Blogs from Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Drive thru off-licenses?! Get in lad! :o)

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Rockingham May 4th 2006

Sorry this has taken so long to sort kids but been living it up in Sydney and Melbourne so it's to be expected, here's the next instalment anyway yeah... Welcome back to Australia - the land of drive thru offy's and pre-mixed cans of bourbon and coke, I'm in me element here I tell ya! Me mate Gaz who I know from back home but has been living here in Perth for the last 3 and a half years came and got us from the airport then it was off to The Swinging Pig in Rockingham to have my first beer in Australia ever - get in! For some reason the Aussie's seem to call ALL beers lager even though it's actualy lager but I wasn't complaining coz it was good stuff. Jibbed back to his ... read more

Me and Gaz up at King's Park overlooking Perth

Ah Gaz, you shouldn't have challenged me to a drinking comp!

fremantle

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Rockingham March 31st 2006

Roo

Emma Sean

31.03.06 We headed out about 12 down to Fremantle and first stop was the E-shed Markets where we managed to pick up a few cheap souvenirs. Also bumped into a girl from Easyjet..Wallis Harvey..which was a complete shock, i couldn't believe i was the other side of the world in a local market and i knew someone-small world! After all that excitement and shock we headed down to the sail & anchor pub for a few beers and met up with Jackie & Daves son, Kenny and his girlfriend Jamie. We spent the afternoon there and then slowly walked over to the beach front where we saw one of the most beautiful sunsets and then headed out for some traditional fish & chips! 03.04.06 This morning we headed down to Mandora Bay as we were going ... read more

The News is Gripping!

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Rockingham February 28th 2006

Tash

2 months now until I leave the sunny shores of Australia for 3 weeks in Europe. I can’t wait! I will be travelling with my little sister (ok she’s 21 but she’s still little to me) and our friend Kylie, who we will meet in London. Kylie is leaving on a Contiki tour of Europe on the 28th March and Candice and I will meet her in England on 29th April. I was so excited when we made up our minds to go that I got my passport as soon as. I’m still pestering my sister to get hers though. Tut, tut. Still, the government were quick enough to get my passport to me, fingers crossed they’ll be nice to her as well. Anyhoo, as I said we are going to Europe, well, England, Wales and ... read more

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