Country Info
- Canberra
- Capital
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Currency
- 19,357,594
- Population
- AU
- Country Code
Maroochydore Slideshow
Maroochydore
Travel Blogs from Maroochydore, Australia
Burned out.
I should warn you, this is a whiny entry. A few weeks ago, the idea of extending my stay here in Australia seemed like a good idea. But the feeling has passed. I don't know what it is about this job, but I am pretty burned out. Some days I could ...
Day Five -- Thanksgiving!
So we decided to cook a Thanksgiving dinner on Friday, because Friday here is Thursday in the States. We waited to buy all the food for the meal until the morning of, when we discovered that the only turkeys for sale were frozen. This cause momentary ...
Just zoo it
After a solid 12 hours in Scott's Holden Commadore we pull into one of the Sunshine Coast’s larger towns- Maroochydore. Interesting name but aside from the beach, there isn’t anything else of note. It has an Aldi… but that doesn’t ...
Potay-to, Potah-to
Actual exchange between me and the guy at the only Mexican food place I've found in the entire country: "One chicken burrito and a lemonade, please." [Dude removes a bottle of Sprite from the fridge, places it on the counter.] "Oh, I'm sorry, I ...
Buderim tavern for tea
Pay day today. Did a couple loads of washing this morning. You know it's time to wash when the kids have no clean undies. (mental note: must buy more pairs!!!!!!) Kimberly, Joelene and I had a late lunch at a nearby cafe, then Joelene had to leave ...
Maroochydore
... tea at Gympie at a nice park, after a short shop. Through Nambor, past the Big Pineapple, then took the turn off to Maroochydore. After looking at a few parks, we settled on a less flashy council park right on the surf beach. After lunch we went and ...
Dies und Das und mein 1. Känguru!
... überlegen muss, wo es als nächstes hingehen soll, nach Rainbow Beach, Fraser Island oder ob ich noch ne Woche hier in Maroochydore bleibe…Denn in zwei Wochen werde ich schon aufm Pferd sitzen und Rinder treiben, ihr glaubt das nicht? Ich auch ...
Maroochydore
Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, why they call it sunshine coast? no idea, we've had rain just about non stop. We have had a swim in between showers, but had to be quick. There is plenty to do though and we drove to the hinterland and Glass House ...
Queensland Trip - Maroochydore
... trip to Queensland, which was an amazing time and where we did so much that I hope I remember it all! Our trip began in Maroochydore, where we decided the first day to walk along the beach to Mooloolaba, which took us a few hours. The good thing is when ...
We're Here!
Well we've finally made it! It's now 2.20 pm here but feels like midnight to us! We're gonna fight oon through though! House is fab and kids are great! Picked Carys up from school before and we've seen our first bush turkey! ...
Crikey Mate! A Great day out...
... animals; Elephants, Tigers, Birds, Camels etc. All in all a great day out! We spend the afternoon down at the beach in Maroochydore, some of you may know Jamie is into his fish so we spend some time down by the rocks checking out the ...
neue Berufsaussichten;)
Hey hallo, Also eigentlich gibt es keine Veraenderungen, wir arbeiten immer noch 3 tage auf der Erdbeerfarm und haben dann 2 Tage frei. Angeblich soll sich das aber ab jetzt aendern, da das aber schonmal gesagt wurde, bin ich mir da aber nicht so sicher ...
My new home.
... with us either work as fruit pickers on the local farms (although that work is ending) or come to go to the Australia Zoo (home of the late great Steve Irwin) or Underwater World or Eumundi Markets or other things which Australians themselves actually go ...
Heading up to the Sunshine Coast!
Today we left Burleigh Heads and headed up to Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast, about 3 hours drive north. We had lunch at a park near the beach in Dicky Beach, then got back on the road. We managed to get a bit lost, but finally found our way to ...
