Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4445

Sunday 14. Nimbin. Nimbin. Nimbin. Cooee. Zz. Crackle. Hello, hello. Drove up. Gorgeous countryside. 'Just a busdriver' Jab owns shop. Got 200 stickers and flag which is now hanging in front window. Stickers ballistic. Came down windey roads and up nto Mt. Warning (Cook almost ran onto Tweed rocks). Other worlds up there. Huge trees, an understory of incredibly tall palms (bangalow), then the ground level growth. Brush turkey and a large flock of something wheeling over the treetops the only birds I saw but heard many strange sounds. Monday 15. Saw the famous surf beach of Coolongata, QUEENSLAND, very impressive. Newspaper to do story. Late in the aftrenoon went for beer. It started to rain - those tropical downpours- no wind. And it rained. fortunately it was happy hour. One drunk was shouting 'unfurl your ... read more

Ok so i finally got to Brisbane blah blah blah. Had a nose around the city from a hostel for the first couple of days, then went down to Cleaveland to stay with folks. Been to Stradbroke island, or "Straddie," which was nice to wander about on. Got a bus from the docks to a place called point look out, where i did the Gorge Walk and had a strole up and down Frenchman's beach. Nice. On Sunday i went to Springbrook National Park and the Gold Coast with the family. Good stuff. We also spent a few minutes driving around Sovereign Island and staring at the many huge multi-million dollar houses on show. Got a few pics from some places around which i will put online when i get a chance. Finalizing plans for the ... read more

Its only 3/4-?!? days til i leave for England & see my brother for the 1st time in 8yrs... Im gettin SOOO VERY excited!!! :D This is just a taste & a try out for me so i can leave messages & pictures of my travels... :o) Hugs & Luv, caRISSa xox ... read more

Intro Australia doesn't really need an introduction, I guess. This former Colony for criminals is world famous for: kangaroos, aboriginals, boomerangs, koala's, crocodiles aka 'crocs' (+Dundee, Steve), Sydney Opera house, Neighbours, Kyle Minoque, Nick Cave, "G'day mate", Outback pubs...Let's see how many more clichés and stereotypes I can come up with... Ayer's rock, Great Barrier Reef, Great white sharks, dingoes, 'barbies' (not the toy), The Flying doctors, "No worries", Mel Gibson... pfff I could go on for an hour. I decided to have a look around myself and try to find out what it is all about. Darwin After a 4 hour flight I arrived in Darwin at the really nice time of 4 am. I didn't sleep at all because the movies on the plane were just too good. The immigration officer didn't seem convinced ... read more

We had a bit of a weekend drive, 2,500 Kms around the alpine region of the state of Victoria. The purpose of the trip was to visit the town of Bright where they were holding the ‘Festival of the falling leaves’. In most countries a few deciduous trees losing their leaves would not be of any great significance, in Australia the trees are all evergreens and lose their bark not their leaves; the sight of a few introduced trees showing their autumn colours is certainly worth a look to us. Up to a few years ago the area that we visited would probably have been covered in snow during early May but with the climate changes now it doesn’t seem to happen until the end of the month. The temperature was cold though and it is ... read more