Blogs from Oceania - page 7053

Sunday18. Spruiked two t-shirts to a pretty girl and boy. Flabbergasted, I've had them for years. Almost gave them away was so chuffed they wanted them. Placed ten stickers in shop on trial basis. Australia v Brazil tonight 2 am. That will be a scene. I'm wearing my Soccoroo new Aussie flag as a cape. Mon. 19 Brazil 2 Oz 0. Great game late night crowd. The view from Here. and now gently wafting high tiding. Rocks. A cormorant dries. Multiboats. Whitsunday Times article due out Thursday.... read more

Just past midnight and I’m still up trying to get the last of it packed before our flight tomorrow morning. Organisation evidently isn’t my forte, but I did manage to squeeze in a chocolate tour and movies at work on Monday so at least I’ve got my priorities straight. I’d love to say my travel plans are all a bit up in the air at the moment (more romantic that way), but given the fact I’ve just spent the past year and a half pretending to be an analyst and becoming way too familiar with an excel spreadsheet, everything is all pretty much meticulously sorted out, from overnight hostels to dates and times of trains to catch. Over judicious this may seem, but it’s cheaper this way, and Indians are nothing if not economically conservative / ... read more

Sunset at Mulberry Grove. Taken Form 'Sea View' A rentable cottage right on the beach. To Rent call 0212178706 or 4290490 and ask about renting seaview. Sunset at Amana. (Schooner Bay) This is also a rentable house with around 5 rooms. Just call 0212178706 or 4290490 and ask about renting amana. Taken at same place as above. This is the sea / beach at goosberryflat/ pa beach. Tryphena.... read more

Just outside of Darwin I stopped again at the Aboriginal Arts centre just so that I could play with the snake! I was then off into Kakadu National Park, passing through a little place called Humpty Doo. Nothing important about the place at all, I just liked the name. Jabiru is at the heart of the National Park but being fully booked up I had to stay in Cooinda. The wet season finished late this year and as a consequence most of the attractions of the National Park are closed. During the wet season salt water crocodiles move around freely in the high waters. When the waters drop they then have to be removed from areas that tourists will be going. This process has not yet been completed so most places are still closed. I did ... read more

June 2-19 Ok this is the long awaited story about australia....get ready!! i left on friday night from LA and arrived in Sydney on Sunday morning. Then I got on an immediate connecting flight which I almost missed to Brisbane which is the capital of Queensland. I met up with Mike and we walked around the city, through the Queen St. Mall area and to South Bank, which has a place you can swim with a small beach right up against the river, plus a great view of the city. The next day we rented a car and started the drive up the west coast. We stopped in Noosa Heads Beach for lunch and walked around the little town, which is a rich little area for mainly retirees who have too much money. Then onto Hervey ... read more