http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Campbelltown/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Campbelltown en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:25:21 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:25:21 UTC Our friends Sandar Terence and Ohnmar invited us to the Songkran Asian New Year and Water festival at the Wat Pa Buddharangsee Buddhist Temple at Leumeah. One of the highlights being delicious asian food from Australia Burma Cambodia Lao Malaysia SriLanka and Thailand.Ohnmar Sandar and their mother were working on the Burmese food stall raising funds for the new temple that the Burmese c http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Campbelltown/blog-265904.html Sorry it's been a while I have had hardly any time to myself these past two weeks and it's been difficult to keep up my diary. As most of you know I have been staying with Elise my good friend and ex about two hours out of Sydney by public transport in the small farming town of Camden which has a very English feel to it. Elise has been my tour guide here and we have seen lots of places despite http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Campbelltown/blog-227918.html Sitting at home now with my family thinking about my 8 month trip. I'm feeling scared and a bit anxious before embarking on this solo trip but when i think about it my worries go away. how many times do you get to travel overseas when you are 23. when i get back i'll be turning 24. I'll work at least 2 years in full time employment at Accenture. I'll be 25 turning 26 by that time. by giving myse http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Campbelltown/blog-223246.html Up at dawn again for a rush hour drive into Sydney to return the van. We didn't have a very good map and somehow fluked stumbling across a road we knew was near the depot. We gave the van back told them about Gemma's experiences with insect bites every night in the van and all we got in return was a blank look. Overall the idea of exploring Australia in this way is an excellent one and something http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Campbelltown/blog-136719.html