Blogs from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 54

Much to the surprise and horror of all those featured..here is a collection of farewell photos....enjoy... ... read more

Fortunately for me, there were some vending machines in Canberra, so the company paid for me to drive down there, and stay for a couple of days. Unfortunately my camera was bung, so I'm rather lacking on the photos! I was rather disappointed that I didn't see ANY Kangaroos or other wildlife, not even in the roadkill form. I actually haven't seen a single kangaroo in australia, I think they are probably some marketing ploy to fool foriegners - just like drop bears. I liked Canberra, I think it's the engineer in me. It is a planned city, and pretty much custom built to be the capitol. It has heaps of grandiose buildings house different important things (high court, national library etc etc). The Parliament house is especially impressive, it has a massive flag pole, and ... read more

Drive round Canberra. Winded! I need a good nap. Fever has come back! Woke up after sleeping pretty much all afternoon and evening last night and felt a bit refreshed. I felt bad that I couldn’t join John and Bob for dinner last night but I was just feeling really run down. So it was better to have skipped dinner and just sleep. That's what one needs when not feeling 100%. I had an easy morning talking about travels and read the paper as well. I also got my laundry done. We headed off in Bob's car and saw some of the surrounding areas of Canberra which was really nice. Did some animal spotting and we stopped off at the Canberra Deep Space Centre for lunch and too check out the huge satellites that they have ... read more

Cough, cough all night long. First time sick in six months time. It's only a cold. Big sleep in! But it's good because I'm slowly coming under the weather. Yuppers. I’ve woken up three days in a row with a sore throat and today a cough has developed. No worries though cuz I made a quick trip to the chemist and hopefully the meds I picked up with kick in soon enough! I had a pretty relaxing day today. I spent it just catching up on the news via the newspaper. London won the 2012 Olympics. State of Origin game between Queensland and NSW. G8 summit. These seem to be the big headline stories for today. I also got a chance to write a few postcards. I must admit I've been pretty slack in the postcard ... read more

Sometimes I think the planning phase is the longest part of travel. I mean, I've only just got back from my last holiday and I'm planning the next. The decision of where I'm going next is made. To Laos Next comes the saving part and general planning for the trip. Ok most of the planning is done. This is one of the things I am trying, this whole thing is new for me. An online blog to keep family and friends up to date on where I am and what I'm doing. To be honest this site is mainly to see if the concept works for me. The next trip is a short one and I will only be gone for a month. If this does work though I intend to set one up for my ... read more