Clarion Suites Southern Cross On Harbour Hotel Sydney

As we arrived in Sydney, we were both tired and exhausted after our whirlwind trip of New Zealand. Walking down to the grocery store, it was not as nice as all the towns we had visited in NZ. The one thing that stuck out for me was how the people dressed. It looked like they all shopped at the “give away your old clothes” bins, they had no sense of style at all. There was a lot of people with Mohawks, old ladies with purple and green hair and a ...

... to the end of the trip and some middle bits are missing - I’ll continue to post those from home until the whole trip is caught up, but thought I would go ahead and send the last entry just to say I’m home. Looking forward to catching up with everyone!

... The flat is always busy, its like a uni dorm really, in our first month we had someone ask for a bed every night.

Jenny my friend from work arrived on 30th August after a 16 hour delay, me & Evan went to pick her up at 6am, he just took the mick out of me as I was so excited about seeing a friend from home & the fact she had cheese & onion walkers from me really helped. I saw her come through the gates & was jumping up & down & tried to ...

... of the backdrop nor the fearsomeness of the gradient. You'll just have to take my word for it.




For my last day I decided to go to Taronga Zoo. Taronga Zoo is renowned as being one of the finest in the world and I really wanted to see some of the famous Australian animals they keep banging on about. I didn't consider myself much of a zoo person before I went but this place is fantastic; and the backdrop to it all is the view of the harbour ...

... i mean sure ther are signs saying No Locals, but i'm a current resident so i can do what i want....So i haven't had a picture of myself on a beach yet, so i ask a local to shoot me there! Well i make it to a section of the coast called Deewhy, and its a nature/bush walk and its freaking awesome, tons of good views of the beach and just a good trail, no city life, just out and about! Well the further along i get, the houses become a lot more nice, and omfg, this beautiful blue and white ...

... Paella, or Stir Fry Kangaroo Meat, or “Café” food which were regular sandwiches. Felicia, Jeff, Julie and I all chose the “Kiosk” food, when in rome right?, but it turns out, we were the only ones eating kangaroo and crocodile that day. Everyone else on the tour opted for the ****** sandwiches. Tsk Tsk. Their loss, the crocodile paella was scrumptious, and the Kangaroo meat tasted like tangy beef and also yummy.
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... wind which howls and whistles and quite literally plunges you back towards the railing. Once used to this we continue the climb to the top. It is not in the slightest bit daunting or scary even with the wind. It is, however, spectacular and exhilirating. Well worth ever $ of the 250 I paid for the privilege. You can see beyond the suburbs to the west, the city, harbour and ocean to the east. Amazing. I could've stayed there all night. We're regaled with ...

... my bank account and for a SIM card for my phone, info about where to travel, and how not to die while swimming in the ocean. (Rips and jellyfish are dangerous, and shark attacks are very unlikely in case you didn't know.) But, luckily, the real deadly jellyfish are only in the north of the country, in the tropics, not near Sydney, and they are seasonal, usually ...

... the Harbour Tunnel. On the way to the tunnel, Claire glimpses the top of the Sydney Harbour Opera House and the Bridge. However the sights of Sydney would wait, we will be back in a couple of weeks.












We head up the coast on the Freeway, then on the Pacific Highway. At Newcastle we travel towards Nelson Bay, but decide to spend ...

... I’m just used to larger culture gaps in my foreign travels, but there was a void that couldn’t be filled with outdoor adventures, wild nights or cool accents. Don’t get me wrong…I had a great time, and if you want an adventure Australia is for you, but if you really want to get out of your comfort zone culturally this may not be the ideal place. Will I be back…absolutely! I just have many other points on the globe to check off first! :-)