Blogs from Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 55

Just thought I'd give you's a quick update on what we got up to this last weekend as I hadn't been to Canberra since I got back to Oz so here ya go... I've been doing 60hr weeks most weeks to get this contract finished for the end of June so I decided to go away with Olivia for the weekend and Canberra sounded like a good idea coz it's not too far to drive and there's enough stuff there to keep us amused for the weekend. We also thought it would be a good test to see if the car would actually make it up the coast to Cairns when we go on our hols in August, good thing we did and all eh?! We got 20mins from my house before the engine overheated ... read more

We made it to Canberra by three in the afternoon, sooner than expected. (We are beginning to feel comfortable riding at 80 kph, and on the better roads even at 90 kph) and discovered there was a market just down the street from where we are staying that had an Ethiopian food stall in it. Couldn’t resist going though we were exhausted. Great injerras. ... read more

Well since I have free internet access here, I figured that I should update this as much as possible. Especially since it's 8 in the morning and my gracious host is not awake yet. What can I say about Canberra??... hmmm.. Well you know, when I used to volunteer at the hostel and meet people from Australia, I used to tell them I was going to come here, and the usual response I got was.. why?.. And really I can now understand why they responded like that. hahaa To be honest, it is a really beautiful place. It's clean, the buildings are all well kept, the scenery is wonderful, and it's pretty to look at. Unfortunately, there really isn't a whole lot of things to see, unless you are a history buff. On the other hand, ... read more

ALOHA! and G'DAY MATES (as the lady on Hawaiian air repeatedly said on the way here) I am here in sunny (but cold) Canberra. The first trip on my whirlwind tour of Australia. Let me tell you, it wasn't so easy getting over here, that's for sure. To start out, leaving Vancouver was quite easy. Apart from it being at 6:40 in the morning, and me stupidly thinking that I shouldn't sleep before I left, there was little that went wrong in that first leg of travel. Unfortunately, once I got to the US, the story was alot different. I am going to warm everyone, that it is unwise to travel on memorial day weekend (I didn't even know that's what it was) or close to memorial day weekend. All flights were overbooked, and had standby ... read more

Well, last night I had my 'farewell and help me clean out my grog cupboard' party. I think its safe to say a fun time was had by all and this morning I'm left with very little alcohol, so everyone played their parts well! I kinda figured with my friends I wouldn't have any problems getting rid of all the alcohol and surprise, I didn't! They also got together a lovely little gift bag of Aussie things I might miss (thanks Donna, who did the shopping for it and from whats in it, had a fun time doing it!). Contents included the following: twisties; macadamias (chocolate coated!); condoms (assorted!); bonds hipsters (cos you should always have clean knickers on!); band aids; eucalyptus drops; sewing kit; berocca; detergent; tissues; vegemite; caramello koalas; and of course, TIM ... read more