Blogs from Oceania - page 4

For the past 3 weeks i have been working at New Provence on Glenhunlty Road. But the restaurant is closing down, So for the past I have been job hunting again and enjoying my time at the hostel. Yesterday I went to the CBD with Kathryn, walked around Melbourne and went to the Victoria market bought some nice Feta in a block shape one of the best i ate so far in Australia. Today Job hunting again, wrote some new jokes for my comedy tomorrow at the Balaclava hotel again. Cant wait to test it out and make people laugh. This was the last News about 2 weeks ago. I am back on the blog. New website, new style of blogging. The main lessons I learned so far: - Never give up: Always keep on trying ... read more

Exactly one year ago today, having bundled up nearly all my belongings into storage, I joined more than half a million other New Zealanders in the so-called "lucky country". I can't believe how quickly it's gone. I didn't know what the future would hold, with a work contract for one year, so I set myself a goal to see as much as I could in my year. I've visited every State and Territory, including a visit to the Federal Parliament where I found out what the difference between the two is. I've seen a lot, but only starting to discover what a vast, diverse, wild and beautiful country it is. Australia is nothing if not a land of contrasts. The beaches are simply stunning, amongst the most beautiful I've seen anywhere. Whether downtown Sydney, or more ... read more

Have you ever wondered how to crack an coconut open? Well, here is a guide on how to do it. First you need the nut itself. On these islands they are lying around all over the place. We just stopped an picked one up along the road. Then you'll need a sharp stick. We found a steel bar used in concrete structures lying on the parking lot. That will do it! Stick the bar in the ground and use it to remove the fluffy cover of the nut. With a steel bar like this it takes some hitting and bending to remove it. When you uncovered the nut you'll need a good rock with a bit of an edge to smash it open. Something from the garden will do just fine. The coconut has three "eyes" ... read more

Today decided to visit the Ballarine Peninsula as I had one day left of the car hire before I left for Adelaide. The drive took about an hour and twenty minutes. Visited both Queenscliff and Portarlington, both very nice little sleepy seaside towns. I had thought about going on the ferry to Mornington Peninsula but by the time I got there it didn't leave enough time as the ferry only goes once an hour and takes about forty minutes and I didn't really have time for that so visited Portarlington instead. The weather was warm and sunny, bliss. Nice way to spend a lazy Sunday.... read more

Today we drove down to Jenolan Caves, we left the van in Katoomba as the road is too narrow and steep for caravans. It took us just over an hour to get down to the caves. We have not been to Jenolan Caves for many years. It was so lovely to return and walk through the Grand Arch. Today we toured the River Cave. This tour took 2 1/2 hours and was very interesting. There were one thousand two hundred and ninety eight steps in the cave and two big metal ladders to negotiate. The caves length is 1,271 meters. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of this cave. There were many beautiful crystal formations, stalactites and stalagmites. There are numerous limestone caves at Jenolan but we only had the time to explore one of them today. ... read more

Ihr Lieben, nach der aufregenden Reise von Sydney nach Perth und, wenn ich mich recht erinnere, knapp 13.000 km, waren wir dann in Perth - und was soll ich sagen? Ich liebe diese Stadt nach wie vor!!!! Gleich am ersten Abend sind wir zu meinem heissgeliebten Scarborough Beach gefahren - und ich haette schon wieder heulen koennen! 2008 habe ich ja drei Monate in Scarborough gelebt und war fast jeden Tag dort - da sind so viele schoene Erinnerungen wach geworden, herrlich! Die naechsten Tage haben Tina und ich dann noch gemeinsam verbracht. Montag waren wir in Perths CBD, sind bummeln gegangen, Tina war auf Souvenirjagd, etc. Dienstag waren wir dann in Fremantle, das ist auch immer wieder eine Reise wert:-) Freo ist suedlich von Perth, ein huebsches, recht alternatives Staedtchen mit vielen Galerien, Cafes, Bars ... read more