Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1219

Hello all! Quickly... I have been given a new nickname... Cataway! Fast intro to Fraser...Fraser Island is a world heritage site. It's the largest sand island in the world. It also has a rainforest, beautiful crystal clear lakes, huge sand dunes, view of sharks and other sea life. We signed up for the self-drive 4x4 tour, which puts 11 random people in a Toyota Landcruser with all the camping equipment for 3 days. This had the potential to be a repeat of the Tallarook III. We lucked out and got a wicked group, all 11 of us got on great. There were the four the of us, Simon, Mike, Ben and I who had planned to be in the same group plus another one of our friends Jodi came down from Cairns and joined the group. ... read more

We've come to our last day in Cairns, so I decided to pay the $2 do an update while killing time and waiting for our flight. Cairns has been...good. I think if I were to come back to the area, I'd like to stay further North up the coast. We heard there were some prettier beaches there. In Cairns, there's usually a beach and lagoon, but the lagoon is actually dry now (I've heard something about a drought in the area...). So how have we spent our time here? Mostly in tourist shops that all look the same. Okay...not really, but we did spend a fair share of time shopping. The first night we got here, I was able to meet up with a friend that I met while studying in Germany, Martina, and her boyfriend. ... read more

Hello All Can you tell that I'm bored? I'm writing more often! The trip from Byron Bay to Brisbane passed without drama and the nice driver dropped me off at my hostel, which was a god send! However, when I got inside I felt really intimidated when I realised how big it was and saw all of these people chatting and things! Luckily, my big bro was on hand to talk me round but I was almost on a plane back home! The next day I had a mooch into town and went to some interviews with agencies. Brisbane is really pretty and the pedestrianised bits are really nice. I ended up buying some new work clothes, as I'd dyed some of my others grey, nice! And bought a new t-shirt because the man in the ... read more

Hi everyone! Not that much to report really but just popping some pictures on for you to look at.......... Chilled out in the botanical gardens yesterday. Got up early today to go to a great market bout hour out of the city. Managed to re purchase some flip flops! On the way home we stopped off at the Glass House Mountains.................Went out in the evening with a girl from our dorm, Nerys.............................. got really drunk.................. Vix and Louisa (her cousin who we travelled round Thailand with) went out with their uncle who lives over here...................................................................... O photos of the boxes that have been painted is a new "project" of mine!! Whilst Vix has been looking for a job i've been finding these electrical (?) boxes and photographing them- people send in their designs and those chosen ... read more

Hello again children, this week in Ians Blog we will be reading about Fraser Island, Goats, and not having Salmonella any more. I dont have Salmonella any more, went to Fraser Island, and grabbed a goat by the horns while a Portugeeser grabbed its legs, and a German milked it, and drank the milk. I have just arrived in Cairns, and went on a big night out with the guys off my bus, quite good, but I dont actually know any of them, so its hard to have a proper night out if you get me?!?!? Today Im going to look around, and go to the gym - theres a free gym in the hostel, and I havent been for about 7 months, last time I tried in Queenstown, I was so tired from walking up ... read more