Blogs from Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Well hello people, where ever on this fabulous planet you may be. If you didn’t know already I have a space to call my own. Didn’t buy rather renting with my delightful sister Louise and her wonderful boyfriend Michael. Our place is a cheeky three bedroom apartment with a balcony and kitchen with views of the Pacific Ocean and a lazy 3 min walk to the sands of Bronte Beach. Not to mention spectacular views of Bronte Valley if you don’t mind. Been a surprisingly tough transition back to the land of Oz from the good old USA but the dust is starting to settle with some of the little and slightly larger blocks beginning to fall into place. I have an outdoor football team, an indoor football team, friends playing in football teams who I ... read more

Yes, I am still around! Just enjoying Sydney too much to spend much time on the computer. We have been here now about three weeks, and every day has been amazing. Sydney truly lives up to its reputation as a vibrant and dynamic city. Every time I cross - or even catch a glimpse of - the Sydney Harbour Bridge, I get a buzz. It is such an iconic world-famous view that I find it exciting every time I see it (imagine how I am going to be when we reach Uluru!) I have yet to walk to the top of it (the boys and I resisted the urge, and decided to wait until Paul returned to do it together) but we have driven across it many times (usually inadvertently as I still don’t always read ... read more

Hi everyone we're back from Bondi! We got the bus to Bondi and took about a hundred photos! :-) We first of all made our way along the promenade part and towards the lifeguard tower and found a spot not too far away to keep an eye on the action. It wasnt long before the lifeguards were coming out 1 by 1 and we witnessed 2 rescues while we were there and a 3rd as we were leaving. I watch the program so I am afraid to say I know most of their names and we watched Caillan do a rescue and then Brad and Kerr Box. On the 3rd rescue Terry then went in. Im not sure who else was hidden in the tower but I was happy with seeing Caillan (!!) and getting the ... read more

Bondi beach. Planned to get to Bondi and walk the apparently impressive coastal walk to Coogee first, get the bus back to Bondi and then maybe a bit of surf but when I got off the bus at Bondi and set my eyes on the perfect, clean little waves rolling into the long golden beach my agenda for the day changed. I stood for a bit watching some surfers ride a few waves and asked a genuinely stereotypical looking blond, tanned surfer dude where I could hire a board for the day. He told me the spot and I made a bee-line along the length of the beach to rent out a board. The guy in the shop was a decent fella and only charged me for 2 hours but said I could have the board ... read more

2 av mina nyaste vänner är 2 andra au pairer, från Tyskland. Och den ena av dom känner av någon anledning otroligt många personer runt om i Bondi, och närliggande områden.. fattar inte. Iallafall, jag var ute med en av dom på ett ställe i fredags, där det var förfest till Skatetävlingen på lördagen. Som då heter Bowl-a-rama. Stället vi var på heter Beach Road Hotel, riktigt nice ställe! Sen efter det så drog vi vidare till några andra ställen, överallt träffade vi folk som hon kände, mest skejtare. Och efter en stund sa hon; 'en av mina polare har en fest i sitt hotellrum, ska vi dra dit?'. Så vi drog dit. Men det visade sig att "festen" var hennes polare och en annan snubbe. Två avdankade skejtare i 35-40årsåldern, fulla som kastruller, men ASROLIGA. ... read more