Oceania Travel Blogs - Page 6

I spent the day sightseeing in Sydney today. I like to visit Circular Quay and the Rocks, visit some of my favourite shops and check out the beautiful Sydney harbour. Robyn decided she would like to come with me; it is the same everywhere, people never sightsee in their own back yard, and Robyn …

Rockhampton has been my home town since we moved from the mining town, Moranbah, where my Dad worked, which was in 1986. I continued my high school studies there and a have lived the majority of my life since then in Rockhampton. Witj plans of moving not only from Rockhampton, but to another co…

We arrived early in Auckland, but going through the customs was very hard. Finally everybody was ready and we could go to the bus, but not after I got some money out off the wall. Because we had a long time to wait I almost knew everybody by name. Our tour guide Wai had more problems remembering th…

KIA ORA! that means hello, thank you, good bye, you're welcome, etc in maori.  the indigenous maori named nz aotearoa. i am very impressed at how wonderful the country has done to preserve the traditional maori culture. throughout nz, you can see its significant influences into the contemporar…

Visited the south island of NZ in August 2004 for a snowboarding holiday. The snow was a bit lacking so I got out and about to see the sites.

Someone on Facebook posted this as a note, and I thought it was pretty hilarious, so I've copied it here. For those of you who don't know, the Australian government are going to introduce a test that will be mandatory for people applying for citizenship. It'll have questions like, "What is the …

We visited the Canterbury Mosque near the park and later the Southern Encounter (Aquarium and Kiwi House). It is right in the center of Christchurch. We saw giant electric eel, trout, salmon, turtles and most important KIWI. Cute little nocturnal creature. They are active at night and since we visi…

We stayed in the place Baldivis.It situated 50 km south of Perth and nearby Rockingham.Cheddar hills is one of the many suburbs where you can life,play,small shopping you will find schools and lot of playgrounds for the childeren.At day time you see nobody on the streets, every body is working, at …

Pictures say more than words, so I'll keep it short. In our 6 month of travelling, for the most part New Zealand,i took tons of pictures.In this blog i picked some of them to show my favourite places of my favourite country ;-)...

Papeete Nous sommes partis de Tikehau, sous un ciel bleu sans nuage et une chaleur torride, nous sommes arrivés à Papeete sous un ciel nuageux et un temps plutôt frais... Notre transport nous attendait à l'aéroport. (chapeau en passant à EasyTahiti.com, l'agence qui a faciliter notre voyage …

My new year rang in with a burst of fireworks and kisses at the Taste of Tasmania. Each year for a week after Christmas, some of Tasmania’s finest food and beverage providers get together to serve up a culinary feast at the docks near Salamanca. New Years Eve is a celebration, with a selection of…

Its been a while since I have posted anything new for my family and friends. I feel like I owe it to you all to share at least a few more photos before I head off to new zealand. Life is still so good. No complaints... I have lots to be thankful for. I am still amazed at how good and easy life can …

Fiji, New Zealand and Australia

Our plane was to leave Tahiti for Auckland at 7:50am, so I set the alarm for 5am.  I used my travel alarm, my watch alarm, the hotel radio alarm and the wake up call system -- just to be sure that we did not oversleep.  Neither the hotel alarm or the hotel wake up call system worked,…

The NZ is interesting for its natural beauty and pure, clean green natural image, an incredible variety of landscapes without forgetting its rich flora and fauna. this is a wild island people by 4.2 million hab and 43 million sheeps who decline (132 Millons in 1994) due to best profits with other t…