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Cheerio, Sydney-siders, g'day Novacastrians, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Cheerio, Sydney-siders, g'day Novacastrians
Nov 12, 2006 (4 photos)

"As if all this hospitality weren't enough, Alan is also a rugby fan and had his telly fixed specifically so that we could get up at 6.45am for the All Blacks vs France game. It's a ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by jambo
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Australia - Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Australia - Newcastle
Jan 5, 2006 (14 photos)

"Day 1 Up at 8:15 we packed, checked out and grabbed our first Maccie D's breakfast en route to the bus station. The Greyhound bus was on time and the seats relatively spacious. As ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by gonetilwhenever
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Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Jul 30, 2006 (3 photos)

"After a cold night, passed cuddled in our sleeping bags, we headed to the coast. At Seal Rocks I could finally swim in the Pacific Ocean: how incredible is that?! Swimming in the m ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by wamba


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Mar 3, 2008 (1 photo)

"Our next stop down the coast was Newcastle, the one and only reason being our friend Mel (who we met in Vietnam) lives there. Unfortunately by the time we were to Newcastle, Mel wa ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by felicityb


Travels down under, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Travels down under
Feb 17, 2007 (3 photos)

"Hi, all Another week, another country. Since my last entry, one of the recipients David Roberts has written asking me to both spice it up and also suggested&nbs ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by sjones123


Happy New Years!!!, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Happy New Years!!!
Jan 4, 2006 (7 photos)

"Happy New Years everybody! Got to Newcastle on Friday night at 9ish, took the train from Gosford where Matt's oldest brother Chris lives. Right before at about 4 or so we went to t ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by andieontheloose


Katoomba - Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Katoomba - Newcastle
May 8, 2006 (7 photos)

"When we first arrived in No.14 it was a little bit on the cold side, last night it was the reverse as hot air poured into our room through some tiny vents, there was certainly no n ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by dandewey1974


Our day in Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Our day in Newcastle
Feb 15, 2008 (8 photos)

"Our day in Newcastle was a random sleep deprived few hours of wandering around town entertaining ourselves in any way we could. Last night we didn't get much sleep thanks to a grou ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by nickandbev


Where are the geordies? (ha, ha), Newcastle, Australia travel blog Where are the geordies? (ha, ha)
Nov 23, 2006 (3 photos)

"The following things are interesting about Newcastle: 1) There is a nice lighthouse on a rock 2) The hostel we are in has all-you-can-eat pizza on a Friday! Roll on Sydney- wohoo ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by gemmatthews


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Nov 5, 2006 (4 photos)

" Stayed for 2 days in the very good beachside YHA hostel in Newcastle, about 2 hours north of Sydney. On the second day we went on a fairly boozy wine tasting tour of 5 of the fam ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by nickandmilly


These Brushfires ain't no Fairytale, Newcastle, Australia travel blog These Brushfires ain't no Fairytale
Nov 23, 2006

"Thursday, November 23, 2006 It's no joke that Australia is hot. Sweltering even. At midday, when it's hottest, anyone with a half a brain (read: the Aussies) stays indoors leaving ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by chattermouth


Wedding Photos, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Wedding Photos
Oct 16, 2006 (4 photos)

"i just thought i would add a few photos of dave and my's wedding in to here. It was a great day, although the weather was probably the worst the region has seen for ages. Oh well y ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by laine


and more sharks still, Newcastle, Australia travel blog and more sharks still
Oct 13, 2006

"All in all we spent 3 nights in Crescent heads relaxing at 'the house'...and eating fine meals cooked for us by a crazy chef named Mick (who once fractured a guy's skull with "me s ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by mikelaurence


Newcastle!, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle!
May 15, 2007 (6 photos)

"13th of May Today was different - had cinnamon doughnuts for lunch and sandwiches for dinner on the bus on the way to Newcastle. Had a room for two. That was it... Yep. 14th of May ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by stefaus


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Jan 5, 2006

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A travel blog entry from Newcastle by vincent


CVA Project Base, Newcastle, Australia travel blog CVA Project Base
Mar 3, 2006 (12 photos)

"The place where i'm staying is actually in Cardiff, a suburb of Newcastle. I got picked up from the train station and taken to the house from someone from CVA. Met the other volunt ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by markvesey


One Week To Go, Newcastle, Australia travel blog One Week To Go
Jan 22, 2007

"It's about 6 days, and 23hrs until we depart Sydney for Europe << Less than a week! Everything's been booked, we're a half decent house deposit down, the farewell party has b ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by lnlineurope


Diary and MHMF Challenge Updates, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Diary and MHMF Challenge Updates
Jan 17, 2007

"Hello, and here's an update on our diary and MHMF challengesSunday 7th JanuaryAfter a fruit breakfast we packed and then Rachel drove us and her boys to Bondi where she was meeting ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by estherbunny


