Hotel Unilodge On Swanston Melbourne

... penguins. The penguins were only about 30cm tall so they looked tiny on the beach, I now want to go and see some Empororer ones to see them properly!
Phillip Island had a Ventnor and Cowes, just like the Isle of Wight!

We then jumped back on our bus and headed back to the hostel.


Monday 9/11Today we flew from Melbourne onto Auckland, the plane was a little late but we arrived in Auckland at around 22.40 and got a bus to our hostel.

Sitting in the departure lounge at Tullamarine. Mum & Dad saw me off a little earlier. Feeling excited but with some trepidation. I think it's the fact I'm travelling alone and doing it all myself (which is different to the past where I was on tours most of the time). But you gotta do it ...

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The dancers were awesome, although there was one or two I was certainly convinced were gay. Sometimes the overly perfect body and hair is a bit of a giveaway! Still though, it was quality entertainment value. As for the strippers...well...both I would put at around their late 30s, maybe pushing 40...but I'll tell you what, they could move and would give some guys in their 20s a run for their money. Unfortunately their faces weren't quite as hot as their bodies! But ...

We are up early for the taxi to the airport. We have an 8.40 am direct flight to Alice Springs, which takes 3 ...

... complete with gourney and syringes for shot glasses.

Saturday - James' birthday. We spent the day at the Salvador Dali exhibition which was well worth the pricey entrance fee. The exhibition took us a good three hours to get around all the maze of different rooms that covered his huge career. The most impressive and memorable section was the long thin connecting room, decked out in velvet cushioning with glass casing built into the ...

... setzen wir unsere Rueckreise fort. Doch schon auf dem Highway kommt der naechste Schock, doch diesesmal bringt mich das ganze eher zum lachen als zum nachdenken. Der ganze Highway ist vollgestopft mit Autos von Wochendenausflueglern, die aus den Bergen heim keheren. Und dazu noch der ueberragende australische Fahrstihl der dem asiatischen locker Konkurrenz geben koennte. Das Chaos ist perfekt. Am Ende kommen wir jedoch gesund und munter in Melbourne wieder an.

... Melbourne I think I've eaten and drunk my own body weight. On Tuesday night I was fed and watered by Abe, who cooked a great Vietnamese curry, then Wednesday by Annelise who has an amazing and so beautifully decorated apartment overlooking Albert Park, Thursday I went into the city to have lunch with Mezz and that night Cam, Outlaw and I went out and out... it got messy! On Friday after sushi in the park, I hiked up to Carlton North to have a ...

... a few more nights out. Melbourne was our favourite city. Every time we went there we had the best time - due in no small part to our great friends who we met up with on our three visits there. The Victorian architecture, climate, atmosphere and people all combined wonderfully. And so it was time to leave Australia, a place I had dreamed of visiting all my life. And it had lived up to my expectations. As if things couldn't get better, the plane to Singapore swooped past ...

... das Opernhaus und die Harbour Bridge aus der Luft zu sehen. In Melbourne angekommen bin ich mit dem Shuttle Bus zum Hotel gebracht worden. Rucksack aufs Zimmer und zu Fuss die ersten Sehenswuerdigkeiten von Melbourne erkundet. Abends 4 Leute aus Melbourne kennengelernt und zusammen was gegessen. Beim Abschlussbierchen habe ich noch 2 Englaender in ner Bar kennengelernt. Durstig wie diese ja auch sind warens dann doch wieder mehr geworden. 21.01.09 Am Morgen habe ich dann Melbourne ...

after taking three days to drive from sydney to melbourne we realised there was no way we would catch the others are car brokedown on the second morning and neiter of us realy wanted to be doing what we was doing! After the kindest taxi driver in the world got are car going again we were on are way we passed straight through melbourne and headed for ...