Blogs from Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 18

Saa var det tid til en dasedag. Tjekkede ud fra Medina Hotel og spadserede lige de 200m til mit naeste sted. Tjekkede ind og smuttede hurtigt gn. byen til Circular Quay, hvorfra faergen til Manly gik. Det tager 1/2 time, og vupti, saa er man i det rigtigt australske high society strandmiljoe. Det blev til 3 timer i solen og masser af farve. Noed en ret bestaaende af grillet laks m. salat og en australsk cascade oel til. Uhm. Hjemad m. faerge det gik igen, og dernaest en vandretur tilbage til mit hostel. Jeg "lost direction a bit" - havde glemt mit kort over byen, saa jeg var op og ned ad adskillige gader, foer jeg fandt stedet. Derpaa i et skoent tiltraengt bad. Vi bor 4 paa stuen. Er lidt spaendt paa, om der snorkes ... read more

Well I thought it was about time I sent you a little update about the stuff we've been up to in Sydney since we've arrived back. I'm afraid there aren't many photo's because I've been a bit useless and not taken my camera out at important times! We raced back to Sydney in time for Australia day on the 26th of Jan - all the local's got really dressed up and had transfer flags on their arms and cheeks etc, there was a really good atmosphere! We spent most of the day in Darling Harbour (poor Tom had to work in the evening), watching all the street performers and generally enjoying the atmosphere. In the morning we also saw the commonwealth torch pass through Manly which was quite exciting. Have spent much of my time looking ... read more

Hello! When we arrived in Manly we booked into the backpackers lodge for a week so we could all settle down a little and try and organise some things!! I think i may have left it out last time but a few of us went to the Sydney Aquarium which was pretty interesting. It includes all sorts of australian sealife including crocodiles and big old sharks! I managed to get some photos but due to the reflection of the glass i didnt manage to get any great ones! When we got to manly, to our surprise we met up with another 5 or so people that everyone already knew back in essex so we are currently a group of about 15 strong! The week has been interesting to say the least! The hostel is basic but ... read more

To my dearest friends, fans, and adventurers-- After months of daydreaming, I am finally gearing up for departure day. The inspiration: torturous hours in the computer lab debaclising over statistical analyses The destination: South Island, N Zed The adventure: bicycle tour as a farmhand Besides many hours of fanciful dreaming, the itinerary remains logistically lacking one day prior to departure. I have, however, acquired a fairly decent map of New Zealand and some bicycle bags that resemble modern alloys of Don Quixote's sachels. And so, like a madman with coconuts, I gallop off into the sunset of serendipity...... read more

So here we are, 7 weeks after we left and we're in Dee Why, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It's ten to eight in the evening and I'm in my swimming shorts, (because its been about 43 degrees C here today), oh and everywhere you look there are Christmas decorations. (Doesn't seem right really). We stayed with Vikky & Roger in their beautiful home in Nerang overlooking the Gold Coast for two weeks and then took a couple of days to drive down to Sydney to be with Di and George for the New Year celebrations. Roger was working in Western Australia for the first week, we were in Queensland but we did plenty of different things around the area, (Vikky really looked after us), and we bought a car for our travels. It's a Mitsubishi ... read more