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It’s finally happened and we have to leave Sydney and hit the road once again, after packing our bags and saying goodbye to our little flat on the beach in Manly we make the first attempt to pick our very, very full rucksacks… second attempt and I manage to just about steady myself, Helen seems ok with hers, I think she may have sneaked some of her stuff into my bag! Leaving our home of 6 months we get our final ferry from Manly to Sydney Harbour, it’s a mix of excitement and a little nervousness to be back on the [View Full Entry]

Delaney - James Delaney | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 8th 2009 | 18 Views | [diary=416356]

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Hallo allemaal! Zijn we weer met een laatste update van het visum front!! Eigenlijk niet al teveel veranderd de afgelopen weken tov de laatste blog. En dat is eigenlijk maar goed ook, want heb nog steeds mijn commissie niet uitbetaald gekregen en dat kan nog wel ff duren... heb namelijk een mail gehad waarin expliciet staat vermeld dat ik pas de commissie krijg als de klant zijn rekening heeft betaald. Dit staat ook in mijn contract, maar dat werd tot op heden eigenlijk nooit moeilijk over gedaan. Er staat daarnaast in dat als ik ontslag indien ik alle aanspraak op commissie [View Full Entry]

tunnie - Jackie & Robin | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 26th 2009 | 41 Views | [diary=402253]


We reached Melbourne!
We reached Melbourne!
Emily and I walking in the city after landing in Melbourne
Hi Everyone, Ok, so I'm really sorry I haven't written in forever!! Ever since I got back from Melbourne I have been crammed with exam after exam and report after report. I'm finally stress free for awhile until my final exams in late June. I went to Melbourne with 2 other girls from April 30 to May 5. I knew that Melbourne would be one city I would not want to leave without visiting. I didn't really know what to expect; you either like Sydney better or Melbourne. In my case, I loved both cities, but I really really loved Melbourne. [View Full Entry]

AussieSteph - Stephanie Cooley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 24th 2009 | 198 Views | [diary=401664]

Great Ocean Road
Crazy Birds!
Great Ocean Road

Hi all! It's been awhile - here's what I've been up to in the month of May... Well I have my two finals next week and have been busy writing papers. However, my roommate Caitlin has had endless papers and assignments for weeks, so next to her and after the ridiculously busy fall semester I had, I feel incredibly lazy at all times when it comes to schoolwork. I found out my grade for Intro to Cdn Politics - got an A! Here's hoping my Aussie grades are that lovely. Although I don't think I've mentioned that they mark on a [View Full Entry]

Ayla MJ - MJ Ayla | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 1st 2009 | 59 Views | [diary=401443]

Luna Park!
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Cirque!

We flew to a little known Melbourne Airport, cheap flight! It was basically a big tin shed in the middle of knowhere...I'd hate to be delayed there on an outgoing flight (see upcoming Brisbane blog!!!!) Anyway, we found a decent hostel, and dumped our bags and walked over to the MCG! Not sure why i keep going to see these cricket grounds, not really a fan, suppose they're quite impressive tho! After that i gathered every music paper i could find, and searched for local gigs, and managed to find one, been missing gigs a lot! Went out for a few [View Full Entry]

babyape - Eddie Jordan | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 22nd 2009 | 85 Views | [diary=401016]

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Hey all, two posts in two days, WOOOO! So, i did end up going to Wicked the other night, and it was better then expectation! I got there an hour or so early, to get mt ticket and have a look around before the show. It turns out that i didnt need to be there that early, but i ended up meeting some pretty interesting people who were also seeing the show. There was a mother-daughter pair who were there to watch the show, and it turned out that the daughter had seen the same musicals as me (lion kind and [View Full Entry]

Rebecca Coulson - rebecca coulson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 21st 2009 | 39 Views | [diary=400739]


Hey Guys and Girls, Parents and Grand parents!! This is my first blog since moving out here to Melbourne a few weeks ago. The news from down here is that things are starting to settle down, I've joined a local rugby team and been absolutely loving it, especially scoring a try on my debut! My rugby pitch is right next to the pit lane for the F1 grand prix circuit and our changing rooms are the garages for the cars!! I've put in a picture of my club house overlooking Albert park lake and the city as the back drop! Unfortunately [View Full Entry]

tomovincent - Tom Vincent | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 20th 2009 | 86 Views | [diary=400404]

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Road trippin to NSW

Well, its two weeks until the annual pilgrimage. I'm getting my things in order so I am writing to invite and give people the option of opting out. Let me know if you get this and you want out. Otherwise, see you on the road very shortly .... very exciting!! [View Full Entry]

Lalarge - Charlston Goch | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 20th 2009 | 20 Views | [diary=400420]


Hey all, me again! As promised, not as large of a gap between posts. So, i've been in Melbourne visiting my friend Lauren Mendis for three days and a bit now. I caught a train on friday night, and ended up being in the last car, car G, which was pretty much unoccupied. At the start of the trip, there were three of us in it. An older Aussie lady, myself and a mid-20s British guy. The british dude Steve and i ended up talking for quiet awhile, and he took a lot of delight in ripping on the 'Yanks' as [View Full Entry]

Rebecca Coulson - rebecca coulson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 19th 2009 | 57 Views | [diary=400149]


Day 20 and this is the penultimate day for a guaranteed hot shower, access to fox-tel and gourmet food on demand!! Heads are a wee bit heavy this morning but we still make it out of bed for 8.15 to do the clearing up and mess about with the kids! It's straight on with the caravan this morning, cleaning the carpets, windows and putting yet more stuff away! We're doing pretty well so decide to have a go at getting the spare wheel from the car (we have 2!) under the bed in the caravan to save room in the back [View Full Entry]

Darryl and Sarah - Wallaby Wanderers | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 17th 2009 | 97 Views | [diary=398896]

Darryl needs a push!
Sarah's pushed over the edge!
Adventure girl Charlotte