Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport

... though which I felt were worth protecting. The walk home was spent discussing the merits of Tom Cruise&#8217;s acting &#8211; there is not any &#8211; and this led to me recounting my days of being a west end star &#8211; all three of them. Guy Charles Romainville &#8211; he was a sort!<br><br>Observation of the day: Many Sydneysiders have a lemming-like death wish with their pedestrian crossings &#8211; throwing ...

... oi, oi&#8221; . The custom officials had come aboard at BoraBora, and we filled out all the forms on ship, so disembarking was a breeze. Basically we collected our luggage and walked off. We caught a taxi and went to find our rental car. Driving will take a bit of getting used to, as it appears oncoming traffic is coming straight at you. We&#8217;ve been thoroughly prepared for driving here and are ...

... skin of their nose. That job lasted 2 weeks and was without a doubt the most depressing, body aching and mind taunting job i ever had. But no one gave a dime. We were in a small upperclass wine town, Margaret River, drinking heavily, being mischievous little ***** and having a blast. <br><br>I have seen crocodiles, sharks, snakes, huge spiders, whales, dolphins, enough kangaroos to end any famine, koala bears, wombats and many more i cant think of, all ...

... couple of hyperactive presenters giving it all the &#8220;He&#8217;s behind you&#8221; gayness but managed to escape out a side door before it was too late. After the museum I treated myself to Fish &amp; Chips, which I had been looking forward to since I got here, it&#8217;s just not the same when it&#8217;s not served in a newspaper! Then went on the monorail but that was a bit guff, before meeting the girls then going out in &#8216;The Rocks&#8217; area of the city to continue my Oz ...

... had views of the Opera House. We had amazing luck that they happened to have a festival going on where an artist had designed different patterns that were being projected on the Opera House that only worked to intensify its already majestic presence. The pictures (like most in this entry) don&#8217;t do the experience justice.<br>

... reds - the woman got quite annoyed when I didn't enthuse about any of them ! The Hunter Valley Gardens are well worth a visit. There are acres of beautiful themed gardens, Chinese, Japanese, Italian etc. with a special children's garden illustrating nursery rhymes. We pushed on that night to a nice camper park by the beach near Nelson Bay at Port Stephens. Port Stephens is a popular boating, fishing & family holiday area & home to many friendly dolphins.

... their schedule you will not have full hiking days. They call them "walks" for a reason. If you want "hikes," then do them quicker (I liked the Routeburn in 2 days), or be sure to take each and every side trip. Really, my advice, get to New Zealand, it's worth the long trip... Well, it was a blast, time to have a fun week in Aussie land...and then a major culture shock with China. Wow, this trip is crazy. Let's hope I find a good doctor tomorrow....

... decided to stop here for dinner so all's well! We take the next train to Sydney - whilst a thunder-storm rages around us for the whole two hour trip. Arriving at Sydney central station we wait for the rain to ease off before legging it back to the hotel - very lucky not to be soaked through again. We both really enjoyed the day, though admittedly it had some trials for us - and are really glad that we didn't take the pre-arranged tours. The only change we'd ...