Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4006

Nyt on ilmassa todellista lomatunnelmaa.. Tosin huomenna siirrytaan jo takaisin arkeen ja aloitetaan tyonteko hedelmia/vihanneksia poimien. Mutta nyt kuitenkin palataan siihen mita kaikkea ihanaa ollaan koettu viimeisen viikon aikana.... Vietimme viela toisen paivan Melbournessa ja tutustustuimme kaupunkiin ihan kahdestaan Karin kanssa, silla Mollylla ja Garylla jatkui juhliminen edellisyona vahan turhan pitkaan. ;) Kavimme katsastamassa Shrine of Remembrance sotamuistomerkin, joka oli aika vakuuttava ilmestys ja sielta aukesi myos mukavat nakymat kaupunkia kohti. Lisaksi kavelimme kilometri kaupalla Melbournen kaduilla ja botanic gardenissa ja kaiken kaikkiaan oltiin molemmat sita mielta etta kaupunki on tosi mukavan oloinen ja siella olisi voinut viihtya piteempaankin. Iltapaivalla kuitenkin kerattiin taas kamppeet kasaan ja pakattiin auto jalleen aariaan myoten tayteen tavaraa. Ny... read more

Well after being up for almost 24 hours we arrived in Sydney, what a nice clean city compared to Bangkok. Thanks to the shopping of me and the VISA , we are staying again in a nice hotel. And even better, just explored a bit and found a Starbucks right across from the hotel !!!! Jippie, no more Thai brew !!!! To-morrow will be the house on wheels for 2.5 weeks and after that we will come back here again. Hereby some pics from the last couple of days, enjoy. Thanks everybody for writing us, Meindert and Sabien loved getting the messages. Love Mir... read more

The worst hostel in Sydney Returning to Sydney for our second stint (blog: ), although not before Jason had completed his Giant Stairway challenge in the Blue Mountains (blog: ), we got the train back and checked into a hostel that was to be our home for the next three nights - Maze Backpackers. I have to put a health warning here - I feel it is my duty to warn other backpackers about this hell hole! We had already been warned that the hostel was not the best around (but we couldn't find any other accommodation in our price range, as Sydney was fully booked everywhere - maybe it had something to do with the bad weather in the north of Oz!). We checked in and found our room after being given the wrong ... read more

I know we've only been here 10 days, but the ocean calls, so we head on down (3hours drive South from Syndey) to Jervis Bay. When looking at Australia on Google Earth before we left the UK, Mike had spotted the white beaches (apparently some of the whitest in the world) at Jervis Bay, so the decision of where to go for our first weekend away was easy...we booked into a B&B in Vincentia, Jervis Bay. We found a gem of a B&B, called Dunes (www.dunes-bnb.com.au). Sandra, the owner, was wonderful. She couldn't have provided a better service if she tried. Our room was lovely and she had thought of everything, a spare sun hat and sunscreen, all the little touches that make you want to go back. She even made a packed breakfast for Mike ... read more

We caught the Manly ferry from Central Quay. It was absolutely jam-packed with hundreds of passengers. The half hour cruise is very scenic. We had half an hour on the beach - seeing our first Aussie surfers. The sun was very strong. We decided to do the walk to 'The Spit' along the bay. It undulates in an out of lovely coves (dotted with affluent housing). In one remote bay we came upon a wedding party on the beach sipping champagne and having photos taken. The walk was quite exhausting and it was a relief to reach the Spit for the bus journey back to Manly and then the much quieter return ferry trip to Central Quay. ... read more