TravBuddy.com: Daxmar's Australia 2003 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/23066 After a stop-over in Singapore we travelled through Tasmania and along the East coast of Australia. en-us Fri, 02 May 2003 11:37:07 PST Home again http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Home-again-Den-Bosch-20 Fri, 02 May 2003 11:37:07 PST Home again Den Bosch, Netherlands, May 02, 2003

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]]> Little crabs http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Little-crabs-Fraser-Island-15 Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:06:30 PST Little crabs Fraser Island, Australia, Apr 14, 2003

There are thousands of these little crabs on the beach, each digging a hole to quickly hide in, in case anything threatening comes along (like us...

]]> The largest sand island http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/The-largest-sand-island-Fraser-Island-14 Sun, 13 Apr 2003 11:11:45 PST The largest sand island Fraser Island, Australia, Apr 13, 2003

Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. Its lakes are among the cleanest in the world.The "75 mile beach" which runs along the eas...

]]> Australia Zoo http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Australia-Zoo-Beerwah-11 Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:34:14 PST Australia Zoo Beerwah, Australia, Apr 10, 2003

This animal park was founded by Steve Irwin's parents in 1970. Steve Irwin is known from his dare-devil approach to dangerous animals which he ...

]]> Granite Belt http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Granite-Belt-Stanthorpe-9 Sun, 06 Apr 2003 10:31:30 PST Granite Belt Stanthorpe, Australia, Apr 06, 2003

Stanthorpe is a little town in the middle of the Granite Belt, a large wine growing area.

]]> South Bank http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/South-Bank-Brisbane-8 Thu, 03 Apr 2003 02:14:46 PST South Bank Brisbane, Australia, Apr 03, 2003

This is the site of the World Expo '88 and is now a recreational area with restaurants, shops, museums, a little beach, ...South Bank

]]> Wine Tasting Tour http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Wine-Tasting-Tour-Hunter-Valley-5 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 05:50:02 PST Wine Tasting Tour Hunter Valley, Australia, Mar 26, 2003

Today we went on a wine tasting tour to the Hunter Valley.  At 8 o'clock we were collected at our hotel by the tour guide. After picking up th...

]]> Tasmania http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Tasmania-travel-blogs-and-reviews-3 Sat, 15 Mar 2003 03:59:39 PST Tasmania Tasmania, Australia, Mar 15, 2003

Spirit of TasmaniaWe spent the night on the "Spirit of Tasmania", a passenger ship crossing the Bass Strait daily, or better, nightly on her way ...

]]> Melbourne http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Melbourne-Melbourne-2 Fri, 14 Mar 2003 03:32:36 PST Melbourne Melbourne, Australia, Mar 14, 2003

After a flight of about 7 hours we touch down in Melbourne. We've been here before and it feels like coming home. We go for a stroll through the CB...

]]> Singapore http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23066/Singapore-travel-blogs-and-reviews-1 Tue, 11 Mar 2003 02:43:51 PST Singapore Singapore, Mar 11, 2003

Groggy after a 12 hour flight from Amsterdam to Singapore we arrive in our hotel. Unpacking, jumping into the pool and then exploring the surro...

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