I Can Tell That We Are Goon Be Friends, Newcastle, Australia travel blog I Can Tell That We Are Goon Be Friends
May 4, 2008 (18 photos)

"Seems like ages since I updated this again! Last time I did we were heading to Manly Beach in Sydney about a week and a half ago, that place was pretty good. Everyone was pretty so ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by davidb123uk2


Sydney Aquarium/On the road to Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Sydney Aquarium/On the road to Newcastle
Mar 9, 2006 (22 photos)

"It was our last day in Sydney. We checked out at 10:00 am and put are bags in lockers for the day as our bus didn't leave until 6:45pm. So, we decided to go to the Sydney Aquarium. ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by timandmary


Newcastle and Hunter Valley Wine Region, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle and Hunter Valley Wine Region
Nov 21, 2006 (3 photos)

"We are leaving the lovely sub-tropics and heading to Newcastle, which is about 2.5 hours north of Sydney and about 50km from the Hunter Valley winery region. We travel for about 10 ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by lweinreich


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Sep 16, 2005 (11 photos)

"So as most of you know, we spent a few days in Newcastle, doing the tourist thing, seeing the sites. We travelled down to Newcastle beach and Nobby beach, saw our first pelicans, a ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by aussie_trip


Nothing to report..., Newcastle, Australia travel blog Nothing to report...
Mar 13, 2005 (1 photo)

"Well, after just over 36 hours in Necastle I can truly say that I wont come back here :) Previously an industrial town, they have tried to revamp it into a holiday location. It is ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by darrenstrip


A semester of a LIFE TIME!!, Newcastle, Australia travel blog A semester of a LIFE TIME!!
Jun 17, 2002

"Well, I had planned on trying to remember all the things we did, places we went, and people we met..but I have not been able to find the time with college graduation and my Round t ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by jlewku


The first week of real travelling, Newcastle, Australia travel blog The first week of real travelling
Mar 29, 2006 (10 photos)

"The first morning of my travels turned out to be really misty and grey. I took the train to Lithgow and then started to hitchhike. It didn't took long for me to catch two rides wit ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by kaarel


Newie, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newie
Mar 15, 2008 (7 photos)

"We spent 24 hrs in Newcastle for the official opening of a veranda in our bro-in-laws bar, opened by Kevin Rudd (prime minister) look-a-like (who is also bro-in-laws uncle and is r ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by danskgirl


mmmm...pizza..., Newcastle, Australia travel blog mmmm...pizza...
Nov 25, 2006

"Had a great couple of days in newcastle, felt like mine and Gem's last days of freedom before getting to the big city to settle for a while. We were pretty excited about Sydney and ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by caz_sykes


Bar Beach, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Bar Beach
May 9, 2006 (4 photos)

"This morning I walked out to Bar BEach which was about 15 minutes away from the hostel, and is one of the best surfing beaches in Australia. The beach was actually much more beauti ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by jsto


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Nov 20, 2006 (5 photos)

"After Coffs was Newcastle where we did a wine tour in the hunter valley. Was very good and was slightly too drunk for 11 in the morning!!!! Newcastle itself was ok but glad we only ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by jessicanash


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Dec 9, 2006

"It was my first morning in Newcastle and it looked like a pleasant day. It was an early rise as I was heading out with 7 others in our hostel to the hunter valley to do some wine t ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by hornets222


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Jan 10, 2007

"I have no pictures to add for newcastle as I only took a few and they're not very interesting. As I had the extra week I decided to head here as its close to the hunter valley and ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by julienicholas


Brakes!!, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Brakes!!
Dec 19, 2006

"On Tuesday we went to a local garage in Port Macquarie to get the rear brakes replaced as they seem to have been playing up the last couple of days. We took it in at 9am and the jo ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by darrenniki


Cruising North.., Newcastle, Australia travel blog Cruising North..
Jan 26, 2008 (6 photos)

"First stop with the hire car wsa Newcastle. Supposedly Australias 6th biggest city. They'd try and big up anything at all over here in New Zealand and Australia. "The worlds 152nd ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by conlou


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Feb 16, 2006

"We were pathetically happy to be going to a place called Newcastle and were made even happier by the fact that many of the suburbs have the same names as at home; Jesmond, Wallsend ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by davidandclare


Newcastle, neuchatel..., Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle, neuchatel...
Apr 22, 2007

"alors apres m etre depetre de sydney.. d ailleurs je suis fier de moi, me suis pas perdu.. j ai pas pris la route la plus direct.. quelques detours mais je m en suis sorti... vous ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by bafreux


The Port Stephens Experience, Newcastle, Australia travel blog The Port Stephens Experience
Mar 18, 2005

"So far we'd more or less coped with the rain, but this day rain really spoiled our day. We'd so looked forward to seeing Port Stephens, that we drove there as soon as we checked ou ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by montsum


