Blogs from Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 6

Hi Bloggers, That dreaded 3.00 moment occurred again today, we had slept solidly since 10.15 the night before so it was not too bad and considering we had a long sleep in the afternoon when we arrived in Brisbane, we probably did not need much more. Lying In bed a while longer we decided to have a cup of tea and Andy wanted to write the blog for yesterday, so I watched a little bit of television. We had set the alarm for 7.00 in an effort to start trying to get ourselves back into a reasonable routine like having breakfast at the right time in some vain bid also to try and knock the jet lag out of us, but again that failed miserably as instead of getting up for breakfast at 6.00 when we ... read more

The count down actually began back in April. But here I am past the one month to go mark. To be completely accurate I have 25 days and 3 hours until I board a plane to Phuket. Then I will be spending the next four weeks in amazing Thailand (Well I haven't been there yet so I can't say for sure it's amazing, but hey from what I have heard). So for anyone who doesn't know this is the plan: Eight Days in Phuket, staying in a very nice, touristy resort. And then up to Bangkok to start the real adventure. From Bangkok I am going north to Ayuthura (the old capital) then to Chiang Mai. From there I will be doing a three day hill trek though Northern Thailand. Then over to Chiang Rai. This ... read more

This weekend was another Tour de Brisbane. Jess, Mariko and I headed down Saturday afternoon with chocolate chip cookies and a crate (which I think makes it sound like you are about to drink a dumpster full of beer) of beer. Saturday night was fun yet not much different than a night out at home would be...if I hadn't paid attention to the accents and the fact that bar service is INCREDIBLY slow I would have thought I was in Toronto. But Sunday was different. We woke up and headed out for a breakfast of hamburger with egg and bacon (I recommend you all start eating this as there is so much protein it held me over for HOURS) and chicken salted fries (I think this is overrated). After wards Mariko, Luke and I got on ... read more

Well I finally made it out to see the Grampians National Park on Saturday, on a tour with three other people. We left bright and early on Saturday morning, and headed off North-West, stopping in Beaufort for morning tea and biscuits (I do enjoy this british tradition), and then continuing on to Halls Gap, the major town in the National Park. In terms of sightseeing, we didn't do very much, which was a bit disapointing, but expected with a guided tour. I didn't even get to see any climbing at all. We started off by doing an easy hike called Wonderland, going through the Wonderland ranges and getting a close look at the Elephant Hide (a rock formation that is slabby and looks, well, like an elephant hide). Then, we headed into town for some lunch. ... read more

Hello! We went directly from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay, the main jumping off point for Fraser Island. It was packed with other backpackers on their way to day trips or safaris, and we had hoped to do some whale watching but were told it is the wrong time of year. The next day we left for Fraser Island, a 'World Heritage listed sand bar created by 800,000 years of longshore drift', according to my Lonely Planet. There was six of us in our group, one other girl and three boys whom we had met the previous night to buy our food for the trip. Having chosen the self drive 4x4 option, we had the freedom to explore the island in our own time and escape the crowds. We drove to Lake Mckenzie which was pretty ... read more