Sunday, 23 March 2008
Australia Sydney
Hey Hey,
Appologies for the massive delay in updating this blog been super busy but here goes...
I had an awesome time in sydney and wen't around the town a lot, and the sydney opera house to see 'The Masked Ball'. Was an awesome experience here are a couple pics :-)
Appologies for the massive delay in updating this blog been super busy but here goes...
I had an awesome time in sydney and wen't around the town a lot, and the sydney opera house to see 'The Masked Ball'. Was an awesome experience here are a couple pics :-)
Monday, 25 February 2008
Australia Melbourne
Neighbours - Ramsey Street
I went on the ramsey street tour and it was really surreal, i haven't watched neighbours in years, but during school i watched it religously. It kinda felt like coming home, very cool we took a tour of the street and the school and other scenes.
for most foreign scenes like the airport, train station, hospital they just use the staff cantine and turn it into what they want :-o oh and dee the one who went over the cliff will not be coming back :-(
finally i met max and we laughed about something funny.
Australian Open Tennis
Today i went on the Australian Tennis Tour and got to see all the behind the scenes, the locker rooms, hall of fame and walked out onto all the big major courts.
Finally I got to play on one of the show courts for 1 hour and got my ass kick by the tour guide, he was supprisingly good :-0
Tommorrow I fly to Sydney :-)
love
Rob
I went on the ramsey street tour and it was really surreal, i haven't watched neighbours in years, but during school i watched it religously. It kinda felt like coming home, very cool we took a tour of the street and the school and other scenes.
for most foreign scenes like the airport, train station, hospital they just use the staff cantine and turn it into what they want :-o oh and dee the one who went over the cliff will not be coming back :-(
finally i met max and we laughed about something funny.
Australian Open Tennis
Today i went on the Australian Tennis Tour and got to see all the behind the scenes, the locker rooms, hall of fame and walked out onto all the big major courts.
Finally I got to play on one of the show courts for 1 hour and got my ass kick by the tour guide, he was supprisingly good :-0
Tommorrow I fly to Sydney :-)
love
Rob
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Australia - Brisbane
Brisbane Town Centre
Walked around the town centre which was nice, lots of big buildings and a nice river :-) hungout at the youth hostel bar for a bit and met a few cool people and lots of chodes :-p Also went to see a pop opera with all the oldies because it was free in the center of town.
Steve Irwins - National Zoo
A great day out at the zoo was had, I hugged a kohala bear or something spelt similarly. I fed and slept with the kangaroos, saw a croc demonstration, and had a picnic with the wombats.
Signing out
Rob
Walked around the town centre which was nice, lots of big buildings and a nice river :-) hungout at the youth hostel bar for a bit and met a few cool people and lots of chodes :-p Also went to see a pop opera with all the oldies because it was free in the center of town.
Steve Irwins - National Zoo
A great day out at the zoo was had, I hugged a kohala bear or something spelt similarly. I fed and slept with the kangaroos, saw a croc demonstration, and had a picnic with the wombats.
Signing out
Rob
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Australia - Cairns
Scuba Diving - The Great Barrier Reef
I did two dives on the great barrier reef - for a total of just over 1 hour underwater. Couldnt take any photos but it was awesome, i saw the whole cast of finding nemo :-) its like a huge underwater city with everywhere you look there is something cool going on. Gonna try and dive with sharks, whales and turtles next!
I did two dives on the great barrier reef - for a total of just over 1 hour underwater. Couldnt take any photos but it was awesome, i saw the whole cast of finding nemo :-) its like a huge underwater city with everywhere you look there is something cool going on. Gonna try and dive with sharks, whales and turtles next!
White Water Rafting
Did a day trip to Tully river of which its about level 3 - 4 rapids, however they have been having a lot of rain and floods recently and the river turned into a straight level 5 which is as high as they go.
We did about 2.5 hours then lunch then another 2.5 hours going through the rapids trying to stay in the boat. The boat got flipped once and we all came out, i almost drowned as got stuck under the boat and the rapids wouldnt let me come to the surface. Very Very Scary but i did come up and continued on with the journey no problem. Apparently a lot of asians are drowned on the river each year cos they cant swim well and with the rapids being strong there is no real way they can be rescued.
The Crocadile Farm
Went to a crocadile farm for the day and saw a croc demonstration where it was fed and teased e.t.c. also got to see lots of crocs in their natural environment and then a boat cruise up part of the rain forrest where the guide fed some of the crocs of the side of the boat.
love and peace
Did a day trip to Tully river of which its about level 3 - 4 rapids, however they have been having a lot of rain and floods recently and the river turned into a straight level 5 which is as high as they go.
