http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , South Australia , Adelaide en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 02:07:42 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:07:42 +0000 52We got up early to have the free breakfast that the hotel offered feeling rather sleepy after not a great sleep and it feeling like 5.30am to our body clocks We had cereal and toast for breakfast and then headed out for a wander around Adelaide. We walked to the central markets first and we bought some fresh fruit and some hummus from stalls there. We had a look around the shops and stalls a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-786697.html Sat 13thA little research showed that we lucky senior citizens can have all day free travel on Adelaide busses and trams. Now that was an offer we couldn39t refuse.Marg and I wanted to look around the city at some of the historic buildings and Daviv and Mary thought they would start at the zoo.We stuck to our plan following a tourist mud map winding our way around town down past the Railway S http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-780945.html Adelaide is a great city and we are really enjoying our stay here with so much to see and do. However our first priority was to thoroughly clean the motorhome inside and out before exploring the local sights and attractions as as the saying goes work before play Next on the agenda was to fix our van door and a full vehicle service ahead of our trip to Alice and Darwin and so with a clean bi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-780502.html Dagbog. Diary det bliver p engelsk denne gang da jeg er for doven til at skrive p dansk. Adelaide impressions and experiences When I arrived to Adelaide on the 18th of March I was really impressed by the city. It39s a small city but the infrastructure is genius in the very middle of the city you have the CBD downtown where everything is centered and in walking distance. Univers http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-779641.html The sailing to Melbourne on the Spirit of Tasmania was very smooth and we were fortunate to have excellent recliner seats with uninterrupted views at the very back of the ship.Our good friend Kyra invited us for a delicious full English breakfast at her place in Melbourne the next morning. What a treat. We then headed off to pick up our bikes from storage but unfortunately took the wrong turn and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-779402.html Up early all packed and on the road by 9am. a nice sunny morningWe gave Geoffrey instructions to get us to Port Wakefield and he laid a path which we attemped to follow. Unfortunately this took us through Adelaide and loads of detours due to roadworks. On part of this journey we travelled along Adelaides equivalent to Parramatra Road during peak hour. Did I mention it was also raining........b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-778384.html Saa ankom jeg endelig til Adelaide Mig og to andre Simon og Nicola lejede en dejlig billig lille bil og besluttede os for at koere i 5 dage langs med Australiens sydlige kyst The Great Ocean Road og Limestone Coast. Det blev til mange hyggelige stunder med goon billig Aldibeer uofficiel camping public bbq39s og en masse god musikVi bor alle tre i oejeblikket paa et hostel midt i cen http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/North-Adelaide/blog-776672.html WOMADELAIDE 2013...Music to save the Planet.They call it Mad March...Mad because a year full of delights is crammed into one month...Mad because you39d be mad to miss it.I39m talking about Adelaide of course...that peaceful state capital of South Australia...that for one month of each year becomes the cultural capital of the World...showcasing Art Turner landscapes Comedy Fringe Festival http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-775938.html A little summary to provide a brief overview of this up and coming blog. This will be my third overseas trip and accompanying me will be my daughter on her first trip. The plan is fly to New York City after a couple of days head up to Boston MA for a couple of days then return to New York City for a few days before a 9 night cruise to the Caribbean. After the cruise we have an overnight trip t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-775654.html this is the end of Monday which is a public holiday here Adelaide Cup day and I am doing this luxury style on one of 3 big Imacs in the Internode free wifi test.So what happened yesterday Sunday well late brekky of bacon and eggs and toast etc at local place near hostel which is quite reasonably priced. Got up to Womad to see the end of Vieux Farka Toure doing his geetar power trio thang. Th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-775421.html well time for a Womad update on evening of day 2.It started yesterday Friday but being a business day not until 6pm or so. There was a fairly long queue to get in with bag check etc. So my first musical experience was The Tallest Man on Earth the somewhat confusingly named Swedish solo guy Kristian Mattson mostly cos this was his only show. He maybe is going to Port Fairy folk fest which is very http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-775084.html well it is still more or less broiling the usual 32C or whatever seems til the end of the week and no change other than promised coupla showers won39t hold my breath. Wed. 6 March was a late start and lunchbrunch at almost 2pm at Press I think the asterisk is part of the name. Anyway later found out it was Advertiser the local rag restore of the year last year. Anyway I had a pappa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-774764.html well to those who did not know yes I am in Adelaide broadly for Womad music at end of week but also bookended by Festival events. Despite the technical problems of no wifi at hostel but can do from data on mobile I am managing thx in this case to free wifi in Rundle Mall.I flew over yesterday Monday and had a couple of hrs nap when I got to the Shakespeare hostel as v little sleep afore. Onl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-774333.html Edit Once again I39ve got carried away here and produced an essay rather than a note but I like to try to paint a picture of what I39m seeing and doing. Feel free to read this in shiftsHi Everyone I39m still playing catchup with this blog so apologies for the delays but given the choice between getting out there and exploring this fabulous country and writing about it I am cho http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-773922.html Hallo an alle Zurckgebliebenenich gebe es zu Ich schme mich Ich schme mich in Grund und Boden dass ich 4 Monate nichts von mir hren lassen habe. Es ist einfach sooooooo viel passiert dass ich nicht wusste wo ich anfangen soll. Ich fange jetzt einfach mal bei der Gegenwart an und arbeite mich in den folgenden Blogs langsam zurck in die Vergangenheit. Also...wie die meisten wissen http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/one-tree-hill/blog-773511.html Soo wie ihr lesen koennt bin ich jetzt schon in Adelaide angekommen. Leider muss ich fast sagen weil ich lieber noch in Perth geblieben waere aber leider war der Flug ja schon gebucht.Ich hatte 8 wuuuunderbare Tage auf der Tour von Perth nach Exmouth und habe so viel erlebt und gesehen. Das kann ich gar nicht alles aufschreiben daher nur StichworteHoehlen erkundet abseilen aus 25 Metern Kang http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-773117.html G39day EveryoneMe again with another update about my adventures Down Under.When I last left you the Australian Open had just finished and I must admit I was feeling a little bereft without it. However I soon got my act together and resumed the business of the day exploring this great country. Melbourne is a great city different to Sydney in many ways the obvious being the lack of such a m http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-772768.html It39s not the brilliant blue skies nor the magnificent trees that impresses most about Australia. What impresses me most is that people are welcomed here into a supportive community that accepts all religions and cultures respectfully. These words were repeated twice with heart felt enthusiasm by the visiting grandfather of one of my Bangladeshi students. Waxing lyrical about multicultural http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-772613.html Hello again everyoneSorry it39s taken me so long to get my act together and update this blog. My time in Melbourne was very busy but I have now moved on to Adelaide and with the heat here being in the high3039s I have decided to hide out in my hotel room and catch up with a few things. As there39s quite a bit to update you on I39ll probably do at least two separate postings about th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-771835.html Hey guys What39s up Direction Perth c39est peu prs l ou je vous ai abandonn la dernire fois non Ouai il me semble bien H bien vous savez quoi Je n39y suis pas Pas encore tout du moins mais a ne saurait tarder... bientt les copains bientt Pour commencer j39ai quitt mon taff et Lorne petite ville qui ft au final plus sympathique que mes premi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-770778.html