Blogs from Oceania - page 7280

Take the car over on the 3 hour ferry ride, through the Sounds. Stay at Wellington YHA for 3 nights, as we were told how nice it was and 2 nights might not be long enough. It's very lively, loads of pavement cafes with a nice promonade overlooking the harbour. Wandered around the shops and went to the Te Papa museum, much famed for its people/culture/animal exhibits. It's a nice place, but we agreed that we prefered Christchurch which is prettier and cleaner.... read more

*Note* - I will add some photos for you all when I meet up with my big bro and use his lovely laptop in a few days :) Labour Day, 13th March...Katie, Danny, Sarah and I went to Earthcore in the park. There was such a mixture of people, with plenty of illuminous ravers some sporting the latest bunny rabbit outfits...oh I love the diversity at festivals and the fact that no one cares, makes me smile :) Anyway, first on was Schpongle who I now absolutely love. His Dj set was full of cultural influence, kept going by a steady beat for everyone to dance away to. I thought he was going to be really young but he looked about 60! Throughout the sunny day Danny and I wandered about the different stages that were ... read more

Drove early towards hills to the east. Couldn't get the view of Adelaide I knew was there. Two cyclists Went ahead and positioned themselves at intersections to wave me in the right direction. Got to top. Great aerial view of the whole urban area. It was 700 meters high and 13 degrees. Clouds low. Cyclists arrived. Rain eventually came. Went down to city plain and warmth. Found City Markets I had heard about. Bustling. Good sticker interest. Whole thing felt like Istanbul bazaar. Radio interview set for Monday 8:30 AM Radio Adelaide. Got email from Advertiser journo but no interview for story.... read more

hey guys, how is everybody? sorry haven't been in touch nor written anything but there's nothing much to say right now, it's become a bit of a routine, going to work, beach, home!! since i left Thailand in november, jacky and me went to Melbourne for a few weeks before splitting up in Sydney. Melbourne was really cool, i loved it there, nice people and lovely city. Sydney is more hectic, lots of people, it really looks like London with the sun and flip flops!! but i can say that australians are very lucky, you can feel they're more relaxed and laid-back, like it's holiday everyday, i'm sure the weather helps. Sydney is a great city, full of outdoors activities, parks in the city, and more than 30 beaches to choose from. speaking of which, coming ... read more

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAR!!!!!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THAT YOU AND KAT ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME SUNNING YOURSELF IN THE BEAUTIFUL DOM REP!!!! So today myself, Vix and Colliers house mate Claire (Irish) went on the hunt for tonights out-fits.....found a few choice pieces and got our-selves ready for an afternoon start. Joined by all of Colliers Irish house mates we headed into the city to lots of very busy Irish bars, the buzz was great as there were so many people in the city with the commonwealth going on. Ended up at an irish Festival just out-side of the city...Sarah-j's (Vix Sister) friend Rob joined us and we also met up with Andy (guy we met in Thailand- Studying in Melbourne, from New Zealand), the guy who's kindly putting us up ... read more