The Tamarid Maleny

... should I say 'beak') hour traffic! Birds of every shape and colour darted between the tree branches and the sky rang out in excited birdie chatter. <br><br>Still full from lunch we decided to head out for dinner...lol. We had planned all along to have dinner at the charming Mapleton tavern which is easy walking distance from the carvan park. It is a beautiful old queenslander with broad balconies and expansive views over the coastal lights. <br><br>At the ...

... konnt mich vor lauter "oohh's" und "aaah's" fast nicht mehr einkriegen.... wie schon so oft. :o)<br><br>Einen Vormittag hab ich auf den "Eumundi Markets" verbracht und bin aus dem Staunen nicht mehr rausgekommen. Ich hab noch nie so WENIG Ramsch auf so einen großen Markt gesehen. Ich haette da Einkaufen können, dass es im Geldboerserl nur so geraschelt haette! Von wegen: Nur in Asien besteht akute Kaufrauschgefahr... hier ist es mindestens genauso gefaehrlich! Alle ...

Despite his death nearly 3 years ago, Steve Irwin's zoo continues to thrive and, quite eerily, feature his image prominently in their displays.<br><br>The zoo itself was fantastic, the animals seem well cared for, and there were lots of feeding shows throughout the day. They even let you pet the Koalas and feed the Kangaroos!<br>

... Venice<br><br>Rialto Bridge<br><br>Rialto Market<br><br>St Marks Basilica aka Basilica di San Marco<br><br>Top of the Campanile<br><br>Doges Palace<br><br><br>Saturday 4 July 09 - Travel to Cinque Terra <br><br>Sunday 5 July 09 &#8211; Cinque Terra<br><br>Monday 6 July 09 &#8211;Travel to Florence via Pisa<br><br>In the evening watch the sunset from Ponte Vecchio (if time)<br><br>Tuesday 7 July 09 &#8211; Florence<br><br>Tip ...

... where we were nearly blown off by the strong winds, all 4 of us! tres funny!! It was realy nice to get away from the main tourist towns and shown the back roads a little bit!! We had an excellent weekend with great food(this is where we had octopus, Tony is a great cook!) great place to stay and the kindest people! Thank you Tony and Lorrenda!

... sedge lands and heath and linked by a corridor to three other national parks. Finally we dropped over the escarpment to Gloucester (with nearby Stroud and Avon!) to explore the fringes of the 74 000 ha Barrington Tops NP in NSW - like Bunya and Main Range, this park is listed as World Heritage Area and the protection of much of it as wilderness. And wilderness it is with rainforest and tall eucalypt forests. We had struck cold clear weather ...

... the busy city centers suited us fine. After a look on the internet we settled for a place called Mooloolaba. But like I said, we could have gone anywhere and had a good time. As it turned out though Mooloolaba was just perfect for us. We had an amazing time. It was like we had stopped traveling and gone on holiday. We had an apartment that was fully self contained situated right by a huge beautiful stretch of beach. I know this may sound ridiculous from someone not working and ...

... which never seems very good value, although we got good buys on gin and whiskey), and deciding not to, I finished the holiday with a little present from Singapore Airlines. I reported that my headset (to access the movie screen in front of me) was missing, and some hours later a flight attendant handed me a voucher to spend on duty free on board - so I chose the Channel perfume! love to all (and looking forward to a catch up), C, J, E and F xxxx And now for some photos.........

... The hostel was very social so we met quite a few different people each night. On the second night we met an absolute legend - a guy named vinnie. It is hard to explain our night with vinnie now but lets just leave at the fact that he is an ex-con, ex-herion addict, who forced us to down a glass of water after each jug of beer because it is good for us, and who we later found out went to jail for stabbing someone whom he thought, and is ...

... mordre !! Bien-sur il ne nous aurait pa arracher un bras mais ça aurrait probablement fait très mal !! Nous avons eu la chance de Nourrir des éléphants C'était cool et tres gluant !!! Il prenne leur boufe avec leur nez !!! ouache !!! Nous avons donc eu une superbe journée .Après cette visite a ce zoo Pascale ne pourras plus jamais manger aucun Kangourou !! : ) Demain matin nous prévoyons aller passer 2 jour sur l'ile de Stradbroke Donc a très bientôt !!!