Nov 19, 2009 - Sydney

Deze morgen bij aankomst op de luchthaven van Auckland onmiddellijk gezien dat er nog geen check-in counters waren voor mijn vlucht naar Sydney. ... Dan maar eerst wat gaan eten en een uurtje later ingecheckt, er was geen file want de overgrote meerderheid van de passagiers vloog gewoon verder naar Sydney. ... Uiteindelijk zonder problemen geland in Sydney en erg vlot door de controles heen geraakt en dan de trein genomen naar het centraal station. ... Ook al de Sydney Tower gezien en hoewel hij wat kleiner is dan zijn broertje in Auckland is het uitkijkplatform hoger gelegen. ...

Nov 17, 2009 - A Town Like .... Toronto??

Tuesday November 17, 2009 – Sydney A Town like …. ... Toronto?? About 140 kryptonites from Sydney, the highway turns into a 6-lane divided “motorway” and traffic, shall we say, “thickens”. ... And now, we’re back ‘home’ in Sydney, at the Seasons Darling Harbour hotel where we started out early last month. ... Ripped from today’s headlines in “The Australian Record” newspaper: “A surprise visit to Sydney from Fui Fui Moi Moi’s son will have to be included in Parammatta’s salary cap”. ...

Nov 11, 2009 - Blackheath

This was to be our last stop on this trip and so from Dubbo we travelled through very pretty hilly country via Wellington, Bathurst, Lithgow and into the Blue Mountains to Blackheath. ... There is a very nice little caravan park in Blackheath which we had discovered on a previous trip. ... All in all we have travelled well and we have had no health problems and we are still speaking to each other! We have only had three days rain the whole time – but tonight in Blackheath, it is raining! It's time to go home. ...

Nov 11, 2009 - The journey continues!!

It has been a pretty long time since I last left a blog- so I'll try my best to remember as much as possible! The last couple of weeks have been quite exciting as I've decided to move house! A friend from work (Matt) and his brother have a spare room in Croydon (!) which is a suburb 5 miles from the city centre and not too much further from work! They are both lovely guys, and the area is so much nicer! It'll be great to be that little bit closer to the city as well.It has been a pretty long time since I last left a blog- so I'll try my best to remember as much as possible! The last couple of weeks have been quite exciting as I've decided to move house! A friend from work (Matt) and his brother have a spare room in Croydon (!) which is a suburb 5 miles from the city centre and not too much further from work! They are both lovely guys, and the area is so much nicer! It'll be great to be that little bit closer to the city as well....

Nov 10, 2009 - Dubbo

We planned to reach Dubbo today and passed through mainly wheat country again. ... Dubbo is a large town now and we found it very noisy after the quiet of the outback. ... So one night here was enough for us and we moved on the next day.We planned to reach Dubbo today and passed through mainly wheat country again. ... Dubbo is a large town now and we found it very noisy after the quiet of the outback. ... So one night here was enough for us and we moved on the next day....

Nov 9, 2009 - Cobar

The road from Broken Hill, passes mainly through virtual desert country, with very few trees or scrub and a lot of red dust. We spent the night in Cobar at a pleasant little park (thankfully there was a swimming pool as it was still very hot). ...

Nov 8, 2009 - Broken Hill

After 200 km we drove into the mining City of Broken Hill and found a pleasant caravan park on the outskirts. ... Broken Hill is a large mining centre with all the usual services and good shopping. ... The mining areas are very evident in the town, but we found Broken Hill to be very interesting with a lot of history and many of the original old buildings still in use and well-maintained. ...

Nov 7, 2009 - Sydney

On to Sydney and a very brief stay with Keith's brother John and and his wife Alice. ... We went 100 k or so west from Sydney to take a look at the Blue Mountains. ... They are mainly forest, but there's a very dramatic scarp edge (300 or 400 feet high) with walks along the cliffs at different levels.On to Sydney and a very brief stay with Keith's brother John and and his wife Alice. ... We went 100 k or so west from Sydney to take a look at the Blue Mountains. ... They are mainly forest, but there's a very dramatic scarp edge (300 or 400 feet high) with walks along the cliffs at different levels....

Nov 3, 2009 - Sydney

No pictures in this entry yet - having a few 'issues' with the site as it won't upload any so have sent the men off to find the gremlins! Arrived a little bleary-eyed and sleepy into Sydney after our overnight flight from Hong Kong.No pictures in this entry yet - having a few 'issues' with the site as it won't upload any so have sent the men off to find the gremlins! Arrived a little bleary-eyed and sleepy into Sydney after our overnight flight from Hong Kong....

Oct 31, 2009 - Sydney

“The flowers that bloom in the spring…Tra-La…” - W. Last year we took a walking tour through the magnificent iconic Sydney Opera House and always wanted to see a performance there. ... Sydney is a very clean, modern, hip, city and there are many attractions that would satisfy anyone for days. ... Great museums, galleries, shops, water sports, a world class zoo, and aborigines on the pier playing their didgeridoos and selling their CD’s.“The flowers that bloom in the spring…Tra-La…” - W. Last year we took a walking tour through the magnificent iconic Sydney Opera House and always wanted to see a performance there. ... Sydney is a very clean, modern, hip, city and there are many attractions that would satisfy anyone for days. ... Great museums, galleries, shops, water sports, a world class zoo, and aborigines on the pier playing their didgeridoos and selling their CD’s....