We3BTraveling - Tammy Sandow | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 3 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317882] | 2008-08-30 12:26:01
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The continent or region of Oceania has various definitions - with interpretations including Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, East Timor and parts of Indonesia. The name Oceania is used because it is the ocean and adjacent seas rather than a continent that link the lands together.
Oceania offers a varied landscape - with regions varying from forest to mountain range, to island paradises dotted amongst temperate waters. Due to the region's formation, the islands of Oceania hold a diverse range of animals and plants, often unique to their own island or region.
Highlights
• The Great Walks of New Zealand
• Uluru
• Hike on Franz Josef or Fox Glacier
• Extreme Sports in Queenstown, New Zealand
• Surfing
• The South Pacific Islands
• Scuba Diving: Marshall Islands, Palau, Solomon Islands, The Great Barrier Reef, Poor Knights Islands
• Gondwana Forests of New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Southwest Coast of Australia
• Native Cultures: Aborigines of Australia, The Maori of Aotorea and the many elaborate cultures of Papua New Guinea.
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Oceania
By We3BTraveling
August 30th 2008
August 30th 2008
Getting Near Brisbane
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Surfer's Paradise
After a quick walk to the beach at the RV park by Dean and Kirsten, 8/28 was another driving day. The ladies did some clothes shopping at Target. We also stopped for groceries and discovered that we were all planning to go to a local amusement park because the others among us wanted to go. With this revelation of cooperation out of the way, we decided to bag the amusement park and head to a little down called Byron Bay. It is a counterculture community-sort of like Eugene. Anyway, after some shopping and photos of the beach, we were on our [View Full Entry]
By tashaandcarl
August 30th 2008
August 30th 2008
First day in sydney
Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Coogee Beach
Arrived in sydney thursday night Everything was fine. Weather is quite cold but still nicer than endland! Got up dead early friday morning to go and see sydeny. Had breakfast on the beach. Got the bus into the town and got off at the wrong stop so ended up walking for miles till we found the harbour and the opera house. Then we realised we were in the wrong place again and walked to darling harbour. Went to the China Gardens of Friendship and Paddys market. Went to China town and had a look round the shops in sydney. Went out [View Full Entry]
tashaandcarl - tasha mellor | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 18 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317757] | 2008-08-30 02:23:50
So, I've been a homeless refugee on the highways of Australia for 5 years now. What do I have to say about that??? I'm thinking .... and one day I'm going to say something about it. I guess I've just done what everyone else wants to do. I suppose I should be relieved that I've done what I have because if the Liberals win the coming State election they will tear Western Australia apart and no one will ever again have the opportunity to experience some of the things that I have been lucky enough to experience. As it is, they [View Full Entry]
brack1936 - Adam Brack | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317943] | 2008-08-30 16:44:18
So south i went... The first stop was Byron Bay. A small town with lots of character and renowned for being one of the great surf towns on the east coast. Byron for me was a place for relaxing and meeting great people. The Arts Factory where i was staying was a place of creativity and saw me meeting some of the best people i have met on my travels. From the moment you stepped into this hostel you were immersed into a new world. A world where appearance was not paramount and where you were expected to just be yourself. [View Full Entry]
NatanyaH - Natanya | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317765] | 2008-08-30 02:58:57
just a quick, hello. in new caldonia. internet island slow and bloody expensive... stupid french. all is well. last week sailing the south pacific. headed to OZ next... brisbane, australia, that is. well catch everyone up and touch base then... i am ready for some steady land beneath my feet. until soon. [View Full Entry]
NomadAdrift - Raymond | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317766] | 2008-08-30 03:11:33
Anne-Marie wanted to spend her birthday in Scarborough but we found out this morning, as we were about to leave, that buses don't run there from Cottesloe on a Sunday. So, we just went down to Cottesloe beach and had a picnic. It was quite windy today and a bit cold down on the beach. Anne-Marie forgot something so had to go back to the hostel and I asked her to bring me back some trousers and my hoodie and I spent the rest of the day on the beach with my trousers on and my hood up! It was nice [View Full Entry]
Ems1 - Emily Charlotte Firminger | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=318125] | 2008-08-31 12:18:09
By wordy
August 30th 2008
August 30th 2008
Lunch with my Darling Family
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei
Today, we met for lunch at our local cafe, Revive - they did not have nachos for all of us so Paul scored lucky and the rest of us made do with helping ourselves to a taster from his plate!! [View Full Entry]
wordy - robyndodd | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317801] | 2008-08-30 06:24:44
By jollygreengiant
August 30th 2008
August 30th 2008
The Nullabor Experience
Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Glenelg
DAY 1 : I begin this entry from Eucla - a town ... well more of a “property” .... about 700kms east of Norseman. I left Norseman this morning at around 7.30am, and as expected, I hit some light rain for the first hour or so on the road. Whilst not a huge amount of water, it was enough to raise a spray from the wheels of the road trains heading down the highway both east and west. Let me assure you that this does not make passing these beasts any easier - but most of the truckies are good and [View Full Entry]
jollygreengiant - Richard Cassar | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 19 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317802] | 2008-08-30 06:33:40
By wordy
August 30th 2008
August 30th 2008
Friday Night early Father's Day
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei
Today Patrick, Paul and Jennifer spent the morning getting the bonfire ready for tonight - Robyn arrived home weary from a long day at work to find dinner all ready to be cooked and the bonfire ready!! We had the most delicious Nachos for dinner courtesy of Jennifer, Paul and the shopping from Patrick - they were the best ever!! Leigh opened his father's day presents from Jennifer and Patrick early - he was very happy!! Then we lit the bonfire at 630.........see the pictures to see the fun we had!! [View Full Entry]
wordy - robyndodd | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 18 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317805] | 2008-08-30 06:30:01
Here we all are -
Jennifer, Paul, Patrick, Ashlee, Leigh, Steve, Margaret (Ash's mum), and Esme (Ash's nan)
wordy - robyndodd | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317808] | 2008-08-30 06:50:35
