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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD April 9th 2010

Greetings family and friends! I trust you are all well as not had really any correspondence from most of you since at least two emails ago. Please feel free to reply/send me a message at any time! Sooooooooooo, where did I leave you all last time? Wow, it was around mid-January (although please bare in mind I'm a slow typist and these messages take a long time for me to put together, and that's not including time to try and attach emails and upload photos... something my computer is becoming less a fan of by the day). Since January then what have I been up to? Well, truth is, after the Alice Springs trip and trying to stay sensible with cash, I decided to work as much as I could. I told you in the last ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD February 21st 2010

Jälle naudin mäkdoonaldsi hirmaeglase interneti mõnusid koos konditsioneeriga, mis on nii külm, et kohe kodune tunne tuleb. Siin on jälle nii palju juhtunud, et ürita nüüd puslet kokku panna. Käin ikka tööl, esmaspäevast reedeni, üheksast kuueni. Vahepeal on igasuguseid kujusid meie tiimist läbi käinud. Kõigepealt tuli iirimaalt kõigi suur sõber Simon, kes on kaks meetrit pikk ja professionaalne fundraiser. Temast sai kohe tiimijuht ja mina kuuletun nüüd ka talle. Siis tuli suure mikrisoenguga Andrew, kes eriti matsu ei jaganud ja peale nädalat ütles, et ta nüüd läheb. Siis tuli iirlane John, kes oli tõeline koomik, aga tema jagas veel vähem matsu, nii et Phil pidi ta vallandama. Minu suureks rõõmuks on šoti tüdruk Alison suured katsed läbinud ja tema kuhugile kaduma ei lähe. Kaks Sydney tüdrukut Lauren ja Jenny on ka mõneks nädalaks siia tööle tulnud. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD February 8th 2010

We flew from Bangkok to Melbourne on a Jetstar aeroplane as it was our only option when booking this as part of our Quantas around the world flight ticket with STA travel. We thought that we would be subjected to a Ryan Air type flight for 9 hours so before we got on the plane, we scanned the restaurants in the airport and ended up having a Burger King, (I know...grim). Everything about the checking in and boarding process was more efficient than I have ever experienced before on any flight and we took off on time. It was a nice surprise when the flight attendant came up to us and passed us a small Jetstar package containing a fleece blanket (my favourite), ear plugs, inflatable neck rest and eye mask. This was much to the ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD January 31st 2010

Nüüd on otseloomulikult jälle terve igavik mööda läinud. Õnneks siiski kaks nädalat, mitte kuu. Kui nüüd meenutama hakkan, et mis vahepeal toimunud on, siis ega midagi väga metsikut polegi. Või siiski.. Tööga on kõik kombes, kes otsib, see leiab. Kõik intervjuud läksid hästi ja kõik tahtsid mind tööle võtta ning siis sain ise valida, kes parima pakkumise teeb. Olen oma otsusega väga rahul. Intervjuu oli neljapäeval, reedel leppisime juba kokku, et olen töökäpp ja esmaspäevast hakkas pull pihta. Töö on heategevuslik, korjame raha pimedate juhtkoerte treenimiseks. Sularahast on asi kaugel, sõlmime tänava peal otseülekandeks lepingu. Esmaspäeval oli rohkem nagu treening ja boss Matt (kes on minust vaid paar aastat vanem, iirlane, pool maailma läbi rännanud ja ülemus on küll tema kohta palju öeldud…ülemust nagu polegi) seletas kõike nii koerte treenimisest, pimedate elust kui ka müügitehnika... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD January 28th 2010

Our last part of the trip with the van started at the 9th of january. Jonas girlfriend flew home that day and it was time to leave sydney. The first day we drove about 3 hours south to jervis bay. This time we took katt, a girl we met in sydney. She organized some couchsurfing in Jervis Bay. We stayed 3 nights there as it was just an amazing place. The guys we stayed with were between 22 and 28 and worked all as mechanics or electricians on helicopters for the navy. We had some crazy night at their houses and some really good days at the beach. Hayman Beach is supposed to be the whitest beach in the world (I couldn’t tell where the different was to Whitehaven beach, which was the clearest, or Fraser ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD December 27th 2009

Bügeln am Morgen vertreibt Kummer und Sorgen! Nach unserer nächtlichen Waschaktion im Anschluss an die Outback-Safari haben wir im schnelldurchlauf unseren kompletten Kleidersatz gebügelt und noch warm in die Koffer gepackt. Mit frisch-duftender Wäsche ging es mit Flugzeug in die zweitgrößte Stadt Australiens, Melbourne. Nach einem ersten „Bummel“ durch die Innenstadt ging es zum Essen nach Chinatown (die nächsten Tage fiel uns auf, der Rest der Stadt nicht weniger von Chinesen bevölkert ist, obwohl in der Stadt Menschen aus 140! unterschiedliche Nationen zusammenleben…). Am nächsten Tag ging es mit der historischen City Circle Tram (ähnlich der Cable Cars in San Francisco) auf Erkundungstour. Nach einigen Sehenswürdigkeiten, wie dem Hafenviertel „Docklands“ ging es auf dem Yarra River zur Flussrundfahrt, bei der wir die faszinierenden, farbenfrohen und vielfältigen Fassaden der Skyli... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD December 21st 2009

Ok well here I am in Melbourne, I was staying at Tims house last week, which was fun, I went kayaking and swimming in the sea and just relaxing doing nothing. I got into the city on Friday and booked inot my hostel which is very nice. That night I went out into the city for a few beers which was very fun (except for the morning after headache). I also went to the local market which was very big, which sold almost everything from fruit to UGG boots. Got a few plans this week to go to the acquarium and visit the set of neighbours. Tonight im going to a comedy club and later in the week ill check out the casino. Got a few plans for Christmas, bascially finding the biggest steak on sale ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD November 28th 2009

ok, well the day had finally come and i am finally sitting back and relaxing in a luxuious hotel called Excalibur on The Strip in Las Vegas. After a long 15 hours a flying, i have had a drink and a small gamble at the casino and am enjoying every minutes of it so far. The flight was good but really long, slept for 8 hours of it though which was really good. Flying into LA was amazing, its so HUGE!!! the mountains was amazing, Downtown LA looked amazing and the "HOLLYWOOD" sign was just little reminder that i was in America. After we had waited for a few hours in LA for our connecting flight to Las Vegas, we touched down amongst an ocean of lights, billboards, skylights, casinos and glamour!! I haven't really done ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD November 1st 2009

Today is 1 year since I left England. I cannot believe it. I will write a decent update in the near future, but for the moment I am going to have a quick drink with me gal and then head off to meet Pete who's flown from England to hang out for a short while. Happy Times!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD October 30th 2009

So we finally arrived in Melbourne! Talk about a huge city. We got there in the evening of the 28th, and saw a bit that night. We walked around to find some food, but couldn’t really appreciate the size of the city since it was dark. Our hostel was really nice though. Melbourne Central YHA was really new, and was much like an apartment building. The rooms were small, and everything just felt new. Talk about a treat. But it couldn’t last forever. The next morning in fact, we headed over to Melbourne Metro, just outside the core. This place was cheaper, but still pretty good. Well, after checking in, we decided to really see the city this time. We walked down to the shopping centre (Melbourne Central) and looked around for a bit. Great place, ... read more
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