Monthly Archives: April 2009
Boats, birds, beaches, beautiful blues, bears, beer, and bed bugs
On Sunday we embarked on a Whitsundays Islands cruise – a three day, two night trip on a boat around what is considered to be one of the best places in Australia to visit. 74 islands in clear blue waters offering stunning … Continue reading
Horse play
Yeeeeeeeeeehawwwwwwwwwwww! We’ve just pulled up at a cattle ranch in the middle of nowhere. It’s a mandatory stop on the bus, so although it’s not a choice any of us would have probably made, it sounds like it could be … Continue reading
Being bruised, bitten, bloodied and bearded
You usually think that holidays in the sun are nice, relaxing, safe things to do, but more often than not I find that they frequently come with a few problems! The trip to Fraser Island made realise that I ought … Continue reading
Places and faces
I haven’t blogged as much as I thought I was going to on this trip. This is mostly due to the fact that it does take a while to blog and I’d rather be out there doing things! Plus the … Continue reading
Life of a backpacker
I think I surprised a lot of people by my decision to go down the backpacker route. I mean, it’s me – hotel and suitcase all the way, normally. My own bathroom, towels, maid service, privacy, a nice comfy bed, … Continue reading
Out of my depth
I’m in Byron Bay at the moment, sitting overlooking the beach, in clear blue skies, sun kissing my cheeks with a cool breeze blowing through my hair and listening to some tunes. Watching the rolling waves crash on the shore … Continue reading
Surf’s up!
6am Tues 14th. It’s pissing down. I’m in Surf Camp, a few hours south of Byron Bay, and it’s a bit of a dive. In one hour, I have my first surfing lesson. My dream of being Keanu Reeves in … Continue reading
Disappearing mountains, getting totally lost, hookers, massages and naked men
Did that grab your attention? I’m staying in a capsule hotel in the famous Shinjinku area. What can I say about this? The facilities are top notch – sauna, bathing area, Internet (that I’m using now) massages, restaurant, sleeping lounge … Continue reading
Devastation and Beauty
Today I went to Hiroshima. As you should know, the city is known as the first city to have an atomic bomb dropped on it. On August 6th1945, during World War II, the Allies exploded a bomb over the city, … Continue reading
Something fishy going on
4am and my alarm goes off. What the heck am I doing? I went to bed gone one o’clock last night and am about to get up to go see some dead fish!! Why? Should I just stay in bed … Continue reading