Blogs from Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 17

Well, the final time has come... It is just past midnight, and later today, we must leave these shores and travel far, far away... Just get over us okay... what are you? in love with us or something? its pathetic :) Anyway, we have had a great final night at the legendary 'Alex Hotel Friday Night Gay Night'... Not to mention it was watson's birthday, so there was much goodness to be had! I feel very shocked that after waiting so long for the day to come, I am actually a bit nervous... but I am sure that this feeeling will pass once we are on the plane and on our way. I will miss everyone heaps. Kristy says Hi, she wont miss any of you, now she cares only for Stella Artois (available in France ... read more

Hello!! Sorry, its been weeks again hasn't it! My apologies (to Pat especially!). To save having loads of writing on one entry, I'm going to break the past month into a few, to help all of you with small attention spans! There's quite a few photos too, (i think) so I don't want to clog things up!!! So, anyway, I think the last time I emailed it was just before my last day at the job. We went out for a few drinks with CPSU on the Friday, which was really nice and then we did something on the Saturday as will, but I’m not sure what it was, as in my diary I’ve just written “go out” so that’s really helpful! The Sunday, we went to see The Producers at the outdoor cinema at Centennial ... read more

Hello everyone! I'm writing from the town of Katoomba in New South Wales, about 1 hour west of Sydney. I spent two noisy and sleepless nights at the hostel in King's Cross, the red light district of the capital. Tired and overheated, I decided that I needed a break from it all and get into the mountains again. Just a few days removed from New Zealand, I was already suffering withdrawal. Luckily, the transit system in Sydney is fantastic. Think clean double level trains, wide flatscreen displays above the platform and branches to every possible destination. I took a ride out to the Blue Mountains, a beautiful and extremely popular weekend getaway for city dwellers. Katoomba is just one of many small towns scattered across the main highway that winds its way through the nature reserve. ... read more

Hi everyone, this is just a quick update to show you pics of our new flat. We've decided to rent a place in the beautiful Blue Mountains for six months and use that as a base to travel from. We're not really the camping type :)... read more

After arriving in Sydney and hanging out in Manly for a couple of days I decided to take myself off to the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, by train. I stayed in Katoomba, a queer hilly town that reminded me of those small French/Italian Alpine towns you suddenly come across when driving through the, er, French/Italian Alps. This might have been something to do with the 10 degree temperature drop (well, it felt like it!) and the swirling mist as the train climbed higher and higher from the suburbs of Sydney. I did some good walks on my own round and down by the Three Sisters and National Pass and across to Katoomba Falls, walking through rain and eucalypt forest. You can see why the Blue Mountains are so named. The fine mist of moisture and ... read more