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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise January 22nd 2007

i have made it and am in australia just chillin at adams house at 9 oclock in the morning and the weather outside looks and feels like it is miday already it is so hot and i am told this is cold for this time of year. adam and his brothers now have a full on aussie accent that was well funny and a shock to hear for the first time. just had a day in singapore yesterday which was pretty amazing singapore is shuch a clean city but different to what i expected we stayed in quite a ghetto area of town which was probally the local brothel. was so humid in singapore tho and full of asians was hard to find or talk to other white people. australia is so good tho. our hire ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Robinson Crusoe Island January 22nd 2007

After a poor nights sleep being woken up by young americans coming and going all night i finally gave up after i heard the generator kick in at 6am! I was up and down on the beach in a hanging chair by 7am! Kate and I thought we'd do some exercise today so we swam around in the sea for 15 mins then we jogged up the beach for a bit nearly killed us and our arses and boobs were bouncin all over the place must have been a fantastic sight mabe a new world heritage site!!! This afternoon we went off through the mini jungle on the hunt for coconuts which we then made into bangles. they look pretty cool too!! We had our 1st shower on the island today .....you put cold water into ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef January 22nd 2007

I have been on many glaciers in the alps but this place is unreal. Imagine glaciers starting at sea level near the sea which is surrounded by rainforest. It just doesn't seem real. Instead of the normal hikes people do I did ice climbing. This involved a 5 hour walk on the glacier followed by picking walls and scaling them with crampons and ice picks. Very demanding but a bloody good buz. I even managed to do an overhang which was very phyically challenging! The Rainforest retreat hostel was great with its 15 man spa. Had 3 bloody good nights in that spa! Fox Glacier was what I was really waiting for. I didn't walk it as Franz is bigger. However its claimed to be the best skydive in the world and I believe them. We ... read more
On the way down!
Ice climbing!
The Southen Alps!

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth » Perth City January 22nd 2007

Jos ennakko odotukset olisivat pitaneet paikkansa niin olisin kuolemaisillani lampohalvaukseen. Saavuin Australiaan keskella kesaa, mika yleensa on tietysti sita kaikkein kuuminta aikaa. Vaan Suomi ja Eurooppa eivat ole ainoa alue missa saat ovat olleet poikkeukselliset. Kuumuuden sijaan Australiassa on poikkeuksellisen "viileata" ja sateista. Saapuessamme viime maanantaina Alice Springsiin luulimme koneen kapteenin vitsailevan hanen kuuluttaessa, etta saa on sateinen ja vilpakka. Vaan totta se oli. Lampotila oli siina +27 C ja vetta sataa tihutti. Alice Springsissa meilla oli varattuna vuodepaikat Annie's Place nimisesta hostellista, minka kautta olimme ottaneet myos kolmen paivan retken katsomaan "lahella" sijaitsevia nahtavyyksia. Meidan oli tarkoitus lahtea retkelle tiistaina, mutta koska Mulga's matkanjarjestajan iso bussi oli hajonnut niin meidat siirrettiin seuraavan paivan re... read more
Tulva
Kunkun kanjoni
Kata Tjuta

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains January 22nd 2007

After three full days and two nights in my top bunk bed, I feel almost like a regular backpacker! Day two in Sydney was just as amazing as the first day. Since the time difference still kicked in, and one of my roommates was up and about at 7 am, i figured it would be a great reason to get up and justify why I am lugging my running shoes around with me, and so I set out for a great jog through the botanical gardens and the harbor. I tell, you actually forget that you are running with such beautiful scenery, so 50 min later, i finally made it back to my hostel, took a quick shower, enjoyed a breakfast in the hostel courtyard, consisting of english muffins with Nutella and a white peach (australia ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef January 22nd 2007

No pictures today. This email cafe can not load pictures Hike to Franz Josef glacier and took hilicoper ride to top of mountain and landed on snow field at the head of the glacier. Hopefully, pictures in a few days Bob... read more
We went to the top
Jean looking for gold

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Invercargill January 22nd 2007

Ok, sorry if the title seems a bit alarmist but this is just a quick blog entry to let you know that we are, in fact, alive and haven't disappeared off the face of the Earth as some people might be thinking. I'd love to tell you we've been having a terrible time while you're all enjoying the delights of winter in Britain but I cannot tell a lie - South Island rocks! The reason I've not been posting any news blogs is purely down to now being on the road in our funky campervan and internet access has either been hard to find or very expensive when it's been available. If you're having blog withdrawal symptoms then fear not as tomorrow I should be uploading enough blogs to keep you entertained throughout the forthcoming days. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle January 22nd 2007

The Sydney Acquarium is spectacular. We went along for Megan's cousin Jessica's birthday outing of going to the acquarium. They have excellent exibits but the best one has got to be underwater walkway through various types of sharks, turtles, sting-rays and other sealife. My mom enjoyed it so much we had to go through it twice. Afterwards, we went through the Wildlife World next door where we took in some deadly spiders, snakes, as well as wallabies, koalas and wombats. Wombats rule~! We drove to Parramatta and took one of the Harbour Cat ferries through the river and into Sydney on Tuesday. It started out cloudy but soon turned into a beautiful clear and sunny day. We arrived in Sydney harbour around lunchtime and purchsed tickets for the hop-on hop-off Sydney explorer bus. It went absolutely ... read more
Mom & Jill
Summerland Point Sunset
Naming Day

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island January 22nd 2007

So, where was I? The remainder of my time in Queenstown was pretty restful, with a solo trip to Milford Sound breaking it up a bit (more about that in a minute). Stuart and I went to the cinema a couple of times (finally saw 'Happy Feet' - it's so cute!) and I spent a lot of time just pottering around the town, which had a lovely feel to it. I can't claim to have indulged in any of the extreme sports and activities that the Queenstown region plays host to - I'm just not that type of person! I did, however, go on a 'Photo Safari' in the Glenorchy area, which was a 5-hour 4WD trip with an international award-winning local photographer. I had a great time, and learned a fair bit about digital SLR ... read more
On the way to Milford Sound
Approaching Milford Sound
Mirror Lakes, Fiordland National Park

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns January 22nd 2007

Hey everyone Well due to either sheer greatness of my last blog and the pictures that were on it or the fact that Leon spent the day refreshing the blog page when he should have been working on some clever phd stuff but, the last blog has 46 views... which is abuot 16 more than the lowest one so, well done to everyone... but obviously mainly me because i wrote it and what i wrote was good (its that kinda english that makes the blog worth reading) but, also i think the pictures in the last blog made it pretty sweet also. Any way so, in cairns.... yesterday i went out on a snorkelling trip on th egreat barrier reef... which was pretty cool apart from waking up at 7:30 when the boat left at 7:45 ... read more




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