Blogs from Oceania - page 7315

We set off early this monring to begin the long drive over to the east coast. After travelling about 500kms we soon arrived back in the poo hole that is Tenant Creek where we stayed at the YHA - again! Not much to do outside unless you like getting insulted by drunk aborigines at every hour of the day so we settled in to watch the Hollywood Oscar ceremony, which was just as poo! Still, east coast adventure begins soon. Mike... read more

Day 1- Wellington to Picton over the Ferry. Drive to St. Arnaud Day 2- Alpine Hiking in Nelson Lakes National Park Day 3- River Rafting the Buller River, Maruia Hot Springs Day 4- Driving West Coast from Pancake Rocks to Fox Glacier Day 1- Wellington felt strikingly like San Francisco. If I knew nothing about its long history of earthquakes, maritime climate or its lively arts scene- I would still feel the same way. The people I saw were either young professionals or students. Everyone was trendy and lots of people were on the streets, giving the feeling of being downtown in NYC or SF. The skyscrapers of Central Wellington are crammed in between steep hills and the ocean. The surrounding geography lends itself to this layout as well, causing Wellington to have the highest property ... read more

Hey everyone, We travelled from Brisbane to a place called Rainbow beach, this was our departure point to go on our 4WD tour to Fraser Island. The day before we went on the safari we met our groups. There were 2 jeeps travelling with 7 people in each one. Oue jeep was filled with myself, Laurie and Liam and 4 other Irish people ( I know what you're thinking, where would we store all the drink!!!). The Irish people are from Clare and are 2 couples called David and Sinead and Dec and Tina. In the other jeep were 2 English girls, Rachel and Debs, a Canadian guy called Mike, a Swedish guy called Simon, an American couple called Heather and Alex (nicknamed Asslicks after he spelled his name wrong!) and Sam the Australian. We all ... read more

One of the greatest tricks the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. One of the greatest tricks I ever pulled was telling everyone on the Kiwi bus I was shy and not very good at making new friends. So what's wrong with a little white lie in the interests of getting to know people better? Anyway, false pretences notwithstanding, I couldn't have wished for a warmer welcome from the folks on the bus, most of whom had been together for weeks travelling the North Island. I'd heard mixed reviews before booking my ticket; most of the bad ones faulted it as a kind of New Zealand Uncovered with too much boozing and scoring but while I'm not really a man for those types of shenannigans I didn't want to appear prudish so ... read more

Well our adventure has finally begun. Finishing work and getting ready to go took what felt like forever, but we're here now. Our last memory of Sydney will be catching the Manly ferry on a spectacular morning and flying over the city for one last aerial view. We're staying with Danis mum Terri, little big bro Kane and their massive rottweiler, Kelly. The dog and I have taken a little bit of time to come to terms with eachother! My first impressions of Perth were of a hot, dry, dusty big country town, but then i remembered we are going to Africa next so I'd better get used to it. Played golf with Adam at Burswood then won a heap of extra travel money at the casino that night. Happy days! Also visited Freo and the ... read more