with us but now they have continued their travels and we are off to watch the ashes and travel the east coast. Our tour of OZ started in Melbourne. It was a manic week but fantastic to be back in the 'western world!' What with being able to cross the road without taking your life in your hands, eat something other than noodles and rice - mainly pie! Have a hot shower and a proper flush on the toilets! We settled in quickly to Melbourne life, it was lovely to catch up with old friends - great to see you Caitlin and Emmie! We had a lovely wander around Melbourne and ... read more




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Cecette
October 1st 2010

Après 24h passées dans les avions et les aéroports me voici enfin en Australie! Et oui, c'est l'jeu ma pauv' Lucette. Hormis le décalage horaire de 8h qui m'a empêchée de dormir la nuit et m'a plongée dans un profond coma jusqu'à 3h de l'après-midi, ma première semaine la tête en bas s'est très bien passée! Le premier jour, en tant que bonne touriste que je suis, j'ai pris mes guides d'au moins 3 kilos chacun dans mon sac et on est partis en direction de l'Opera House. Ce n'est qu'en voyant cette incontournable attraction touristique que j'ai réalisé que je me trouvais de l'autre côté de la planète! Depuis le week-end dernier je découvre les différents quartiers de Sydney. Cette ville à taille humaine est composée de plusieurs quartiers, tous différents les uns des autres. ... read more




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ChelleandMike
September 27th 2010

Alice Springs - Sydney This would be our first of two visits to Sydney on this trip, Michelle had managed to talk Abby (an old school friend now living in Sydney) into allowing us to stay in her flat whist she was in turn visiting the UK. This would be perfect since Sydney would be home for the next two weeks over Christmas and New Year and we wanted a bit more space away from the hostel scene. We got to the flat and were immediately greeted by Jahne (a very pretentious IT girl wannabe who is also Abby’s house mate, you can probably tell she doesn’t become our favourite person). I couldn’t get her name right to begin with, calling her Jarney and Johny but then I got it when she said “Jahne, like Parmajahne”, ... read more




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astazk
September 18th 2010

Z pływania oczywiście znów nici, bo nie chciało nam się wstać odpowiednio wcześnie. Od rana mieliśmy nieco smętny nastrój, bo były to nasze ostatnie godziny na tropikalnej północy Queenslandu - mamy stąd same piękne wspomnienia, a kto wie, kiedy tu wrócimy… :( Po wymeldowaniu z hotelu mieliśmy jeszcze trzy godziny, które wykorzystaliśmy w dość przewidywalny sposób: na wizytę w zoo. Choć widzieliśmy większość tych zwierzaków w Brisbane lub później, oglądanie ich oraz słuchanie naprawdę świetnych prezentacji sprawiło nam znów wielką radość. Dowiedzieliśmy się sporo nowych rzeczy - na przykład tego, że wombat, który jest blisko spokrewniony z koalą, w przeciwieństwie do tego ostatniego jest bardzo inteligentny i bywa agresywny, a przy tym potrafi przebiegać krótkie odcinki z prędkością 40 km/h. Z „nowych” zwierząt widzieliśmy dziś... read more




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Fairy and LucyLu
May 14th 2010

Afternoon everyone, Yet again this blog has taken a while coming to you as we have been busy busy! To everyone who is doing exams etc....keep going it will all be over soon! Maybe you won't want to read this blog though :) So our last blog was from the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. It was so pretty and we ate a lot of scones and went to the tea plantations and generally relaxed. Did A LOT of laundrey there and they shrank it all....annoying but an excuse to buy some more clothes. We met up with the guys in Kuala Lumpar and were there until the 29th April. It was so good to be back in a big city (we are such city kids, get withdrawals if we are away from shops and bars for ... read more









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