Australia
Travel Blogs from Australia
Albany to Dudinin via Sterling NP - Day 195
First thing this morning I drove the short distance to Stoney hill which has great views of Albany and the surrounding coastline. The hill was used in the 2nd world war as an observation post across the southern ocean. The Australian's were worried about ...
All aboard the train!!
... and Kalgoorlie. There are options for city tours or mine tours which in Kalgoorlie is to see the super pit which is the biggest in Australia and in Broken Hill where my stop over was there was an option to see the city or do a mine tour. I chose to do ...
The Iraqi Occupation
... glass look pretty (in the same way brain haemorrhages are pretty). Then, poor half a pint of Coopers Pale Ale (if outside Australia, go for any cloudy lager, like Hoegarden). Then, perform the necessary toast ritual (I favour "I don't care who you are, ...
Smoke on the Water - and other crap songs
... (both of which lifted the spirits!) it was time to bid farewell to the Andersons and leave Sydney. Along the way in Australia I've met all sorts of cricket travellers, including statistical anoraks who keep score and a retired Welsh policeman who now ...
Big tree country
Four days in Margaret River was not enough but we decided to stick to our original itinerary and move further south to see a bit more of the area. On route to Pemberton we stopped off in a little town called Augusta with is famous for its lighthouse. We ...
Just passing through, and wasting time...for now
Hot steamy Darwin marks my return to the western world. Have a 24 hr layover right now and my body clock is all messed up now from these overnight flights. Got another 2 tonight to get to Christchurch mid day on V-day. Then, its ...
Coldest day in four decades
Late morning, walked to markets in the rain (rained all day) Small, not as good as Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide Coldest day in region in forty years (for this time of year) Back to markets for bargains with one of the hostel staff, but prices ...
WA summary
Western Australia is beautiful but beauty in this sense comes with a hefty price tag, especially for South Africans. We found countless beautiful beaches and landscapes, very friendly people, good food and great wines. No wonder so many South Africans ...
G'day England!
... are in OZ!! Believe me, it is great to get back to civilisation after being in Asia!! So we arrived to a really warm Australia, but then i realised it was only 7 in the morning! The first couple of days were cloudy but still quite humid and the ...
Moving Day
Today was moving day. We took our bags to the 'Original Backpackers Hostel' in Kings Cross. This took up most of the morning as it was a fair walk across town. We then did a small food shop and went back to the hostel for lunch. It was then a visit ...
