Blogs from Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 1245

On our second day in Brisbane staying with Chantel we headed to the Museum of Queensland. It was a kind of standard city museum covering everything about the history of Australia and wildlife etc. Was ok but nothing to rave about. In the afternoon after a spot of lunch we went to an area of Brisbane called South Bank, similar to that in London as it too was on the river side, but here they have gone one step further in true Aussie style and made a beach/lagoon area right on the river looking over at the city skyline, very cool indeed. The sun shone and we chilled in the water and lying on the beach (street beach). We read in the lonely planet guide about a place called Downunder bar, a backpacker bar, that did ... read more

Saa er der nyt fra syd for Stenbukkens Vendekreds. Vi har sagt farvel til kiwilandet og paabegyndt vores store rejse Down Under. Foerste stop var i Australiens stoerste by, Sydney. Fire millioner mennesker (plus det loese) har valgt at stuve sig sammen her. Et valg der dog sagtens kan forstaas. Tager man et hurtigt view ud over byen vil man se et vaeld af storslaaede bygningsvaerker. Centrum er prydet af enorme skyskrabere med glasfacader og neonlys. Midt imellem dem stikker en kaempe wirestabiliseret pael op, prydet med en guldkuppel paa toppen. I daglig tale kendt som Sydney Tower der med sine 305 m. er en af de hoejeste konstruktioner paa den sydlige halvkugle. Herudover vil man se Sydney Opera House, den dansk-designede kulturhoejborg som ligger perfekt placeret ud til vandet med udsigt til den lige saa ... read more

30.03.06 Still Andy's post has not arrived so we are STILL here! But we have made progress and now booked our bus out of here for tomorrow night! So we have spent the day sunbathing and on the free internet. Got chatting to a nice guy, Rich, from Liverpool, who gave us 2 Thailand books! Great so we now have 3 Asia books to research. That night I went to a break dancing class! This was really good, even though I did fall on my head! I thought I was going to break my neck. But I can do a worm, leg spin, stall and the 6 step with a flare! So check that out. I also got that for free (as I did for the jazz funk class too, how good am I?) so as ... read more

Mesdames et Messieurs, Bienvenue ! Voici un petit Dossier relatant mes derniers faits et gestes. Etant donné que j'ai passé la majeure parti du temps à taffer ramassant des pommes ou faisant les vendanges, le dossier est pauvre en photos, mais bon, c'est comme ca, c'est la vie !!! En ce qui concerne les paysages, ils sont de plus en en plus Tropicaux. Et ce côté exotique est plus qu'appreciable. Je séjourne actuellement à Brisbane, chez un Gadz bien piston (Pollusmismesme) et me prépare a monter un peu plus dans le nord, et par conséquent chaque fois un peu plus proche de l'équateur. Un des projets dans l'avenir est de passer le brevet de plongée afin de pouvoir aller explorer cette fameuse barrière de corail. Gros Dossier à suivre...!!! Sinon ben ça roule toujours dans le ... read more

Never share a dorm room with 7 girls. Especially when that dorm room has only 1 shower, in the same room as the 1 toilet. A room shared with the fairer sex may smell nicer than a room shared with other blokes - but this comes at a price. I awoke at around 07:15, but it was gone 09:15 before I was able to get into the shower and get out for breakfast. ON the plus side though this did give me the opportunity to have a good lie in! Today was the day for Sea Kayaking, which promised to offer a chance to catch some rays, work out my upper body and hopefully see some dolphins. I was one half of team 'Alex', the other half being made up of Alex, a German Schoolteacher. I ... read more