Blogs from Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 7

AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY; Australia, land of open vastness. Land of bush, heavy thick bush. Red rock and bright colored sand landscapes to match. Endless beaches, picturesque harbours......................... Melbourne, the Grand Prix and St. Patrick's day; The Saint Patrick’s day ‘Irish holiday,’ Port Melbourne was the word. Squeezing onto a packed tram, the locals were flocking to the emerald bars. Minutes earlier a frantic eleventh hour search for green hair spray proved fruitful. I teamed-up with Gerry, Kieran and Joe, Irish friends living in Sydney. A line longer than a flight path greeted us at Sullivan's............................................................... Ulluru THE CROWN JEWEL IN AUSTRALIA; The following morning I was able to scramble up the rock. A continuous chain linked with steel poles every two meters for assistance. Friendly banter with ... read more

So i got to the airport in one peice after my last blog and the check in desks were closed and so i got chatting to this scottish woman who now lives in Oz and two other travelers James from england and John from Ireland. John was heading to Auckland first and then Oz and James had been traveling and then was going to Oz with a nursing job and a 4 year visa ahead of him. So check in eventually opened and i had fun and games as the check in guy kept making calls but did not tell me what the issue was and i had also asked for an upgrade or extra leg room and neither request was fullfilled, but it was worth a try. The guys waited on me and i eventually ... read more

I leave in less than two days and I am so excited. I don't know what to expect and I am ready for the surprise. I will be heading out of L.A. at midnight on Wednesday, February 27th and arriving in Sydney Friday, February 29th. The flight will be long, but well worth it! I will spend 4 days in Cairns, Australia for orientation. I will update my blog with pictures after this short orientation. I will finally make it to my new home in Coogee Australia on Monday, March 3rd! I will be living at 136 Brook Street - about 3 blocks from the beach! I have not met my roommates and don't even know what the apartment looks like! It will all be new and exciting - can't wait. I'm sure I will miss ... read more

The sun is out (sort of) so Sarah and I finally did the walk today. We started in Coogee because another girl from my hostel, Mel, wanted to go to Coogee, so we all got the bus together. The bus broke down! The walk was nice, we stopped lots along the way. The weather didn't look great in the morning so Sarah didn't take her bikini but then the sun came out and we really wanted to go on the beach and have a swim in the sea but we couldn't so we're coming back tomorrow! ... read more

Four weeks into it and being a handyman in Sydney is taking me to amazing places. On week one, I was schmoozing with the guns of the Australia Rugby Union. Week two saw me sharing the halls with John Howard who, before a stunning election defeat on Nov. 24th, was Australia’s Prime Minister for the last 11 years. Then in week three I spent time with Juan Mann, better known worldwide as the Free Hug Guy and whose You Tube video has become an internet sensation. Week four was relatively sedate, but still found me enjoying lunch amid the sand and surf of Coogee beach. In short, life is rather spectacular. To be fair though, I didn’t officially meet Mr. Howard. He was in his district office, in a building owned by Gazcorp, and I was ... read more