Blogs from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 9

Yep, they're here and causing trouble. Arrived just in time for Easter, which seemed a tad suspicious, but we were mug enough to fall for it and bought them chocolate blibies anyway. They were so damn cute it seemed a crime to break into them, although Crum soon changed her tune the second the fruit 'n' nut ran out, caving the poor little thing's head in with out blinking. The monster. They've discovered the joys of the all day City Rail ticket and like to spend their time zipping back and forth across the bay watching the world go by. A very fine thing to do too. Think they've done just about every square inch of it now, even going all the way up to Parramatta. They've been round the Opera House and even a pornographic ... read more

Day 16 So today since we have a whole week left before classes begin, we decided to travel around a little bit. We went to the zoo the other day and decided to travel to Wollongong for a one night trip. We took the train there which was really nice and surprisingly not that expensive ($20 round trip for 1 ½ hr trip) so that was good. Only problem was that when we arrived there was a crazy storm. We met a really cute old couple on the train and they said that there has been really weird weather and that it had rained more in the past week then it had in the past month… prefect. So we decided to settle into our hostel and go to a Mexican restaurant (yea!) and to see a ... read more

Although it didn't really feel like Christmas, we managed to stuff ourselves, drink and be merry and all of that. We picked up my parents at the airport in Sydney on Christmas Eve, and headed back to Wollongong to Brett's aunt and uncles, who are the perfect hosts, and were nice enough to allow 8 of us from Canada all stay with them! Not to mention provide us with enough food and beer to last us until February. Brett's parents flew in on Christmas Day and it was nice for them to be with their family here in Oz for Christmas, it's been awhile. My friend Tarra, a.k.a. Teepee (bugbite and swollen eye and all) and her friend Rebecca who are both Canadian and living and teaching in Melbourne came up as well for Christmas. So ... read more

Hello everybody Von Kiama, wo ich zwei Naechte blieb, bin ich schon lange wieder weg. Nicht weil mir der Ort nicht gfallen haette (im Gegenteil), aber das Backpacker Hostel war das schlechteste auf meiner ganzen Reise. Es stank, die Betten bzw. die Matratzen stammen aus dem vorletzten Jahrundert und der Manager verhielt sich wirklich merkwuerdig. Komischer Kauz... Aus diesem Grund und auch, da ich mit 2 Oestreicherinnen mit dem Auto (getauft auf den Namen"Wendy")mitfahren durfte, entschied ich mich mit ihnen nach Wollongong umzuziehen. Wir waren alle drei froh, keine zusaetzliche Nacht in diesem komischen, haesslichen Hostel verbringen zu muessen! Nun sitzte ich im Internetcafe in der Hauptshoppingmall und trinke genuesslich einen Cafe Latte :-) Wollongong ist uebrignes die drittgreosste Stadt vom Staat "New South Wales". Leider sind Deni und Christl bereits vor zwei Tagen abgereist.... read more

Well after days of running around and endless trips to Bunnings (the Australian equivalent of Home Depot, althought not quite the same....), Kmart, the Big W, camping stores, insurance places, banks, etc. we are finally ready to hit the road. But before hitting the road, one stop at the pub to meet Chris and Felicity and her dog Dudley. A few beers, some sunshine and an amazing view from a cliff overlooking the ocean - definately one of the nicest pubs we have been to. The Scarborough Pub is in Stanwell Tops, which is about halfway in between Sydney and Wollongong. We called it an early night as we were hitting the road the next morning with no real plan, just have to be in Brisbane next Sunday to pick up my brother Dennis and his ... read more