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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Great Ocean Road » Torquay January 15th 2007

G’day! Before I left the U.S., I was advised by nearly everyone who has visited Australia to “drive down the Great Ocean Road, it is amazing”—those people were 100% correct, it is absolutely amazing! The Great Ocean Road has been chosen (by multiple travel magazines) as the greatest scenic drive in the world. The Road stretches along the southern-most part of Victoria, Australia. The Road has some of the most breathtaking scenery that I have ever seen. I decided to make the 5 hour trip a three-day event. I left Melbourne the afternoon of Friday, January 12th with 7 other students (6 of which were in the study abroad program; 1 was a foreign-exchange student from Valencia, Spain named Mickie) in two rental cars heading for the Great Ocean Road. We drove to Torquay, about 90 ... read more
Bells Beach
Bells Beach and Me
Crashing Waves at Bells

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin January 15th 2007

We're off to Asia today - finally! After 6 weeks of traveling in Western countries we are thrilled to be seeing something totally different. An extended layover in Singapore then off to Bali, Lombok, Java, and possibly Flores, Maluku, Kalimantan, or Sumatra. In the meantime, enjoy 100+ new photos of our travels in Australia. WOO!! PS Let me know if you're going to be around Singapore for Chinese New Year! I'd love to see some familiar faces.... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton January 15th 2007

hey everyone well im back with the blogs again this time from picture perfect Australia! I arrived in Rockhampton,Queensland on the 30th Dec to do some catching up with my partner in crime, Miss Bridie Kennedy , i spent the first week adjusting my pasty english body to the hot australian sun, getting eaten alive by mosquitos and mildly terrorised by the odd insect that always seems to find its way into my bed! And the rest of the time getting to know the family and seeing what Rocky has to offer! Bridie and i slept in her own private pad formerly known as the garden shed located in the garden (because her sister stole her bedroom), which might i add was awesome, i even got my own double bed! So anyway i was shown the ... read more
keppel island
Me and Bridie on keppel island
Bridies house in Rocky

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs January 15th 2007

Having escaped the 'Gang Lands' of Africa AKA Jo'burg, I was greeted in Perth by my American tourist look-a-like father! Don't think I can talk though, I was barefoot having had my shoes stolen from the hostel in Jo'burg! Was great to see him and his friend Bob. We spent a couple of days in Perth itself before investigating the south of Western Australia. Perth was a really thriving, cosmopolitan city. It marked my entry back into civilisation although it did take me a while to stop being suspect, expecting to be robbed all the time! As we travelled south to Bussleton and then Albany, I was soon astounded by not only the beauty of the beaches but the diversity of them too. One minute the waters are very calm and tranquil and the next they're ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin January 15th 2007

So where have I left off, Ay? So much has happened I don't know where to start! Just got back from doing a 4 day trek in the Milford Sounds and let me tell you.....IT WAS FREAKING "SWEET AS"! WE had incredible weather, clear days, expect for the last day, LOTS OF RAIN and let me tell you, my 110% NYLON RAIN JACKET, did nothing for me. Drenched, but nuff said....it was all well worth it. Even after having sore knees and swollen ankles and feet...ajaja, for the first time i have fat ankles!!!! Aw, man. Hmm, just can't describe what I went thru those four days. My group consisted of 1 Tawaineese, 1 Texan (ME) and the rest were KIWI"S. Yes, the all picked on me, being short, female and TEXAN! But man, it was ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Cape Reinga January 15th 2007

Now back near Auckland, as a treat we booked into a motel for 3 nights in Birkenhead, (just north of Auckland) where we hooked up with Lucien and Sinaed. Lucien and John had a surf at Piha, we later had fresh fish BBQ (Blue nose Green, Salmon kebabs and scallops, hand picked from the fish market)and when Lucien was back at work on Monday we caught the ferry across from Devonport into Auckland and went up the Sky tower, where we watched several people do the sky jump from just above the observation deck. John sorted out his tickets with Air NZ, he is now staying until 5th March. We are planning to have a week in San Francisco then. After this I will head back also. After having company for that long, I think it ... read more
John & Lucien at Piha
Kauri Gum - fossilised insects
speed limit on the beach

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise January 15th 2007

Hej folkens. Ja, det er vist ved at vaere et godt stykke tid siden at vi har skrevet et lille indlaeg, men der er virkelig fuld fart paa hernede. For lige at opdatere hvad vi har lavet siden sidst, maa vi nok hellere begynde med nytaarsaften, som vi fejrede i Hervey Bay. Aftenen blev stille og rolig med en god middag, og det var meningen at vi ville se det store fyrvaerkeri klokken ti, men da maden var lang tid undervejs, blev det kun til et par soelle raketter. Efter maden slog vi os ned paa en lille bar, som viste sig at vaere en klaver-bar. Der var kun omkring 15 mennesker derinde, og de var helt sikkert fans af klaver-manden, og der var saagar en kvinde der gav ham sin bh. Nytaaret skulle da ogsaa ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Bondi Beach January 15th 2007

Queensland We left the big city of Brisbane in order to get in touch with nature. Our first stop was the Australia Zoo, accompanied by Brian, Natalie, and their wonderful nephews and niece (hi Corey, Tayla, and Jarod!). We were excited to experience the zoo with kids, but most importantly, I was pumped to see Mr. Irwin's creation. In case you don't know this already, I was a Crocodile Hunter super fan. You can read about my sadness when he died by stalking me on MySpace (read the blog). For now I'll just say I'd been a fan for a while, I think Steve was an awesome dude who cared "heaps" (I'm learning from the Aussies) about animals and who succeeded in creating awareness and compassion for them. I won't argue with you if you say ... read more
Us at the Top
Dinner in Melbourne
A Melbourne Pub

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide January 15th 2007

Adelaide is a small city in Southern Australia. We spent five days at Annie's Backpackers. This was one of the cheapest and best places we've stayed in so far. Everyone was really friendly and we had a great time there. For the first couple of days it was really hot - about 44 degrees. We sunbathed at the botanical gardens and looked around the city mainly. The Tour Down Under was on while we were there so we saw a lot of lycra-clad, padded-bummed men around on bikes. We also spent a day at the seaside town of Glenelg. It's about 30 mins on the tram from Adelaide and is really nice. It wasn't very hot that day and it was more like going to the beach in England than Oz. We went to a brilliant ... read more
Funky pigeon
Lilly
Lilly Lake

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns January 15th 2007

Well, this morning I arrived home in Cairns and it was a great relief to finally be home and get back to normal again ! It is hard to believe that the 10 and a half months I was away for has flown past me and is no more. I have had the time of my life overseas in Canada, The United States of America and Japan. I have got so many memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life and I have especially met so many great people during my travels especially in Banff and on Vancouver Island where I spent most of the majority of my time working. And I would like to say a big Thank-you to my family in Canada who helped me out with a place to stay ... read more




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