Blog entries tagged australia
The Great Ocean Road
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
When we awoke the next morning, the Nash was looking rough and so were we. Danenberg was really, really feeling the experiences from the previous night. Particularly once we had to get up and actually use the facilities at The Nash in order to “clean” up.
My Aussie city by the bay
Monday, March 16, 2009
We took off from Lakes Entrance fairly early so that we could make it to Geelong by late afternoon. We were back on the tracks, but now in Victoria, which has a surprising amount of beauty in its countryside. We drove through the winding hills and Victoria countryside for hours, stopping here and there to take a break.
Berry and Bega Cheese
Saturday, March 14, 2009
We awoke to a bright and ugly Kings Cross, and decided on attempting to see some Sydney sights. The Cross is located a fair bit from the city center and all of the main Sydney attractions, so we hopped on a train and headed for the Sydney harbor to see some of the touristy parts of Sydney. After a brief train ride we found ourselves situated right on the Circular Quay. This is the location of the famous Sydney Harbor bridge, as well as the Sydney Opera House, and many, many touristy type things.
The Kings Cross was the main attraction
Saturday, March 14, 2009
There wasn't a whole lot going on in Katoomba, but it had been a step up from what had been going on the previous nights of our trip. Our next stop was clear, Sydney was calling our name.
The Blue Mountains
Friday, March 13, 2009
After some seriously slow nights, I was anxious to get to some cities that I was familiar with. I wanted to get out amongst the people, and mix with the locals. We headed towards Katoomba, just outside of the Blue Mountains, a city that I had traveled to before, and with decent population for a mountain town, I was sure there would be some great stuff happening on a Thursday night. After checking in at a local hostel, which was incredibly welcoming and all around fantastic, we headed down the street to check out one of the two local bars and see what is shaking in Katoomba on a Thursday night. The answer, unfortunately, not much.
Nelson's Bay retirement community
Thursday, March 12, 2009
After getting a somewhat late start, we kept the train rolling down the tracks. Traveling the distance we set out to travel leads us through several towns along the way, and we stopped for a bit at one such town — Port Macquerie.
Coffs Harbour
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
We drove down through the New South Wales coast until we descended on Coff's Harbour by dusk. Coffs Harbour is a small city located right on the beach, subdivided into three distinct areas. The beach, the wharf and the city center.
Sunrise building a reprise
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
When we finally touched down in Brisbane, we had endured 36 hours of straight travel, going through airport security 4 times, countless jogs through airport terminals, a day and a half of airline food, and all of this on about 3 hours of sleep.
Nearly down under
Friday, March 06, 2009
Well, here we are. After a long day of traveling, we are sitting in the airport waiting to board our Qantas flight that will get us to the land down under.
Living in a Land Down Under
Sunday, January 11, 2009
I am unbelievably psyched to let everyone know that I am finally taking a trip back to what I consider my second home — Australia. Beginning in early March, my mates Ken Williams, Brian Danenberg and I will be heading down to where the women glow and the men plunder. It will be a two week excursion that will take us from the gold coast of Brisbane to my former stomping grounds of Melbourne and Geelong. Our plan is to hire a car in Brisbane and make our way down the southeast coast, driving right along the Australian coast line, and stopping at various pubs that cross our paths along the way.