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Newcastle
This is a very industrial town with suburbs called Cardiff and Swansea!! Made us chuckle! So I imagine there must be/have been quite a big Welsh population who settled here. The harbour reminded me a bit of Durban Harbour but much bigger. We sat and ...
Day 146
... treat when we've slept in the car. Newcastle is an okay city not a lot to do but it 's pleasant and clean like all Australia's' cities. We walk around the city centre and go up the tower seeing panoramic views of the city and then walk along the sea ...
start of east coast road trip
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 recommendation, we headed for the beginning of oz hippy culture and spent 2 ...
Lazy lazy me
I haven't updated this in ages - apologies to those of you who actually take the time to look at it the odd time. I'm now on the road again after an age in Sydney. It was good over Christmas and all but it was also nice to get away. This was the first ...
Newcastle, NSW
I ventured up to Newcastle, via Cardiff, I am in Australia, honest...lol. The views from the train were lovely. Got 2 weeks free accommodation at the YHA in Newcastle for working 2hrs per day 10am -12pm, just cleaning the room which is so easy. Got ...
It has stopped raining!!!
... Fort Scratchely, the Lock Up, Christchurch Cathedral and lots of shops to wander around. Have enjoyed our days in Newcastle!!! After a few days of wandering around and enjoying the sights, we also popped into Terrigal - what a lovely beach!! ...
Away from the smog
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 degree's plus. I loved it here! Actually took a surf lesson you'll be ...
Free camping
... we were not ready to set up camp we moved on, although we still wished we had stayed the night. We made camp at Newcastle Waters, a free camp about half way between Mataranka and Tennant Creek. We were there about 3pm and already the site was practically ...
Newcastle/Stockton
We reached Newcastle and parked up on a campsite in Stockton. After a quick regroup as to what we we're doing we decided to move on further to Byron Bay as nothing was really going on and we were bored silly. We drove the 3.5hrs further up to a place ...
Rigorous Training Program Continues
... the moment. Our training walks have taken us through some of the most "Tuscan-like" streets in the new estates of Newcastle, to replicate the arduous conditions ahead. We have even considered buying a map of Europe, but rejected this idea ...
This heat, when will it end?
Spent most of today carrying a large wooden pole, similar to a caber from the highlands of Scotland, strapped across my shoulders, jogging up and down the narrow stairs leading to my bedroom. I welcomed the extreme temmperatures today - ...
Coffs Harbour and Newcastle
... staying up till about 2am. Needless to say the following day did not involve much, especially as we were catching the Greyhound down to Newcastle in the afternoon. We did make it down to the beach where we jumped off of the jetty in the harbour - I say ...
Schools In
We dropped into our friends, the Gordons in Belmayne, New South Wales. They had asked us if we would like to stay over with them as they had the room, so we jumped at the chance of a real bed and accepted immediately. We turned up at their beautiful ...
Two weeks out, training continues
After meeting two pilgrims in one week, and on hearing of Mary McKillop's pending beatification, along with other mysterious omens, I have decided the time is right to think about doing some really serious training. Reports indicate that ...
Heading north - 1st leg
... leather hat - which I did and it's magic. So, we headed over the harbour bridge and onto the Princes Highway towards Newcastle. We were booked into a caravan park in Teralba, about 20kms south of Newcastle. There was sod all in Teralba and the ...
A beach wedding!!
... it was time to return to our B&B the Fernwood http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/nsw/huntervalley/newcastle/accommodation/bedbreakfast/fernwood a beautiful place with the most incredible breakfast I have ever had!!! Peaches poached in ...
Itinerary
Hi all, Its Sunday afternoon, 16 May 2010 - and only 2 sleeps to go! For all the armchair travellers who will be with us in spirit - here is our itinerary - Tuesday 18 May dep Sydney Qantas to Singapore at 4.15pm - arrive Singapore ...
Visit with the rellies
... great, we went to port nelson and the bay,s in the area, we met margret and harry and andrew in newcastle they showed us around all the coastline which is lovely janet and margret took us into the hunter valley winery region ...
Newcastle is Wonderful
... to the next little secret surfing haven. Amazing. Then later that evening Jarrid took me to a professional Australian Soccer game, Newcastle Jets v. Central coast mariners. It was great. Fans were rowdy. Good show. Good players too. So far I've ...
Rhubarb Takes On The Consulat
... get my credit card out to pay, and as I was getting my purse from my bag, she said ‘where is your return ticket to Australia from France? You don’t have one. You need one.’ And so I paused to explain, ‘It’s over a year in ...
The VAN
We left sydney around 11am with the van, fortunately, is wasn't too vulgar as a lot of the "wicked vans" (the company name) have some unsightely art on the sides. It says schools out on one side and show a school bus on the other. On the back ...
On the road...
... for some reason, and caught up with Keith and Kathy in Nambucca Heads. Today we have a short drive from Kempsey to Newcastle. From there our itinery is looking like this; Saturday: Newcastle - Canberra Sunday: Canberra Monday: Canberra - Melbourne ...
getting settled in
... description doesn’t do it justice. You just have to experience it. Then, I followed Hannah back to Newcastle in my car, changed at Ali’s, and went out for a few drinks. I ended up going to a couple of ...