Blogs from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

I remember the first time I traveled internationally without anyone to help me, I took my little brother to London for a 10 day vacation. London being in a friendly English speaking country and therefore a low stress destination. I did meticulous research for that trip. I read a travel guide, bought a city map and I even looked up the layouts for the Heathrow airport so I could find the public transport area of the airport. My arrival into Adelaide for the first time really reminded me about how far I have come in ironing familiarity into my travel psyche. I took the Overland train into Adelaide from Melbourne and arrived at the Interstate train station around 6:30pm and by the time I got my backpack and hunted down a free map from information it ... read more

Im Süden von Adelaide gibt es ganze Gebiete voll mit Weintrauben. Hier versuchen wir einen Job als Fruitpicker zu bekommen. Da aber der Sommer nicht so gut war sind wir noch zu früh zum pflücken da - ändert sich auch im laufe unseres ganzen Australien-Aufenthalt nicht. In Adelaide sehen wir fast nur die Bibliothek von innen, da wir endlich mal wieder Internet finden. Abends schlendern wir schnell ein wenig die Strassen ab, fahren dann aber doch weiter an eine Rest-Area zum pennen. Nun schlagen wir wieder die östliche Richtung ein. Es soll doch schon mal ins Outback gehen, oder wenigstens ins Vor-Outback und die fast unendliche Einöde sehen. Über Berri und Renmark erreichen wir Mildura. Von hier aus besuchen wir den Mungo Nationalpark. Um diesen zu erreichen fährt man für 88 km auf Stein und Sandstrassen. ... read more

Yes we are down to hours now.... last blog until I get to London.....bags are packed......house cleaned ......lawns mowed......just the wait to go to the airport. I cant believe we are here........ Its been a long wait......... The last few months have been so busy and everyone has been asking " guess you are getting excited" Tell you the truth I haven't been, cause I just haven't had time............. Had a lovely night with the kids last night...... takeaway out the back of Brooke and Rose's. Beautiful weather.....will miss them all But now YES I can just sit back and think about it .......where we will be this time next week and what we will be doing.....walking over the perenees 1400mtrs above sea level hopefully a bit of snow.... lugging a 10kg packback....sore back ...achey muscles....sore ... read more

We arrived in Adelaide early in the morning and were very cheerfully greeted by Kat, who was in town for her sister’s wedding. She even collected our luggage and was ready with a cart when we walked into the baggage claim area. Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million. Named in honor of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to King William IV, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for a freely settled British province in Australia. Adelaide was designed in a grid layout, interspaced by wide boulevards and large public squares, and entirely surrounded by parkland. Early Adelaide was shaped by religious freedom and a commitment to political progressivism and civil liberties, which led to ... read more