Home sweet home and anzac dawn service 2morrow, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Home sweet home and anzac dawn service 2morrow
Apr 24, 2007

"So as you may know I am home a bit early... missing out on the dawn service at Anzac Cove in Turkey. Oh well.. no money no travel. I have been applying for jobs and one looks very ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by nstarkey77


Summertime...and the living is easy...., Newcastle, Australia travel blog Summertime...and the living is easy....
Jan 9, 2005 (1 photo)

"Our days are filled with sun and sea as we continue our cruise up the coast. We stopped off at a suburb of Sydney to visit Mel, a friend of one of our college buddies (Mark Johnson ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by two_vagabonds


Surfing the waves in Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Surfing the waves in Newcastle
Feb 15, 2008 (1 photo)

"Surfing and Koalas in Newcastle We were unsure what to expect in Newcastle. There wasn't much tourism info on-line and we didn't book any excursions (as usual). The weather was mos ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by pathfinder35


We thought we'd left Kiwi!, Newcastle, Australia travel blog We thought we'd left Kiwi!
Jan 15, 2007

"On Monday we left Coff's Harbour and drove quite a long distance down to Newcastle. This town was renowned for being a good place to surf so we really wanted to have some lessons h ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by lynnandhev


Strangely Familiar, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Strangely Familiar
Sep 6, 2004 (2 photos)

"There are signs for Morpeth, Hexham and Jesmond and buses going to Wallsend and Gateshead. Sound familiar? Yes the early geordies found Australia and made themselves at home. Weath ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by jonandjen


nuovo castello, Newcastle, Australia travel blog nuovo castello
Sep 20, 2006 (3 photos)

"on the way north again to finally meet zee in its environment..ehehe was great seeing him again...and hving good fun and chats with a good friend, after a very long time... and hav ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by restless


More beach, and cruisin' for dolphins, Newcastle, Australia travel blog More beach, and cruisin' for dolphins
Feb 18, 2006 (14 photos)

"Yesterday I ran around campus and didn't get a whole lot done. Deb emailed me about an NIH scholarship that requires a summer internship there, and a year of employment after gradu ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by hamblce3


we're free, Newcastle, Australia travel blog we're free
Dec 16, 2006 (4 photos)

"hello. this is conrad.  we are out of that dirty little town and we are now in newcastle checking out the hotties and kicking it on the beaches and all of that good stuff. her ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by reb-rad


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Dec 28, 2006

"Hello from Newcastle. Yes we just had to fit in a night at Newcastle before going onto Sydney on rich's orders....lol!!! While we were there though we did get a chance to look arou ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by richandcharl


Seal Rocks to Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Seal Rocks to Newcastle
Mar 25, 2008 (29 photos)

"Road Trip from Byron Day 2 I woke up nice and early to check out the surf at Seal Rocks from the platform built in the dunes overlooking the sea. Not much was happening, not that i ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by kalchalker


newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog newcastle
Jun 1, 2007

"vdf ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by restless


Looking around, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Looking around
May 29, 2005

"We decided to go get something to eat. We drove to Newcastle (about 30 mins away) and found a Turkish restaurant. They had a nice sign with good prices. We sat down and were given ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by javawarlord


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Feb 17, 2006

"After finally beating jet lag, I took a two hour train ride to spend the weekend with a couple friends from WLU; Mary and Laura Theoret. Definitely an interesting city, I suppose i ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by patrickjstuart


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Apr 1, 2003

"Newcastle ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by toonloon


The Three Stooges, Newcastle, Australia travel blog The Three Stooges
Feb 5, 2006

"Scene: Newcastle. A quiet beach town in Eastern Australia. ACT 1: The First Night. Trevor and Dana Enter Stage Right We arrived in Newcastle, got off the bus, grabbed our bags, and ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by mr-mrs_pickles


Day before, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Day before
Dec 8, 2007

"Hola Here I am in Newcastle, only a day before I fly out. I guess I would say there are mixed emotions: loss considering the friends and places I will leave behind yet hope and exc ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by bradskey69


New Year blues...., Newcastle, Australia travel blog New Year blues....
Jan 1, 2008

"Well here we all are seeing in another year! what can we expect, hope for and dream about - only time will tell... Had a great New Years eve in Newcastle N.S.W - as revellers heade ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by vastutraveller


The big city adventures begin, Newcastle, Australia travel blog The big city adventures begin
Jul 7, 2005

"I flew into Newcastle and arrived only an hour later than I was scheduled. Al's mate Matt picked us up at the airport, and I had a brief driving tour of the city on the way to Matt ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by lgnyla


Meeting up with Whitney, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Meeting up with Whitney
Apr 27, 2008 (12 photos)

"What a warm welcome, Whitney I love you! We met back in China a long time ago and it was just one evening but we had the best and deepest conversations you can ever imagine in a sh ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by silberregen


