Blogs from South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 258

Now this was the dark horse. Neither of us knew what to expect from this city, but we were both pleasantly surprised. Enough to say we stayed here for 9 nights!!! The weather was fantastic, along with the caravan park, and the 2 nearby villages/towns, which were very popular. Lots of lovely food and drink were consumed....to the point we had to remind ourself that we are on a budget as backpackers. It didn't stop and spoil Lorraines choice of Fillet Steak off the menu, rinsed down with 3 bottles of lovely Barossa Valley Chardonays (the Valleys werew 15 mins away) :) Not the stereotype backpackers I have to say!! None-the-less, a thoroughly enjoyable stay!!!... read more

- naeste sted / Hostel 109 har nemlig fri access.... read more

Lorte - lorte - lortedag (ej, altsaa undskyld udtrykket - sorry) Og nej, det er altsaa ikke saa slemt igen. For faktisk startede den rigtig godt i Sydney - havde nogle sjove oplevelser, men der har vaeret et par probl. undervejs resten af dagen - eller rettere doegnet. Foerst lige til travelbloggen, hvor jeg betalte en formue for internetadgang i lufthavnen, og som saa ikke lod sig publicere, saa alle mine notitser og oejebliksoplevelser var gone........... Dum ting med shuttlebussen fra Sydney hostel til lufthavnen, og indroemmet: maaske et lille bitte gran af paranoia indblandet............ derom senere maaske. Det korte af det lange var, at jeg tog et fly 3 timer senere, hvilket var OK. Floej med Virgin Blue - virkelig en god oplevelse, og ikke saerlig dyrt - vild service til en gl. "forsigtig" og ... read more

Introduction This bushwalk was in Onkaparinga Conservation Park on the southern side of Adelaide. It is a tough walking park as the river, over millions of years, has caused the valley to have very steep sides. There is often water here, even in the height of summer, which makes for good animal and bird spotting. So this park is one to visit with older children and only with appropriate footwear. We have visited this park a few times and it ranks high on Peter's favourite parks, but this particular walk was new to us. How to get there... From South road, heading South, take the expressway as far as Honey Pot road. Using a street directory, make your way East to Penney's Hill Road, then Upper Penney's Hill Road, which terminates on Piggott Range Road. The ... read more

Hi folks. we have been in Adelaide for nearly a week now and we are, surprise, surprise, having a wonderful time. Just to get the Adelaide jokes out of the way; we arrived on 'Adelaide' flight; and 'Adelaide' odds against that happenning! Sorry. We spent the first couple of days getting our bearings - not too difficult in this wonderful city which is very compact and built on the American block system - and also looking for better, cheaper accommodation. This we did, finding a motel that reduced their rates to twenty quid a night when we asked for a discount if we stayed for seven days. We went to the beautiful beach suburb of Glenelg on Wednesday. We liked it so much we found yet another motel and booked in for the following week for ... read more