Blogs from Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 11

We're having an absolute ball! Bit tired tonight, after a long eventful day. I went surfing/bodyboarding at Manly beach with Steve early this morning and then we had breakfast at a cafe facing the beach. After this we stocked up on some fruit & nuts and drove north to a place called Church Point, where we caught a ferry to Scotland Island. This small island is about 400m offshore and has about 100 houses on it. It was an incredibly steep climb to cross over the island, and our friend Hanneke is 7 months pregnant - I was really impressed. We were totally lost on the way, because it's very rustic and just covered in eucalyptus (gum tree) forest and a network of paths and roads without any signage. Not really a tourist spot, so the ... read more

hi, I found a place to live last week and moved in today. Its an apartment in a high rise building so the views are pretty good. There is 2 gyms and 2 swimming pools in the basement. I have a lot of room mates but its close to impossible to find a single or double room thats not too much money here. The cost of living is higher, especially for americans with our dollar but im getting used to it. i also got a cell phone today... not that i you can really call me on it from the states. It was kinda nice not having a computer or cell phone in front of me all the time feeling obligated to check for missed calls or emails. I went to many beaches this past week ... read more

After my bike tour around Sydney concluded, the tour guide let me keep the bike for the rest of the day, so I got on a ferry to Manly Beach to go check out that area. Here are the photos from that excursion.... read more

Here we are.... Surprise, surprise, surprise.. I am again in Sydney!! Is was surprise even for me. Since we returned our car, and since Peter came back to London we were pretty bored. We've seen most of Cairns and the area around and there was nothing more to see apart of snorekling in the Great Barrier Reef but the weather wasn't great either. We received email from our friends in Sydney and they invited us again. Our friend insisted so much and she said that there are even pickles in the fridge for us so we couldn't resist. Snorekling or diving in the Great Barrier Reef it is something that everyone want to do but we have still week in Fiji so we decided to do it there. I hope the weather will improve. But I ... read more

I caught a ferry over to Manly today with Sarah and her friend, Kim. The beach was packed. It was really hot today so we didn't stay on the beach for too long. Manly is a really nice place, we went for a walk through the centre and had a look in some of the shops and I had a delicious white chocolate and rasperry ice-cream. There was a jazz show in the Domain, at the botanic gardens, tonight as part of the Sydney Festival that's running throughout January. Sarah and I met Kim down there this evening but we were quite a distance from the stage, it was really busy because it was such a nice day today. I think I came to Sydney at the right time of year, there's lots of stuff happening ... read more