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Jun 17, 2007 (2 photos)

"Aus den Nachrichten haben wir von dem gestrandeten Schiff in Newcastle gehört. Da wir sowieso dort durchfahren, machen wir auch noch einen kurzen Stopp im Hafen von Newcastle. Da g ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by ffedith


Arrival in Oz, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Arrival in Oz
Dec 2, 2007 (12 photos)

"Flippers log: Well  we've finally made it, here to a little country named oz. After a not too bad 9 hour flight from Hong Kong with too many annoying Chinese people and some f ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by charandsteve


Time to let go!, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Time to let go!
Dec 10, 2004

"As all virgoes would appreciate, I am starting to get anal about the details. My trip is taking on the logistic proportions of the landing on the beaches of Normandy. I must leave ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by kaizen


a Newcastle quickie, Newcastle, Australia travel blog a Newcastle quickie
Nov 19, 2006

"Ok, so, i ended up getting a ticket to see Pearl Jam once again, in Newcastle. So, of course i had to take it and go see it. the show was in a big barn. ok, that is just my opinion ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by j-dawg


Dunnit, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Dunnit
Jun 16, 2008

"What's next? ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by dynamo


Geordieland 2, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Geordieland 2
Apr 6, 2006

"a ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by richardmorris


start of east coast road trip, Newcastle, Australia travel blog start of east coast road trip
Jun 3, 2008 (38 photos)

"After our final night in Sydney we hopped back on the greyhound and continued 'up north' to Newcastle. An ex-convict town/ghost town but with beautiful beaches. From here, upon rec ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by alfaye


Day 146, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Day 146
Jan 22, 2008

"Sleep as always in the car was fine what did faze us was the cold at 5am in the morning as we both looked at each other and blew hot air to one another. I took one for the team and ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by paul.wilson


Hunter Valley, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Hunter Valley
Mar 28, 2008

"Newcastle ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by markprendergast


Away from the smog, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Away from the smog
Jan 29, 2008

"well my lovelies, was getting sick of the old smog (that's Sydney to you commoners) decided to take a lovely four hour train to Newcastle. This is a country town. Bloody hot - 31 d ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by ashinway


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Jun 16, 2004

"Newcastle, Australia. ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by torkjel


Heading north - 1st leg, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Heading north - 1st leg
Jan 3, 2008

"Hi all, We set off on our travels north today - ultimate destination is Al's uncle Jim's place in Lillian Rock (Near Nimbin). We decided to head to Newcastle 1st, but via Paddy's M ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by craig.graham


Newcastle by night, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle by night
Jan 30, 2005 (2 photos)

"So i left Sydney after staying there much longer than i intended to do. First port of call was Newcastle as i had to get out of Sydney to start hitchin, was getting rather late on ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by thorpietravels


Finally on our way, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Finally on our way
Sep 15, 2007

"After what seemed like half a day, we are finally on our way out of Newcastle travelling north up the Pacific Highway (of course we have to make a mandatory coffee stop at Hexham w ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by frithy


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Jan 1, 2003

"Hunter Valley -Harrigans hotel ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by danskgirl


Fog on the Tyne is all mine...., Newcastle, Australia travel blog Fog on the Tyne is all mine....
May 12, 2008 (3 photos)

"We drove for quite a while and couldn't decde where to stop next.... Kev wanted to go to Newcastle as our guide (which we have decided now is just absolutly pants and tells us the ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by tigerdany35


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Dec 1, 2007

"Stopped in Newcastle to visit my friends Adrian and Cherie and their new baby Madeline for a few days.  I have completely fallen in love with the baby - she is sooo gorgeous a ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by loopy34


Leaving for Tahiti, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Leaving for Tahiti
Apr 8, 2006 (3 photos)

"Our bags were packed, passports on-hand and we were ready to go! We left Newcastle on a train to Sydney before saying goodbye to my family. We got into Sydney international airport ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by aaroncampbell


DEPART EAST MAITLAND FOR DUNEDOO, Newcastle, Australia travel blog DEPART EAST MAITLAND FOR DUNEDOO
Jul 26, 2006 (3 photos)

"We left East Maitland on Wednesday 26 July 2006 for our journey around Australia.  We were excited, apprehensive and ready to hit the road after staying at Raquel's parents ho ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by p18130


Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Newcastle
Jan 12, 2005 (40 photos)

"Newcastle adventures including coctail party at Adrians, party at Guliver St, some adventures around the central coast too...... ..."

A travel blog entry from Newcastle by sarahtravelling


Hobart to Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia travel blog Hobart to Newcastle
Jul 20, 2007 (142 photos)

"Thursday July 19th D-day -1 I was stressed almost past the point because I lost my packing list, and my passport still hadn't arrived back form the Russian Embassy in Canberra!&nbs ..."

A travel blog entry from