Canberra, Australia Travel Blogs

The Nations Capital - Architectural masterclass
Sep 25, 2006 (5 photos)

... capital of Australia (Some people still think Sydney is) and its literal meaning is "Meeting place". Canberra was created as such, due to the newly federated Australia needing a capital city in 1911. On the 8th October, after a competition to decide the ...

Rattling Down Roads Together
Aug 30, 2005 (1 photos)

... is Roger, an Oz Experience guide on holiday. Rika, a blonde German girl. She claims to be so far underwhelmed by Australia, which is supposedly very popular in Germany. She buddies up immediately on the bus to Chris, a flamboyant gay Scotsman who likes ...

On the road again...
Feb 20, 2005

... ! Mat dropped me off at the coach terminal (just next to the Central Railway Station) where I awaited my 12:30pm to Canberra - Australia's purpose built capitol. It rained for most of the non-stop bus journey ($31 one way) but the three and a quarter ...

Australia Part 2 - melbourne +
Mar 12, 2004 (1 photos)

... dispersed amongst them and there is also plenty of bird life in the cities. More so than I see in Bangkok. In Canberra (Australia's capital city) I went for a run early in the morning and saw lorikeets and rosellas (colourful birds) and kangaroos within ...

The OZ answer to Wash/n DC- same same, but diff/nt
Mar 12, 2008 (16 photos)

Went to see the National History Museum and the Parliament. Very educational. Not much more to say... *** WORLD CHANGE STARTS WITH EDUCATED CHILDREN! Give a girl the life long gift of education! Support my appeal 100 GIRLS BACK TO SCHOOL! Donate at ...

Australia - Canberra
Dec 24, 2005 (26 photos)

... getting ready, having breakfast and chatting to the family before we decided upon making a trip to the National Museum of Australia in the centre of Canberra...as it is free. Josie and Theo dropped us off at the museum while the rest of the family went ...

Almost finished in Australia - stuff in my head
May 8, 2005 (5 photos)

... Iraq to risk their lives. Why? What benefit does the average Australian or Iraqi gain from the invasion? Aborigines in Australia are very, very, very discriminated against. In some parts of Australia there are still bars that serve alcohol only to ...

Australia's capital city (no not Sydney!)
Apr 25, 2007 (2 photos)

Alex: Despite the fact everyone says it is a bit rubbish we went to Canberra anyway! Maybe it says something about us that we found it quite interesting! We only had one day there really and didn't do vast amounts but we did managed to see the Parliament ...

Canberra - A Visit to the Capital
Sep 24, 2003 (3 photos)

... to hockey, rugby, netball, basketball and athletics. There are currently over 500 scholarships and a significant number of Australia's medal winning Olympians have graduated from the AIS (including Cathy Freeman). The whole campus is really well maintained ...

Capital city
Feb 21, 2005

... Peoples issues in the Federal Government. Next stop: the National Gallery. On the way I walked passed the High Court of Australia and stood on the same spot where Michael Caton, Tiriel Mora and Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (aka Darryl Kerrigan, Dennis Denuto ...

Australia - Part 1
Mar 1, 2004

... . Also quickly caught up and went for a run with Emma, her mum and friends. Everyone seems good. Initial impressions of Australia are of a spacious, well treed (it has a reasonable number of trees in the suburban areas), clean and quite wealthy country. ...

Museum Mania
Feb 22, 2005

... but definitely a breath of fresh air after visiting all the capitals domineering stone buildings and monuments. National Gallery of Australia (4/5) - Great variety of works, give yourself at least two hours to do it all justice. All of the above were ...

A.C.T.
Mar 28, 2008 (14 photos)

... under our belts and continued driving through some intense landscapes. By nightfall we were camped out somewhere near Mt Kosciuszko (Australia's Highest Mountain) and ready for a fairly cold night. Up early enough we took out time getting to Canberra, ...

Homeless after the Tsunami - help?
Apr 2, 2005

Kanjana just sent me the below message last night. As I mentioned before, she works for the Department of Non - Formal Education, which is the part of the Thai Department of Education, that is largely involved with getting education to people that have ...

