Blogs from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 6

About to leave for the airport in an hour after I eat something. This time I'll be going to Penang, Jakarta and then Bali for a yoga retreat. I't s going to be a very relaxing holiday, sort of the antidote to India which was just ssooooo jam packed full of India India India. Will be visiting family for the Penang and Jakarta bit which already puts me into the blase tourist category. And Bali will be mostly in a yoga retreat with Carole Bailargeon of Darwin Yoga Space. I actually first met her in my last trip to India. The plan? RELAXATION, massage, pedicures, spas, self nourishment, indulgence, hanging with family, and lots of focused yoga practice. This is the 3rd hoiday I've taken my yoga mat to....lucky little thing eh?! Please drop me a ... read more

Hello Friends. Here we are in February, March, and April of 2009. Hope you enjoy the pics. Lots of action, wildlife, travels, music, laughter, and fun! Like everyone else, we too have settled into a routine of school/work, sport, home, etc. Sorry no pics of that. Tune in next blog. Rah, rah, rah. DMG!... read more

I know it has been some time since my last entry but life has become rather static since school has begun and life so busy on occasion that is has been impossible to write my thoughts down for some time.I have just arrived back from my equivalent of reading week and have numerous stories and photos to share. I will even try to relate some of the exciting happenings since I last wrote in my blog. Since arriving here at Wollongong university (pronounced wool-ung-gong), I have been meeting heaps of people and having numerous wild adventures. My residence puts on a great deal of activities such as soccer, dances, formals and events such as secret admirer where we are randomly given a person to 'appreciate' for 2 weeks before revealing ourselves at a masquerade ball. I ... read more

Diesmal gehts um eine ganz andere Art von Skateboarding: Downhill Skateboarding (oder Skateboardracing oder Speedboarding genannt). Es ist die Formel 1 des Skateboardfahrens. Es ist ganz anders als normales skateboarding und es bringt unglaublich spass so dicht ueber dem boden, mit rasenden geschwindigkeiten, sich weit in die kurven zu legen und zu driften. Ich hab mir ein Downhill Board gekauft und gleich einen Tagesausflug zu dem besten Berg nahe Sydneys gemacht. (Es ist der gleiche Berg den ich vor einigen Monaten als Lebensmuede im "Road trip" Blog beschrieben habe). Wir sind den ganzen 8 kilometer langen Berg innerhalb wenieger Minuten runtergerast. Die Strecke an sich ist eine sich windende Bergstrasse, mit 16 kurven in denen man zwischen 45kmh und 60kmh faehrt. Der Endteil hat nicht so steile kurven und ist steiler und wir haben Geschwindigkeiten von ... read more

Wow, it has been so long since I have updated! I believe I left off with the Cricket… The day after the cricket, Caroline and I did a little tour of Sydney’s tourist sights. We went down to the Circular Quay and saw the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. We went into the Contemporary Art Gallery, which was really good! After that, we took a bus to Bondi beach and suntanned and swam. Just as we were going to get dinner at Bondi, this huge storm hit. Caroline and I quickly found a little restaurant and stayed there until the storm passed. The next day, Caroline and I took the train from the city centre to Robbie’s parent’s house. We went to a birthday BBQ and party for one of Robbie’s friends. After that we went ... read more