Best Western Melbourne

... 03 /07/50-most-inspiring-travel-quotes-of- all-time/
willing to inspire the intrepid :D

"Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familliar ground."
- Judith Thurman

"Not all those who wander are lost."
- J.R.R. Tolkien

"I am not the same having seen the moon rise on the other ...

Second entry: I managed another day, woohoo!

So it's finally dawned on me how long I'm actually going on holidays for and how unprepared I am having not booked any accommodation or anythng anywhere yet ... so unlike me. Also just picked up my tickets today and JR pass and exchanged some local money. I think it's always interesting to see how much the local currency is worth in other currencies, like my aunt was holding ...

... Kilda beach where there is a pier where Fairy penguins about 6 or 7 inches high live. I tried to get a few photos but it was kind of hard to do and we weren't allowed to use flash. But I did manage to get some photos of the big blue Jellyfish that live around the bay. We did do a tour of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) which is a massive stadium which can hold over 100,000 people. We also did the melbourne museum and learnt a ...

... than me and Mihir - although she nearly missed it when going to get some food. We had a streaker! Game was held up whilst this guy streaked onto the pitch onyl to be wiped our when he got to the middle by a rugby tackle from a big steward. Thing is i dont think they quite knew what to do when they got him on the floor as they proceeded to spread his legs in our direction and then use the coppers hat to try and cover him up. Didnt really work and the ...

... towns and scenic spots. We got to see a wild Koala in a tree by the side of the road, awake and eating(there usualy asleep). We also saw an echidna(ant eating porcupine). We then headed north to the Grampian mountains where we did some bush walks. We woke up one morning with Kangaroos outside our tent(these ones were alive, that definately counts). Helen also saw a Wombat whilst we were on a bush walk. The scenery there was just beautiful. We are back in ...

... plus booked my accommodation in Cairns, and my cruise in the Whitsundays (I've splashed out a bit ...), and even through the rain and hailstones I've decided I like Melbourne! That evening, thanks to a babysitting swap, I went out to eat with both Anna and Lawrence together, which was lovely. Laurence is working flat out at the moment and what with the girl's night out and choir he didn't get much of a look in poor bloke ... Hopefully a night out at Singh's made up for it!

... in vietnam are a work in progress (marija's section) And the last stop in asia is siem reap to see angkor wat Europe is a bit simpler A week in macedonia to see grandma, and get a bit of skiing in A week in italy to visit Helene And then a tour of france (and a bit of spain and belgium)... Click here for the full itinerary Marija Un appercu de notre itineraire Singapoure - retrouvaille avec Romain et Albane Une semaine a Beijing ...