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G'day all, Sorry to everyone for being a bit slack with catching up with the journal entrys but i've been to busy working my ass off, so soz again. MOn 27th Dec A nice early morning call from kids screaming at 8am in the morning and my head feels a bit musty from lack of sleep so i go and take Sandy for a walk on the beach to clear away the cobwebs. During the walk the cobwebs certainly get cleared away as it is so god damn windy and the fresh air makes me tired so i have some breakfast [View Full Entry]

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By Hermes
December 25th 2004
Cheers! Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda
Merry Xmas my friends And a happy healthy and amazing new year!!! Take care and see you in a few! Mike [View Full Entry]

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By Shellbelle
December 24th 2004
Festive fun Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
G'day buddies, Fri 24 Dec Xmas Eve What a busy day today Judy is in a panic over christmas as all the family are coming over on boxing day. Im a good girl though and helpout sorting stuff out and cleaning and washing up, yes i can really do all that stuff i will make a fantastic housewife one day, not! Madness, madness so i have to escape so i take the pooch for a very long walk to get out of the way for a while. John takes me into town later so we go for a beer in the [View Full Entry]

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mmm donuts!
Lindsay and Nathan
Joanne and Brendan

G'day all, Tue 21st Dec Went for a visit to Melbourne to go and stay with Judys daughter Melissa for the evening. It took us a couple of hours to get there and it was a really hot day too. Melissa is lovely and is so bubbley and so full of life, she does yoga all the time and massages for a living. At her place she has two little dogs called Oscar and Archie and all they do is follow Melissa around everywhere and yap all the time but they are very cute. We all go into town for lunch [View Full Entry]

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Very Tired Roo
A Goanna
Black swan

G'day everyone, Fri 17th Dec Thought i would be good today so i went to a Yoga class with the over 50's. It was certainly an experience specialy when one of the old dears went to sleep and started snoring. I thought the yoga might get me being energetic and stuff but i went back feeling more tired and wanting to go to sleep. I read the newspaper this morning and the front page story was about an 18 year old guy who had been eaten by two sharks whilst out in the sea with his mates, it is so sad [View Full Entry]

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Wooohooooooooooo

By Joe182
December 16th 2004
stardate 16-12-2004 Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
'k zen terug. zoals gezegd dus het vervolg van het verhaal vanaf 08/12. 08/12: Tweede dag van de 4WD expeditie, heeeeeel vroeg opgestaan (4h30) om de zonsopgang te zien aan Ayers rock. een Daarna zijn we naar de Olga's (Kata Tjuta)geweest een spectaculaire rotsformatie van rode zandsteen en hier een wandelingetje gedaan van 13 km, werkelijk prachtige vergezichten, rock-wallabies en euros (is een soort kangoeroe) en veel vogels en hagedissen (hier noemen ze die echter dragons of goanna's) en eveneens mijn eerste levende slang gezien. Een inland taipan op ongeveer 1m voor mijn voeten, als g [View Full Entry]

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hiya guys, As Christmas is getting nearer it is definately getting alot hotter here so i think i need to work on the suntan a bit. Thur 16th Dec Pop into town this morning to get something and decide that i will get some info on parasailing (xmas present to myself). On the way back we go to The Nobbies (big rocks in the sea before your minds start wandering elsewhere). Whilst on the boardwalk we look underneath it and see some little penguins they are soooooo cute and tiny. We get the binoculars out and have a look at one [View Full Entry]

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My new buddy

By GoingPlaces
December 14th 2004
shopping day! Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
i was going to rent a motorcycle today. i wanted to go to the Phillip Island to see the little penguins. but it was raining again! decided to head back downtown and do some shopping instead. by now i have lost my sandals and taking a shower bare-footed is never a good idea in hostels. by the time i was finished shopping, i had bought more than i could comfortably carry (a pair of sandals, backpack's rain cover, quickdry towel - blue one, i am not liking the green one i brought with me, a pair of hiking socks, extra battery [View Full Entry]

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By GoingPlaces
December 13th 2004
blue hair day! Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
it's raining today. i knew it was going to be a lazy day. by now some of my roommates have checked-out and new ones have checked in - a couple of girls from the UK and some guy i never got to meet. had a lazy morning. got a nice long brunch. i decided to get a haircut and had my hair dyed blue - finally! i've been wanting to do it for a long time. it turned out really good. i'll post a photo here as soon as i get it uploaded online. in the afternoon, went to downtown Melbourne. [View Full Entry]

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had ham & cheese croissant for breakfast. added a cappuccino and i was happy to part with my AU$6.85. the tour bus picked us up from the hostel @ 10:25. there were four of us from the Base hostel. after a few more pick-ups around town, we headed west to start our Great Ocean Road tour (AU$75). there were about 18 people altogether - people from Ireland, UK, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, France, Singapore and me). The couple from Singapore gave me their phone number when they found out that i was going to t [View Full Entry]

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