Oceania Travel Blogs - Page 5

Australia in the winter is still Australia. I kissed a kangaroo, wreaked havoc on a poor farmer's land, shot wallabies and possums from the bed of a moving pickup truck, and speared a fish in the face with my own bare hands. He was delicious. May he rest in peace. If you don't read this, I'm not sure if you'll ever forgive yourself.

After an interrupted nights sleep as a result of some drunk two doors down from our room waking me up at 3am with his TV full blast.  I got out of bed to investigate the noise and found this bloke passed out on his bed with bottle still in hand!, his door wide open and the TV full volumn, …

Don't let people tell you that Australians are an unfriendly bunch. I landed in Sydney after a fairly great flight from Kuala Lumpur. Not only did I have a row to myself, and not just any row the back row of the plane. I was also able to get a some sleep which was surprising since I normally don't …

Well, my six months are almost up. In just four very short days I'll be on a plane back home. It's a bit strange, but at the same time I'm really looking forward to going home, I have no energy left for travelling. at least not this time. But i keep thinking I'll be back someday, and not too far in…

The lagoon at the Sheraton has a very nice coral reef.  I am glad I stayed at the Sheraton instead of a hotel closer to town.  I loved the fact that I could just roll out of bed and immediately get into the water with the fish.  The pictures I posted represent a small fraction of wha…

I lived in Darwin for about 10 years and left with my family in April 1989. My dad and I drove the 3415km in four days, driving from morning until the end of the day, staying in little motels along the way. The drive normally takes approximately 44 hours depending on road conditions, and how ma…

new zealand here i come! after a devastating flight from saturday 20 jan to monday 22 jan (bloody hell, my weekend is gone!) next to a fat, snoring & stinking guy in the middle seat (me having the window seat) i was quite exhausted arriving at 6 in the morning in auckland... at least the 747 of…

Well, I'm here in Down Under. Land of the kangeroos, koala bears, Tasmanian devils, worlds most venomous snakes, huge saltwater crocodiles, box jellyfishes, Uluru rock, Aboriginals, vegemite and Kylie Minogue.How attempting this all might sound to you, it's really not that easy to get here. It took…

Bungee jumping. . . .and not by me But first we went back to some of the places we’d already been and had a chance to redo photographs or see things we’d missed before.  With the tour group we redid a visit to Kelly Tarleton’s Underwater World, Parnell Village and the Auckland Mus…

Our last day in Sydney was as well spent as all the others before them. In the morning we left our hostel without breakfast. Reason: we managed to get into the ‘breakfast with koala’s’ special in Sydney’s Wildlife World. J   We were allowed to be present when the koala’s got their …

Just as I promised myself after my last little getaway - the one to soothe my soul, I got out of my house and took a day trip out of town to discover something about this pretty little state I hadn’t previously known. Today I chose to explore Richmond. Only 15 minutes from my home, I have …

After just less than a month chilling out in Brisbane I'm finally packing the rucksack again. Tomorrow morning I'm flying to Sydney for New Year where I'm staying until the 2nd of January before flying to Melbourne for a small road trip with "Dougie". Dougie has been travelling the East Coast …

We, my travelmate Wilma and I, made plans together to see a lot of Australia. The country is so big that we decided to see only a few parts of it. We started in Hong Kong (stop-over), Saw Darwin, Uluru, Cape york to Cairns, Great barrier reef and drove along the coast to Brisbane.

Sydney, Australia (1998, 2000, 2001)   ·         Circular Quay and Sydney Opera House ·         Bondi Beach ·         Pitt Street Mall ·     …

Ok, so left Thailand and much as I have enjoyed the food I announced to the people next to me on the plane that I was very much looking forward to eating something other than rice. 2 minutes later over the tanoy comes the captains announcement that the dinner options will be stir fried rice with se…