Canberra

A long weekend, Australia Day was up and I met with Andreas on half the way between Sydney and Melbourne in Canberra to start another weekend trip.

... and France. Then going for a week to Spain where I am making my way from Madrid to Barcelona with a weekend in Ibiza where I may meet a friend from Canberra. Then my final destination Portugal for a week. Please keep in touch and read my adventures :D

... , I'm Chris. I'm a 25 year old from Melbourne, Australia and travelling for the first time as an adult. I start my Holiday back where I grew up - in Canberra, Australia. From here, I fly to Fiji for two nights, Toronto for 10 nights and Europe to explore!

... All the tour guides have stupid names, given to them after completing their training. Apparently, there's even a tour guide called Pigs Trough! Canberra is a 4 hour drive from Sydney but we made a few stops along the way. Our first stop was at the worlds ...

... with Ceaušescu, asking him for some good advices. Canberra: "How do you think we shall have the lawns?" Ceaušescu: "Big" Canberra: "How shall the buildings be?" Ceaušescu: "Big" Canberra: "How shall..." Ceaušescu: "Big!" Am I finished with ...

... no proper city centre, there was no ambience or vibe to it and it was full of pretentious government buildings and galleries. Canberra hasn't changed a bit in twenty years. It is just as soulless now as it's always been. Canberra is an administrative ...

... We got a lodge room for $99 for the night. We nipped into the city for dinner and left the exploration until Tuesday. Canberra is a strange place - very planned and because of this it feels weird. There seems to be no-one about and there's virtually ...

... paleaceous” apartment (mate, I am so loving saying that) for a bit of tv and some well needed sleep. We walked around Canberra city trying to find a funky place where we could have a cold beverage (it was so warm, almost like a balmy afternoon in ...

... to Canberra?'. It's got a bad reputation as being boring but I found it to be worth a look. Quick history lesson : Canberra was a planned city created as a kind of compromise between Sydney and Melbourne. It was diplomatically situated between the two ...