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Been There, Done That
From Christchurch, New Zealand, I made the four hour Qantas flight to Melbourne (or as they say in Australia "Melbun"). I spent a couple days there, running errands, walking around town, seeing the movie "Bride and Predjudice", etc. On March 17th, I met up with Tania, a fellow backpacker I met on Easter Island. We went to the Melbourne Zoo and then …
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!
So I finally made it to Sydney after 4 weeks in Brisbane and after a 17hr train journey...it was supposed to be 15hrs (i originally thought it was supposed to be 13) but it somehow lost 2hrs on the tracks even though we left Brisbane 15minutes late?? I also enjoyed the 17hr swearing and chatter
of the child named leroy who was sat behind and thought it was good train eticate ...
Streets of Sydney
... with the modern contemporary steel and glass office skyscrapers. Many reflections of thehistoric buildings on the glass towers create a unique blend of the past and the now.
Arriving at the Rock neighborhood, I am greeted by sandstone houses with vibrant flowers adorning the windows and the ornate cast-iron gates. Many historic restaurants and English pubs have been serving the patrons since the earliest history of the settlement. Most of them are almost in ...
Christmas Down Under
... Not long after, the boys had had enough too and so we headed back to Chris and Cathy's to celebrate Christmas in true Australian style - by throwing a shrimp or two on the 'barbie'!
It wasn't until Boxing Day that we experienced something that reminded us more of the Christmas we are used to... turkey and stuffing sandwiches! This was thanks to another of Rich's friends from home, family friend Andy. Coincidentally, he lives around the ...
Ankunft in Australien
... hab ich schon ein bisschen Sport in Australien gemacht. :D
Eine andere und typisch australische Sportart, die ich jetzt auch schon ausprobiert habe, ist das Surfen. Ich glaub aber, dass ich dafür eher kein Talent habe. ;) Nachdem ich mich nämlich in meinen hautengen aber nicht besonders gutaussehenden Neoprenanzug gequält habe (der am Hintern sogar noch ein Loch gehabt hat :D), sind wir raus ins Meer und ich hab es nur dreimal geschafft, auf ...