Off to Australia Zoo CRIKEY
Heading to Australia Zoo today - early start, wanting to leave park around 8.30am. Will take about 20 mins. to get there. Kimberly and Stuart are taking boys there today too & have asked if we would like to join them. Kids are still sleeping and I ...
Maroochydore
... had planned to go to Noosa for three days but with more bad weather planned and a broken awning we decided to go to Maroochydore where a lovely man fixed our awning enough to be able to shelter us from the rain. Tuesday was the ...
Maroochydore 710pm (Goodbyes and Surprises)
... think about what temptations could draw your younger family members down the wrong path. And then what? Anyways, so yeah, back in Maroochydore, back at the Suncoast Backpackers. Up until yesterday morning I really had no idea where I was going. All I ...
Gettin' comfy.
I'm slowly making this place feel more and more like home, just as I'm also beginning to get comfortable with Justin's style of management and learning what I can and cannot do. For example, the office is a total mess and there's a big part of me (my ...
SAY SOMETHING!
Hey you! Yes, you. The person reading this blog entry. Did you know that you can sign my guest book or make a comment about one of my entries? Did you know that I reeeeeally want you to do this, so I know what you think, or at the very least so I ...
Maroochydore
Gegen Nachmittag erreichten wir dann noch Maroochydore. Ebenfalls ein sehr netter Ort der zum Baden einlädt. Der Strand ist recht lang und im Hintergrund sind ein par Dünen die mit den vorgelagerten kleinen Inselschen ein schönes Bild ergeben.Auch ...
Lets see what it has to offer.
... the RSL club. $12.95 for a 3 course meal and its good. Couple of wines and Schooners and home to bed. We loved Maroochydore and surrounds but its time to move in the morning. Whoops Stewie forgot to ring ahead so lets see if we can camp at the ...
Merry Christmas to you all....
Just a quck message from us to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you all have a great one. We will be thinking of you all. We will be busy enjoying burgers on the BBQ and a beer round the pool! As always love and miss you all and wish ...
Sunshine at the Sunshine Coast
... of the Pacific Ocean. This is the Sunshine Coast! A great feeling! At 4:00 p.m. I drove the few kilometers to Maroochydore, where I bought some groceries at a mega Coles supermarket and checked in at the Cottontree Backpackers. This hostel was located ...
Big Pineapple, Big Disappointment
At the risk of upsetting those with a soft spot for the Big Pineapple near Nambour in Queensland, after a visit today I declare the Big Pineapple a Big Disappointment. According to Wikipedia, the Big Pineapple opened to the public in 1971 and was the ...
I want that one!
After the DFO, we drove to the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore. We spent most of our time reading on the beach: I know, you are all jealous! We did also read our books in the hammocks by the pool. And did some cycling and kayaking. The backpacker ...
John Butler Trio!
... nbsp; He got on stage and started pronouncing some all too familiar words and I couldn't believe my ears -- Australia's pride and joy, the environmentally-minded, sold-out sensation is none other than a good old boy from the ...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! We have had a lovely day. Woke up early and spoke to the McCloys who were still enjoying a fair few drinks on Christmas Eve. Yes Deano mainly we are referring to you!!! We started our day with a great dip in the ...
PomPom
We played UNO. For tea Ella and I ate calamari. You need to have a membership to go in. I played mario-cart on the Wii and made a pom pom. PS. We went to the RSL Club and Geoff, Simone, Ava and Mason were there. When we got home it was bucketing ...
Swimming and freaking out in the rainforest!
Hi All! We've had a great few days - been swimming in a river just in from the sea, went to a rainforest and saw some tiny kangaroo things in the wild called pademellons which were so cute and some freaky ancient trees. Looked out over the Glass ...
Hoelle = strawberries picken
... Samstag haben wir dann erfahren, dass wir wieder eine Woche haetten warten muessen. Also gingen wir zu einem anderen Hostel in Maroochydore, was gerade eroeffnet hatte und erklaerten unsere Situation, sie gab uns die Nr von der Chefin der Farm. Wir riefen ...