Samantha Lintern

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Samantha Lintern

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First week in Tamworth

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Tamworth September 3rd 2011

Tamworth 2011 1330

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Day 6 Saturday 27th Aug After packing and re-packing a few times, we were finally ready for our next trip. We got up nice and early to check out and make our way to the train station to catch the 10.05 am train to Tamworth. After checking in our baggage, we found our seats and settled down for the 7 hour journey north. The change in scenery was fascinating as we travelled from the city and into the countryside. We passed through mountians and forests, passed lakes and farmlands and little towns. We even saw kangaroos at the side of the tracks at one point. With so much to see the hours slipped by and we arrived in Tamworth at 4.15pm in the rain. We met James who is a friend of Ifan's from his last ... read more

Last day in Sydney

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour August 26th 2011

Sydney 039

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Day 5 Friday Today was the whale watching trip so I got up nice and early and went down to Circular Quay to catch the boat at 9.15 am, The boat was a big catamaran with a top, middle and bottom deck. Even after picking people up at Darling Harbour the boat had a nice number of people and wasn't overcrowded. The sun was shining as usual but there was a chilly ocean breeze so I was wrapped up in 2 hoodies and a long sleeve top which kept me warm. When we got out to sea the swell was quite big so there was lots of ups and downs which was nothing but thrillig ;0) The first mate was our lively commentator ("Alrighty folks!") which made it all the more fun. We'd been going for ... read more

Back to Manly...

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour August 25th 2011

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Day 4 Thursday So we set the alarm for 9.30am but still managed to sleep in until 10.30am when housekeeping called round. Our room is constantly dark and the bed is very squeaky so sleep is pretty hard to come by! Anyway, realizing our mistake we went all military and got out of the place within half an hour, grabbed brekkie (huge chocolate croissants from Pie Face) on the way down to the ferries where we got on for Manly Bay again. It must be said at this point thet the weather has been absolutely gorgeous since the one day we had light drizzle in the morning. Temperatures have been a nice 20-21 degrees celsius with bright clear blue skies. The sun is very bright so the 'sunnies' have been out. It's been how our summer ... read more

Sydney continued

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour August 24th 2011

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Day 3 Wednesday We had decided to keep this day relaxed after being so busy the past few days. While i checked emails, Ifan went out and booked us train tickets to Tamworth for the coming Saturday. At 60 dollars each it worked out at just 38 British pounds to do a distance of around 400 Km...bargain! We headed on down the the Royal Botanic Gardens. Originally established in 1816 as the colony's vegetable patch, the gardens are now one of Sydney's favourite green places where visitors are actively encouraged to "please walk on the grass, smell the roses, hug the trees and picnic on the lawns". Quite a difference to "KEEP OFF THE GRASS" signs back home! We did as we were told and had a picnic on the grass. We were accompanied by some ... read more

G'Day Sydney!

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour August 24th 2011

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Well so here we are, upside down, on the other side of the world....Down Under! The flight was long and the jet lag is still kicking our butts but it has definitely been worth it. It's still technically winter time here so it feels like we've been fast-forwarded into our autumn back home. It's nice really because we know we have a second summer coming up. Arrival: We landed at around 7.30pm in darkness but still managed to catch a glimpse of Sydney Harbour all lit up as we came in to land. We didn't actually get out of the airport till about 9pm due to customs and quarantine but we got a taxi and found our hostel fine. We're staying at the West End backpackers on Pitt St. which means we're not that far from ... read more

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