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Ballina Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ballina, Australia
Wildlife!!
Victoria Park was a nice little rainforest to walk around - saw a colourful snake enjoying sunshine right beside us OUCH!!! Ben managed to take some photos quietly while i was panicking around and tried to not be anywhere close to it! found a little ...
Crikey! It's the crocodile hunter!
27/12/09 We went to Australia zoo today, home of the famous crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin (before he was killed by a fish!). It's an incredible place full of massive reptiles and other exotic creatures, and the central arena, where we went to watch the ...
Sunrise & Second Whale Sighting!
We got up this morning at 5:30 a.m. (well yes... our inner clock is still not quite adjusted) and decided to watch the sunrise at Angels Beach. It was just beautiful as you can see in the photo album. We went to Byron Bay and had a great ...
surfin
heute musste ich schon sehr frueh aufstehen weil naemlich Will mich zum surfen abholen kam. Ausgebildeter surflehrer und rettunsschwimmer der er ist, hatte ich vollstes vertrauen in ihn. Wir fuhren einie straende ab und waehlten dann einen von der ...
We made it out of Queensland
After chatting to another family travelling around Australia and comparing notes we made our way towards the NSW border and unceremoniously crossed over leaving Queensland behind us. We stopped in Byron Bay and walked 1.5km hike up the steep hill to the ...
Let It Rain, Let it Rain, Let it Rain!
... days we spent on the road) – I think I know which mode of transport I'll be taking if I ever travel to Western Australia again. Back in Perth for a couple of days, it almost felt like home and is a strong contender for my favourite Australian city ...
Booking, Malaysia 13
Well, here we were, just going through the day to day motions of our everyday lives. I was hat home - just the regular work day, checking emails, fielding a few plant hire enquiries. Melissa has just left to go to her morning shift at the ...
bally bally bally
Well im back at katies now, and planning to stay here for a long time. Currently trying to find work.... which is proving very difficult!! much to my dissapointment. but i'll kkeep trying cause i dont wanna come home yet!! Loving being at katies, having ...
Like me the van has seen better days!
... . I managed to cruise along doing a steady 90-95 kms, being overtaken by little old ladies and tractors and finally arrived in Ballina. I was following instructions to take me to a camp site (caravan park), but all these did was take me in a big circle. ...
Catching up with family
Our next stop up the coast was Ballina, I have an Aunt who lives in Lismore. The park we stayed at was really nice the guys there met us at the site and backed us in, yay a day off for me and no stress! The pool was amazing, Will was a little miffed at ...
Cooroy to Lennox Head
Stayed at Lennox Head, right on a lake and the beach. Slept to the sound of the pounding surf, which was great. Walked on beach, up to headland. Next day had lunch with an old Parra High friend Sue, who is also Dan's Godmother. ...
Meditation Retreat
Nine days of silence, close to the beach, camping out under the stars and nothing to do but put my head back together. The peace was wonderful and I feel more like myself again. ...
Surf's up
Spot X is a surf school up the coast between Sydney and Byron Bay. On the way our driver Bunger takes a detour to show us some kangaroos. There's a big group of them there jumping and generally hanging about. We get to Spot X and the party has already ...
Just another stop
We used this as a base for driving to Byron Bay the next day, but the area was lovely and made a great stop. The town itself was a bit weird; the high street was a bit run down and tacky. But we spent the whole day strolling along the coast path and ...
update
... along the lines of "im from the isle of man, that little place where no-one knows where it is, im a physio and in australia for a good time, looking for work with such a renowned company such as subway that has no resemblence to the work i do at home. ...
racist and rude
... Ballina around 1am in the morning after driving 8hrs and were looking for just a bed to rest our weary bodies. After driving through Ballina for 30 Min's looking for a motel with a vacancy we finally found one at the BALLINA PALMS MOTOR INN with a ...
An Eventful Time with Great Friends
... time, eh?" It was so good to be together with Allan and Shelley Moss 5 years after they left Colombia to return to Australia. We'd been good “mates” while living there, even though they spent most of their time in the eastern Pacific jungles ...
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
... shots were taken against the backdrop of Mynion falls and some random macadamia forest. It was Jason Statham vs the best of Bollywood. Ballina is a great little town and we caught up on our blog for the last 3 days. While Selv and I get ...
On the road
The Richmond River is very pretty early in the morning. I took a few photos which I will try & find. Only stayed in town about 15 ...
en route toBrisbane/Noosa
Fri 4th Feb – Another hot humid day. 7 hour drive to Ballina just south of Brisbane. Interesting scenery and great views of the ...
The Big Prawn / Ballina
... -been-moved/1531067/) How to get there: Well since my visit things have change a lot, with the construction of the Ballina Bypass now it is required to enter Ballina to appreciate the big Crustacean. Best way is to continue along Baliina ...
Going Cara-vanning Down Under
... the fuss is all about in this region. The Blue Mountains are magnificent there, and nearby are the Three Sisters (Australia’s version). Actually, they are three peaks of seven sisters (unlike Central Oregon, where there are just ...
Starting out
... some walls and floors due to the ankle deep water throughout the house on Tuesday we decided to continue on with our trip. We have made it to Ballina and have unfortunately just watched the Wallabies lose to Ireland at the Shaws Bay Hotel. ...