Blogs from Manly, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Nach Wochen langem hin und her habe ich es nun endlich doch einmal geschafft mich mit mit Paul Herzog und Co Ag zu treffen. Paul war in meinem Abitur Jahrgang und wir haben einiege gemeinsame Freunde. Wenn man sich dann schon mal gleichzeitig in Syndey aufhált wáre es ja eine absolute Unverschámtheit nicht einmal ''hallo'' zusagen. Also gesagt getan. Paul und Co Ag haben mich in Manly Beach von der Fáhre abgeholt. Erste Haltestation war ein Insider spot in der Náhe des Hafens. Hier sind die Jungs von ...kp..10m Hóhe in das Meer gehopst...mit Rúckwertssalto und allem. Ich stand brav am Rand mit all den anderen Mádels und habe gepfiffen und applaudiert. Paul wollte mich úberreden auch reinzuspringen. Ist der verrúckt!!!??? Der hat mich noch nicht schwimmen gesehen...ich wúrde untergehen wie eine Bleiente! Das hab ich ... read more

Sydney was a blast but we were all so exhausted from those last couple days and needed to relax. It was perfect timing because we had already booked the next three nights in a hostel on the outskirts of Sydney at Manly Beach (11/4/12-11/7/12). Bird’s friend Rose lives there so Bird would be able to visit her and Rose could also show us the good local beaches and bars. The hostel that we stayed in was really nice. There was free wifi and it was about a 30 second walk from the beach. We picked it for the beach location but had no idea that it was only about a minute walk from Rose’s house where Bird and Leah stayed. The luck doesn’t even stop there. I gave the receptionist our name and she realized that ... read more

DANIEL PEAR'S FIRST EVER BLOG ENTRY thanks for reading this blog entry, I really do hope you enjoy it. TAKE 1. Right then here goes. Coming to you live from Sydney, Australia. It is now 11.03p.m and we have been in Oz for.... TAKE 2. So after writing the title and making a start on my first blog I was distracted by the offer of Whisky, a lovely chat with the cousin (once removed) and an 8 hour sleep, so this is my next attempt. Let's see how we go. I gather Carlas last entry came as we finished our trek, and wow! that seems like a long time ago now. So back in Pokhara we kept ourselves busy, eating some nice food, shaving heads, swimming in the lovel... read more

La météo a prévu un super temps pour aujourd’hui et on compte en profiter en allant faire la fameuse “scenic walk” à Manly, ville au bord de l’eau collée à Sydney, située au nord. Ca fait parti de la liste des choses à faire selon Patrick. Manly se trouve en face de Rose Bay, là où on dort, en bateau ça serait rapide, mais aucun ferry ne dessert ce trajet. Le plus simple et économique reste la voiture, nous voilà donc parti à 8H30, on y arrive sans encombre, on emprunte une fois encore le « cross city tunnel » qui est payant, mais en automatique, avec une puce, ce que nous n’avons pas !! Mais il parait qu’il ne faut pas s’inquiéter, quand on est d’un autre Etat ils ont plus de mal à retrouver ... read more

Yesterday I caught up with Rob, a Merlin ex-colleague, for a few afternoon beers in Paddington. Had a lovely time catching up on the gossip and was treated to fish and chips for lunch. Yes, yes - I know I'm vegetarian but there was nothing veggie on the menu and as it happens, I loved every bit of it. My stomach disagreed. It wasn't so appreciative of my dinner choice, as expected. That said, I'm not deterred - I may well have fish again before my time is up in Sydney. Maybe I'm taking the small steps to not being veggie in the future! Unlikely, however there is a chance I might go pescatarian (no meat, but fish OK)...watch this space! After my stomach returned to normal, about lunchtime, I headed over to Manly to go ... read more