Blogs from Australia, Oceania - page 4526

Yet another air conditioned Greyhound coach brings me into the gateway town of Airlie beach. The passengers are somewhat more sterotypically travellers than my last journey. And I mean this in the cliched east coast pre/post uni/career break (i.e. me) type of traveller. I was a little dissapointed as I realised that really everyone who comes to Australia does pretty much the same thing - and I wish I wasnt. Best intentions aside though, I am doing what everyone does, because with my time frame and with the 'essentials' being just that, Its really the best option. So back to Airlie. It is a Gateway to the Whitesunday islands and the ubiquitous backpacker pursuit of 3 days sailing. Or dependant on the crew, 3 days drinking, but on a boat. With Larry (tropical cyclone larry that ... read more

hejsa det er vist ved at vaere et stykke tid siden jeg har skrevet sidst. men jeg har ikke lavet andet end arbejdet og arbejdet. saa jeg har simpelthen ikke orket at saette mig til at skrive en lang fortaelling. men i dag er alt gaaet forholdsvis nemt. jeg ankom her i mandags efter en lang bus tur som ikke var saa slem igen, da der blev vist 2 film undervejs. jeg blev vist til rette ogsaa var det ellers ved at vaere spise tid. jeg bor ved et aldere aegtepar. john og brenda. john eger gaarden, med 1800 fedekvaeg, og en masse jord til har lige glemt hvor meget, men paent meget. det kan jeg vende til bage til. de har ogsaa en kat, to hunde og et par 100 koer der gaar ude paa ... read more

Today is my last day here in Australia. Rachael, Jason and Maroubra Beach have been more than generous by providing me with one of the most relaxing vacations I have ever had, a good prep for the lifestyle that is soon to come... Thanks Rach & Jas!... read more

Well scuba lessons are crazy! There's heaps of stuff to learn. Everything from getting nitrogen blubbles in your blood if you surface to quickly, to calculating how long your air lasts at certain depths. Then, theres all the equipment, getting it on (soooo heavy) and checking everything before you jump into the water. So our first 2 days we learnt the underwater signals (including the out of air signal which I hope I never have to use), we learnt how to become neutrally buoyant - basically hovering in the water so you don't harm coral or touch the ocean bottom. Hmmmm what else....we had massive amounts of homework and wrote 5 tests, including a final exam which we both passed. I have a huge textbook that we went through in 2 days. We are supposed to ... read more

Kata Tjuta is better than Uluru. SCIENTIFIC FACT. Ok maybe not but i thought it was. Spent a couple of days staying Yulara, which is in the middle of nowhere, and hence really expensive. First day i did the Kantju Gorge walk at Ayers rock because i only had about an hour. Then we went to the sunset viewing area for Ayers rock. It was cloudy and horrible and there were no good pictures. Next day i did the Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) sunrise viewing which was much clearer. We were then taken to the edge of the olgas and the beginning of the Valley of the Winds Walk. It took me about 2 hours in total, and it was awesome. As in the actual definition of awesome in places. Especially Karingana lookout point 2. Check ... read more