Scenic Road to Canberra
Feb 19, 2006 (4 photos)

... views and far better than we would have got had we taken the motorway. To be honest the smaller country roads around Australia are just as fast, if not faster, than the motorways and far more interesting. We passed through another couple of small wild ...

Visit to the Capital.
Dec 19, 2003 (5 photos)

... do first and decided that as I was in the right place, I might as well go to the National Museum of Australia. There seemed to be dozens of flies in Canberra which was really annoying, however I soon got to the Museum. This turned out to be a great way of ...

The Cities
Apr 21, 2004 (20 photos)

After what felt like a month in the outback, it was time to explore the famous cities of Australia. I didn't have a lot of time and only managed to get a taste of what each city has to offer. Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. Each had their ...

Easter in Australia
Mar 25, 2005 (19 photos)

... depressed. They may be deported overseas tonight or stay in Villawood for another year or two or maybe get a temporary visa to Australia. There were plenty of young children in there. One of the African guys was quite certain he'd be killed as soon as ...

Two hectic days in Canberra
Feb 28, 2005 (18 photos)

... Parliament was not above the people but rather at the same level. Each room in the building is also part of a timeline of Australia. After the Parliament House we were going to hire bikes and cycle round the lake but then we read one of the information ...

You flamin' beauty!
Apr 8, 2008 (28 photos)

... Do it. Trust me, you'll squeal like a pig and take it to your tomb. By noon I'd made it Cabramurra, Australia's highest town. It's a worthwhile detour and gives you a very interesting vantage point over the surrounding area, in particular the strange ...

The Beginning of the End
Oct 29, 2004

... , which did speed up, in attempt to save his life, and was promptly pulled over. Modern policing at its best! Australia's capital stands at a staggering 300,000 population and is a completely planned city; like Milton Keynes but prettier. 2 hours of ...

Canberra
Jun 5, 2008 (7 photos)

... can be barbequed!   Our final day was spent engaged in the vast exhibits of the War Memorial, poignantly commerating Australia's role in twentieth century conflicts. As a historian it was interesting to escape the classic European / American ...

Capital Punishment
May 1, 2005 (3 photos)

... to do before I leave the country. Got here early, allowing me to use the internet, because some nice Canberrian girl stopped and gave me a lift, saying she "didn't want to subject the Canberra bus system on a backpacker." Everybody hates Canberra.

Sydney - Canberra
Jul 25, 2003 (1 photos)

... , the people particularly friendly and we haven't even seen any of the tourist attractions. We're staying in what is probably Australia's premier hostel (heated swimming pool, spa, sauna & gym) and we've both thoroughly relaxed - no longer having to car ...

Canberra: One Way Fitness Enthusiasts
Oct 12, 2004 (7 photos)

... places you wouldn't if you went direct in a taxi. so my journey to the AIHW took in the national University of Australia, Calvary Hospital and the Australian Institute of Sport. Did a not-long-enough visit to the Australian War Memorial (which is ...

Canberra - Melbourne
Jul 29, 2003

... not a normal association - crusty protestors/expensive, oriental cuisine. The National Museum is perhaps the best indicator of Australia's lack of history. Rather than educating visitors in what has happened in the past, it focuses entirely on the ...

National Gallery of Australia
Nov 29, 2006

Today we went to the National Gallery of Australia, we went there to view to Egyptian Antiquities from The Louvre.... we did the guided tour, which was fantastic. We learned so much about the different symbols within the artwork, the different Gods, ...

In the Capital
Nov 15, 2006 (5 photos)

... the nation's capital. A bit of history and background for those of you who don't know - Canberra was founded by an act of Parliament when Australia's colonies underwent federation in 1901. After heated debate around whether the capital of Australia ...

Thrills and Spills of the Capital
Jan 18, 2008 (4 photos)

Canberra is the capital of Australia, for those that think its Sydney. It's a modern town (i.e. charm less concrete) built amongst the hills a good 4hrs from the next settlement of any note. The road system was designed using a series of interconnected ...

Some days in Canberra
Apr 15, 2007 (11 photos)

... Today we woke up a little bit later and went out to Ali's plot (about 20 acres of land a fair way out of Canberra). Ali and Michael just got their new house delivered (the builder people are coming in a bit to finish it all off). Michael wasn't ...