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Travel Journals: Sydney, Australia


Sydney, Australia travel guide, information, journals, blogs, maps and photos.


African Adventures

Flew to Victoria Falls. Checked into Victoria Falls Backpackers (would definately recommend) and then went into town. There are people trying to sell you stuff everywhere and offering to change your money. Catching a taxi back was an experience in itse...

Member: Allie and Steve
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Australia!

we've left Noosa! yay! it rained the whole time we were there and the worse thing was - there were no good shops for us to go in!! if me and aimée are bored then we go shopping but we couldn't even do that! Anyway. We found out some good news on t...

Member: Aimee and Serena
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London 1995

After a night in the upstairs room of a pub with an Australian girl called Corrina and a bottle of tequila I am smitten. She leaves a few days later to work in a pub in the Gambia. I book a ticket and fly back to Africa for the first time since leaving...

Member: Eric
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Justin's World Tour 2006-2007

Greetings everyone from the heart of the former evil empire. Yes I am still alive...this is a good sign haha. Anyways my god do I ever have alot to talk about. Russia is just incredible, lets just say its the most crooked, culturally intense, beautiful...

Member: Justin
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The Land Down Under

My first two nights of hostel stay were included in the program I am going through. Brekky (breakfast-although I don't think anyone I know is dumb enough not to get that) was also included. I meandered downstairs to grab the continental breakfast and...

Member: Allison
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Australia

We headed to Caloundra to meet up with Haydn. After several attempts at trying to meet up with him we finally found him in the local phonebook! He couldn't escape that easily. We spent 2 lovely days with him, Michelle and his family. We went jet sk...

Member: Claire and Paul
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The Pacific, NZ and a tiny bit of Oz

Dunedin is a nice but fairly quiet town. We found the world's steepest street - Badwin st and drove to the top and held our breath on the steep descent! Then we drove out to the Otago peninsula and visited Larnach Castle - New Zealand's only castle. ...

Member: Chris and Aine
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Sydney 2004-05

Yesterday I took a short hop over the water to North Sydney, and walked back down to the harbour. One of the closest spots you can reach to the other side is at Blues Point Reserve, a small spit dominated by a large tower block. Universally derided sin...

Member: Richard
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Asia/Australia 2006 Summer

After a hectic week of packing, seeing friends and last minute shopping we were finally ready for the big off. Rob dropped us off in Birmingham for our coach to london, and left us to begin our trip. It was only after he left that we realised that ...

Member: Jon
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Summer 2000 - SE Asia & Australasia

Still having a brilliant time. In Cairns we went scuba diving and snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef which was fantastic. I also did white water rafting which was incredible, with grade 3 / 4 rapids (5 and 6 are too dangerous for man). We might do t...

Member: Claire
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Australia

01 April 2007 Sydney 10 April 2007 Sydney to Bangkok ...

Member: Tanya
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Round the World Trip 2006/07

We arrived in La Paz on Thursday afternoon. It is absolute mayhem here! Buses, taxis, combis and people everywhere. Crossing the road is a challenge in itself. We went to an Asian restaurant for our farewell meal on Thursday night. Having not had a cur...

Member: Paul
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Grant's travels 2006 - 2007

Return to the Melbourne...

Member: Grant
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2003 was good

March 8, 8:44 pm Ho Chi Minh City: Park View Hotel Saigon is by far the most congested and unorganized cities I have ever seen or heard about. It is unreal. There appears to be no traffic laws whatsoever; everyone simply drives wherever they please. ...

Member: Dave
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World Trip 2007-2008

We finally got to this place called "San Pedro de Atacama", a tiny little town in the middle of a plain in the Atacama desert that was surrounded by mountains in the far distance. Some of the houses and their rooves were made of mud. The road...

Member: SaranHaydn
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Far East and Australia 2002

I think I last bored you from Cairns will that is about two weeks ago now. Since then I have travelled to Alice Springs by the luxury of plane. Bliss! Once in Alice (Mum must reread the book because its not what I remember – not quaint!) where its hot ...

Member: Elizabeth
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Summer travels 04

Fly to Kuala Lumpur and spend a few days exploring - the mosque and the planetarium are beautiful. also not to be missed are the petronas towers - our visit coincided with malaysian independence day so que lots of fireworks and festival type stuff - tr...

Member: Helen
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My Big Trip

Our first true home in Oz, we lived in Brisbane for 3.5 months and enjoyed pretty much every minute of it. The weather was good for autumn. Small town but a fair bit to do!...

Member: Keith
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Friends are the family you choose - 2 years in London

I have been asked by a number of people to keep the stories coming. The feedback l have had from many of you has been so complimentary and flattering. I hope l can continue to make you laugh (l would be happy with a smile), sometimes cringe and l know ...

Member: Mini
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The Longest Holiday i've ever had.............

Really, it can. For starters - their signage which I know i've already mentioned, and i'm going to mention again. Written at Wimbledon Tennis - "Taps not for drinking". Well! o great revelation there. If you drank a tap you'd choke! ...

Member: Flora
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Australia 2004

Started my journey in Sydney ...

Member: Ellen
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Goodbye Edinburgh, Hello World

Apparently our time is nearly up and we're having to return to dear, old Blighty. Life's a beach, isn't it? Blah... So, the account for 'Poot and Poisson Around the World Trip 2' will soon be accepting transfers. Donations welcome....

Member: FisherTours and BoothTravel
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Just Passing Thru Oz (Sep 2005)

Visited my brother Jason at his new place in Ulladulla. Cruising on Sydney Harbour, visited the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge...

Member: John
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Wish you were here?

Hi, After we left you on Monday afternoon we took a walk from our hotel down to the Tulum ruins on the beach. We didn't have the place to ourselves like at Chichen Itza unfortunately but most of the tour buses had departed. The ruins are of a Mayan...

Member: Kate and Jonny
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Round the world trips 2004

After being taken to heathrow we flwe straight out to bangkok where we stayed in the 5star Marriott Hotel on the banks of the river, it was beautiful. After meeting vic's dad we did tours of the markets at chatuchak and sala daeng. The bargains were am...

Member: Jon
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Australia

coming later...

Member: Lachlan
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My Gap Year 2001

Travelling with Sarah a lovely trusted KES girl, we set off on our first location - Singapore the hottest place ever! From here we spent 6 months experiencing the delights of backpacking in Australia. On the west coast remember the lovely Brendan and t...

Member: liz
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Opera House

Although we have a toaster and a fridge in our room we have no plates or cutlery. Because of this we ventured down to the kitchen for some tea and toast. The kitchen was packed and we decided we would by some plastic plates and cutlery so we could have...

Member: Michael
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Around the world in 80 days

Well yesterday did not go too great, was not WOW, was ok. I did meet my objectives of meeting some new people. I chatted, as I sat next to a 400BC temple, to an India man, 50, who distributes Coca-Cola throughout India, then as happens when a Weste...

Member: Will
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Updated overview: The world according to Graham and Nick 2006/7

1/12/06 Well three months into the trip and we thought we would give you an update of the grand plan, where we will be when etc as it has changed since we set off. We stayed longer in the states, cut short the stay in Tahiti and have extended our stay...

Member: Graham
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