Blogs from Oceania - page 6574

2.1.2007 - Perilla Sydneyssa! Sydneyn lentokentalla asiat sujuvat mallikkaasti. Saan Working Holiday -leiman jo lentokentalla, joten siita ei pida enaa stressata. Aulassa etsin yleisopuhelimen, soitan hostelliin ja tilaan kyydin. Pienen odottelun jalkeen kuski tulee sovittuun paikkaan. Minibussiin tulee kyytilaisia muihinkin hostelleihin, joten pujottelemme liikenteen seassa ensin keskustaan ja sielta Kings Crossiin, backpackereiden suosimaan kaupunginosaan. Ilma ei aivan sita, mita odotin, silla vetta tulee taivaan taydelta! Yritan tahailly ikkunasta jotain kuuluisia maamerkkeja, kuten oopperataloa. Kyseinen taideteos jaa talla kertaa nakematta, mutta eikohan noita tilaisuuksia viela tule. Bussi saapuu hostellin edustalle, joten jaan kyydista ja kirjaudun hostelliin. Kuulen vastaanotossa, etten paase huoneeseeni viela kahteen tuntiin. Paasen kuitenkin suihkuun, joka tulee todell... read more

Aww...so this is my last entry from Sydney! Actually I've already left Sydney, in Melbourne now. So I'll start with my trip to the Blue Mountains. Once the holidays were over I thought I should maybe try getting out of the city and seeing some different places for a change, it of culture and all that. So I booked myself a Blue Mountains tour. Caught the coach at 6 yes 6am.....but Zellini's have got me well used to my early mornings so not so bad. From Sydney we made our way inland to....yes you guessed the Blue Mountains. The views were stunning, took some beautiful walks in the national park area. Got on the steepest railway in the world to take us down into the parklands, actually the train was almost vertical going down and then ... read more

2007. That's crazy. I had a really good New Year's Eve this year. We met up with one of our German Greenpeace friends, Martin, at his flat to play cards and figure out what to do for the evening. The first thing we did was go to a sweet beach themed church service at Martin's church. It was cool to hear Kiwi praise music. After that we went back to the flat and got to talking. Martin's roommates were moving out and he was needing to fill the space. Meanwhile, earlier that day, Matt and I had been talking about how restless we were getting at the hostel. The cleaning lady who was our boss for the hostel work (the condition for our free accommodation) left and the new lady who replaced her is horrible. Gale, ... read more

As children, we visualized Australia as an exotic place on the opposite side of the world. Somehow it didn’t seem nearly as far away after a four hour plane flight from Bali! But 80 degree temperatures and decorated Christmas trees soon reminded us that we were quite a distance from the gale force winds hitting Seattle. The historic port of Fremantle, known to the locals as Freo, made an attractive and comfortable base for exploring the nearby city of Perth. Perth has been compared to Seattle in many travel guides, and we agreed they weren’t far off. With a compact downtown and several large waterfront parks, it’s a great place to explore on foot in good weather. Fremantle had plenty of its own attractions, including museums, a sprawling covered produce market and a harbor full of ... read more

Whoehoee dolfijnen geZien!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jee jaeee!!!!!! Ik zit nu al weer een paar dagen in Paihia!! Reis nu met Stray bus...en heb al vanalles gezien en gedaan!! Voor degenen naar wie de mail niet lukte, en nouja gewoon voor iedereen...ik hoop dat jullie een leuke kerst en oud en nieuw hebben gehad!!! Ik had een foto gemaakt als kerstkaart om te versturen, maar is nog niet gelukt...maar hier is een vervangende foto!!! Merry X mas Ik ben met stay vanaf auckland naar het noorden gereisd. We zijn gestopt bij het beroemde toiletgebouw ontwerp van hundertwasser! En zijn daarna doorgereden naar het bird recovery centre. Daar vangen ze dieren op en ze hadden er veel vogels die je alleen in Nz ziet!! De tui, zat daar ook, en deze was speciaal, want hij praatte zo ongeveer, met een ... read more