Blogs from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 192

I have no number of how many times some customer on the boat will tell me, with envy blazing out of their eyes, that I am so lucky to do what I am doing. And every time I will patiently reply that in the end of the day this is a job as every other job. Sometimes there are good days, but too often there are not so good days, and sometimes you are just left to ponder why you didn't go for the nice office job... But, when the going is good the going is very good... or something like that. When you have a good day, or a good dive, the whole world is a better place, and you cannot think of one single good reason why you ever would want to give this ... read more

So, just thought I would share some images with the world and all my friends of how my life is... Envious anyone?? Hmm... on second thought... this whole uploading business does take ages, and I haven't had dinner yet (yes, I am ruled by my tummy) so I guess I will wait with more uploading untill another day (a better day).... read more

Today I have stopped. Not stopped anything in particular. Just stopped. As in being still. Looking at the planes in the sky and dream of getting on one of them. I think the girls in the travel agency thinks I am a bit of a sad nutcase. Every week I come in and ask for a price to a different destination. Sometimes I come by several times within the same week. I think they think I will never get anywhere. But they are WRONG. Sometime soon I will also be flying through the sky. To foreign lands and all that.... read more

It is just a couple of hours left for me here on the north-eastern coast of Australia. I am currently sitting in the internet cafe of Gilligan's Backpackers Resort in Cairns. This is probably the flashiest backpacker's place I have been to so far. Very good and clean rooms, well trained staff etc. Still it somehow feels wrong. I think it is because I'm a bit old fashioned and have this image of backpacking being a bit filthy thing. But as anyone travelling around Australia can probably tell, backpacking is moving to the next level: backpackers appear with Samsonite suitcases and beautycases, pulling their luggage on trolleys behind them - still a minority but probably being a harbinger of the next backpacking generation. What else is there to tell about Cairns? From my point of view ... read more

Hiya everyone, Sun 7th Nov At last we finally reach Cairns which is in the north part of Queensland. This will be our last stop before flying back to Sydney. We find a hostel for $14 a night so very cheap but why this one won us over was because we could have a free dinner at a busy pub in town evrynight we stayed. I was plesantly suprised by Cairns because i feared it would be like Brisbane where i didn't like but thankfully it was far from it. The hostel is ok but what do you expect for the money but one good thing is that the kitchen is spotless. We dumped our stuff and headed in search of a supermarket for some dinner. It is so humid here and there is just no ... read more