Blogs from New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 1205

We preface by saying that this entry will be pretty short. the last two days we spent in Manly, Australia...catchin' some surf (dude), and finding out how nosediving is REALLY done. (Matt wants to mention that getting your head smashed with a surfboard + waves doesn't hurt as bad as it looks)(Patsy agrees. you should try it sometime) We crossed the Harbor this morning and walked through the Royal Botanical Gardens --and saw BATS!!! LOT'S OF THEM!!! and BIG ONES!!! They sleep in the trees during the day, and go out and catch their food at night. Tomorrow is our Blue Mountains trip where we hope to see the three sisters, throw a boomerang, learn to play the didjeridoo (i'm sure we botched that one), and (patsy's request) take a picture with a koala:) ahh... We ... read more

Only Rachel would come up with that description for a purple cactus which was shaped like an artichoke. So here i am in Sydney, after 36 hours of travel. I got through it of course and it was totally worth it! The trip started off well, with an improptu discussion about the hideousness of the american job market and the problems of standardized testing when i checked in at Newark airport. Lets put it this way, i had 4 very liberal conversations enroute to Sydney, 2 with americans, 2 with Aussies. These 4 conversations, the empty seat next to me from LA to here, and the 8 hours or so of conversations i had with my friends while at LAX are what made the trip overhere bearable. After landing and getting to town, we took much ... read more

It seems like yesterday since I took off and left this beautiful country and my dear friends there. In fact I left a home behind... Oh by the way I know by now that in Australia u don't fall off the earth and that you dont even notice that youre living a life headfirst. And I know now that you dont instantly get bitten by venomous spiders and snakes once you step off the plane :D haha These pictures all each tell their own stories and are dedicated to those beautiful times we had together. I'll be back! FOR REAL!! :-)... read more

Hi this works !! i will try an write a few lines here most days to keep you up to date with what i'm up to. Its just gone 6pm here now and i spent the day walking around the royal park in Sydney since i'm staying in the city centre now that i've moved out of the beach house. I have been taking photos of the Opera House and Bridge today from the side at the top end of the park. the sun came out for awhile and then it rain which looked good against the dark clowds. I sat in the park and up dated my travel dairy book which ive been writing in also i did a sketch of the Opera House with the Bridge behind it in my diary. i've spent the day ... read more

Jenolan caves   Date: 2nd July - 5th July 2004   Accommodation: Tarpeena retreat. 45 Titania Oberon NSW 2787   What did we do?:  Jenolan caves (river cave and jubilee and part of the imperial cave), bushwalking (Devil’s coach house, Charlotta’s arch. Part of the six foot track). Horse riding, 2 hour trail riding, with high country horse riding company.   Website: http://www.tarpeena.com     http://www.ozstays.com/266   Comments:  It was a really good trip actually. My first REAL trip alone without my parents!! Toby and I stayed at Tarpeena, which was a really nice accommodation place. It’s a really nice little cottage only meant for two romantics *w... read more