Blogs from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 202

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Fortitude Valley February 4th 2006

Hello everybody!! Wow!!ive been doing some hardcore traverling since my last post. I have traveled from Sydney to Byron Bay (14hr coach journey) then Byron to Surfers Paradise (3hrs) then to Brisbane were i am now! Byron has to be my favorote place in Oz so far. Its so much more laid back than any other place in Oz. Also the beach is a beaut and the people are very friendly! Just before i left sydney i went to watch Australia vs Sri Lanka at cricket, i was soo good the atmosphere was amazing. I have learnt to surf well kind of, i did a 3 day surf course which was quality. The weather is still stupidly hot as i found out when i fell alseep on the beach with no sun screen!!ouch Went on a ... read more

Oh the dramas have begun!

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Fortitude Valley February 2nd 2006

Asher J says 'one million goodbyes"

Erin and Jen Do Asia

Drama Numero Uno We have now only three days to go, and already the drama has begun. We had previously asked out travel agent about Visas, and he told us that we didn’t need any. We asked about Cambodia and he said all we needed was US$20 and a passport photo when we arrived at the airport in Phnom Penh. BUT… my little bro was here yesterday arvo and asked if we had our visas ready. And I’m like ‘no we don’t need any’. He’s like ‘yes you do’. I’m like ‘no we don’t’. He’s like ‘yes you do’. Me being me (always right that is) kept this banter going back and forth many more times, before admitting defeat and checked the trusty Lonely Planet Guide. And, yes you guessed it, David was right. So ... read more

Back from shovelling pig poop :(

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane January 31st 2006

Steph21

Just got back from farm....ew. thats all i have to say about that. And yes...I got burnt really badly on my back - I think it might be second degree burns OUCH. But- it only hurts when I'm awake, so I try to sleep as much as I can right now, haha. Everything's great. Yes mom- I did put on sun screen - Im just so freaking white the sun hits me hard. This weekend was fun, we went to some bars, got carded haha...people are pretty nice. We will be able to use the cars from the school to go into town whenever we want so that'll be good. I was thinking of joining the girls rugby team - if Im allowed...I heard aussies are good at rugby. but they probably mean the guys. Anyway ... read more

Cowgirl

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane January 30th 2006

Steph21

Hellooooo - I just got back from a weekend at the beach with anna and two other people. It was good times, I got burnt though :( CRAP. It hurts. But - all is well here. Thanks for the messages :) I miss home, but Aussie land is good times. Im learning how to horseback ride (ha.) and drive a standard. I have taken pics but havent figured out how to put them up yet. Oh - and I havent run into any snakes yet (hopefully I wont see them). This week is going to be pretty busy - Im going to Brisbane for a day, and Anna and I are just going to chill here for the weekend - go to some pubs, should be good. Alrighty, I miss everyone :( and my last day ... read more

Fifth Stop...I think

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Fortitude Valley January 27th 2006

Ralphdun

Alright so it's been awhile since we've been near a computer. We actually spent three more days in Byron, two days in Surfers Paradise and two days in Brisbane since the last time I wrote on this thing. Oh yeah and I just wanted to wish a happy belated birthday to Leah and Jen. I heard you guys had fun in Windsor and i missed out, although Towner, bullshit it's 34 degrees there but it is here. I don't even remember what I've talked about on this thing and what I haven't. So we'll start with the rest of Byron. We met a lot more really cool people, one girl from Texas, Katie, spent most of the rest of our days there with us which consisted of the beach and drinking from the goon at night. ... read more

Helllooooo

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Indooroopilly January 24th 2006

Steph21

Here is a little run through of my day (and I still havent gotten pics up yet). Wake up at 5:30am, go do farm chores for 6am. 1st you go to the cows and milk them...then you go the pigs - clean (ew) and feed them, then the goats, sheep and chickens. I'm such a farm girl :) lol, its pretty fun...except the pigs - they smell like shit. So, things are good...hope everyone is good there. We have quite a lot of time because kids don't come until april... I am starting to feel a little lonely- missing home a little, but its great here. We are just trying to keep busy. Anyway - thanks to everyone for the messages :) Talk to you all soon. Love Steph xoxox... read more

im in Crows Nest

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane January 22nd 2006

Steph21

Hey everyone, thanks so much for all the emails. Anna and I are in Crows Nest - we got here around 10pm last night (Saturday for us). They told us we would be in a little shack....the lied. They're idea of a shack is far from ours. Our "Shack" is a brick house with a loft (well an attic), a living room with beds, a tv, a whole kitchen, washer, bathroom with shower...AWESOME. Soooo...things are goood...Sarah Cruise, Im going to give you a really quick call some time because if you are coming (maybe with lauren) you for sure would have room with us for a couple nights. We got lost a lot in Melbourne..it was not funny at the time, but yeah now we laugh. The cab drivers SUCK. they don't know where they're going. ... read more

Ahhh, only 17 days to go!

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Fortitude Valley January 20th 2006

Home Sweet Home

Erin and Jen Do Asia

17, 16, 15, 14 ....... Ahh, so the countdown begins. (Well really, the countdown began at like 100 days, but thats a bit embarassing, so i have kept that to myself!) 17 days to go, 5 shifts at work to go, 1 going away drinks to plan, and lots of cuddles to give out before we go. All our travel plans are organised (thanks to Josh), itinerary complete. I have decided not to lay out our plans here for you yet, but let you know as we go so that if I'm not exiciting at all on this blog, at least something will be. Good ole plan B. So keep watch, make sure you subscribe to our blog so that you know when we have updated it, and prepare to vicariously live the lives to ... read more

Byron - Brisbane

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane January 17th 2006

Byron

Bens Travels

After the excitement of the diving course what better then chillin’ with the hippies at Byron Bay. People spontaneously breaking into song and jamming sessions on the pavement, beautiful beaches and a fun crowd! The main beach in Byron goes on for miles with a light house on one end is a lighthouse set on top of some magnificent cliffs. I spent my time walking the beach and took a surf lesson. I enjoyed the surfing despite the school being less than professional. I also met Ian from the diving course along with Emma and Wai. Brisbane was a lot quieter than Melbourne and Sydney but a nice place. The city is built around a river. The south bank has an artificial beach along with a market and gardens while the main CBD lays on the ... read more

So Long Sydney, Briefly in Brisbane

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane January 14th 2006

Brisbane CBD

pj1882

New Years day was a relaxed day with nothing done of note. It was also one of the hottest days Sydney has ever seen. Walking out of the air conditioned Wakeup out into the street was like opening an oven door after cooking a big meal. The day before i left for Brisbane i decided it might be good to go and look around the Australia Museum. It was useful that Jason came with me, because the disabled entrance took you into the heart of the building avoiding the Cashiers. The museum itself wasn't anything special, but it passed the time. The special Monsters exhibit was ok but i wouldn't have wanted to pay the extra $5 to get in there (we got our tickets off a couple of girls from the hostel). The skeleton section ... read more

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