We did about 2.5 hours then lunch then another 2.5 hours going through the rapids trying to stay in the boat. The boat got flipped once and we all came out, i almost drowned as got stuck under the boat and the rapids wouldnt let me come to the surface. Very Very Scary but i did come up and continued on with the journey no problem. Apparently a lot of asians are drowned on the river each year cos they cant swim well and with the rapids being strong there is no real way they can be rescued.
The Crocadile Farm
Went to a crocadile farm for the day and saw a croc demonstration where it was fed and teased e.t.c. also got to see lots of crocs in their natural environment and then a boat cruise up part of the rain forrest where the guide fed some of the crocs of the side of the boat.
love and peace
rob
Friday, 8 February 2008
Bay of Islands: Dolphins, Wellington, Marlborough Sounds: Walk, Marlborough Sounds: Scuba Dive
Hey all,
Appologies for the slow update but ive been super busy in New Zealand and havent had a minute to stop and reflect.
Bay of Islands: Dolphins
I went on a Dolphin experience trip and was cool we got to see a lot of dolphins however they had babies with them so we werent allowed to go into the water to swim with them :-( I was very bummed about this and will definitly make sure I get to swim with them before i return to the UK where they are in captivity or not.
Wellington
A cool city and i went to the Botanic Gardens and walked around the harbour e.t.c. The ferry from wellington to Picton broke down though and got cancelled until another turned up 4 hours later.
Marlborough Sounds: Walk
I woke up and hadn't booked anything after arriving at Picton Lodge youth hostel late last night so I asked the dude at the reception what i could do. He suggested "A ferry to Marlborough Sounds and then a short walk and hang out by the beach". Well once i got there i soon realised that I had signed up to a 10.5 km hike up and down the mountain terrain. It was cool though :-) with amazing scenery and I have a feeling my mum would love it: here are some pics.
Marlborough Sounds: Scuba Dive
Today!!! i went scuba diving damm it! it was awesome, really looking forward to it and it didnt dissapoint. I got taken out with one other dude and the instructor, the other guy is an ex-heroin addict and jail bird, stuck on a boat in the middle of the ocean........
No problems though and I did two dives first one was a highly populated fish area of which we fed them and a big blue cod munched on my finger ouch!! no blood though.
The second dive was an old ferry reck of which we went all around it and inside its hull, was pretty eery but very cool. I went to a total depth of around 12 meters.
Tommorrow I'm off to Christchurch my final stop in New Zealand before I go onto Australia, Im gonna try and check out another national park before I go.
Over and Out,
Robbie
Appologies for the slow update but ive been super busy in New Zealand and havent had a minute to stop and reflect.
Bay of Islands: Dolphins
I went on a Dolphin experience trip and was cool we got to see a lot of dolphins however they had babies with them so we werent allowed to go into the water to swim with them :-( I was very bummed about this and will definitly make sure I get to swim with them before i return to the UK where they are in captivity or not.
Wellington
A cool city and i went to the Botanic Gardens and walked around the harbour e.t.c. The ferry from wellington to Picton broke down though and got cancelled until another turned up 4 hours later.
Marlborough Sounds: Walk
I woke up and hadn't booked anything after arriving at Picton Lodge youth hostel late last night so I asked the dude at the reception what i could do. He suggested "A ferry to Marlborough Sounds and then a short walk and hang out by the beach". Well once i got there i soon realised that I had signed up to a 10.5 km hike up and down the mountain terrain. It was cool though :-) with amazing scenery and I have a feeling my mum would love it: here are some pics.
Marlborough Sounds: Scuba Dive
Today!!! i went scuba diving damm it! it was awesome, really looking forward to it and it didnt dissapoint. I got taken out with one other dude and the instructor, the other guy is an ex-heroin addict and jail bird, stuck on a boat in the middle of the ocean........
No problems though and I did two dives first one was a highly populated fish area of which we fed them and a big blue cod munched on my finger ouch!! no blood though.
The second dive was an old ferry reck of which we went all around it and inside its hull, was pretty eery but very cool. I went to a total depth of around 12 meters.
Tommorrow I'm off to Christchurch my final stop in New Zealand before I go onto Australia, Im gonna try and check out another national park before I go.
Over and Out,
Robbie
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