AUSTRALIA | Monday, 17 Oct 2011 | Views [306] | Comments [3]
I arrived at the Sunshine Coast Airport on Tuesday, October 11th. I was picked up 45 minutes late by Justin, the owner of the YHA Hostel that I have come here to work for. When I get to my room, there is another girl here who has come for the ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 | Views [360]
I arrived in Toukley, 1 1/2 hours north of Sydney, on Tuesday. I caught the 10:15 train out of Central Station, across the street from my hostel. I was supposed to get off at the Warnervale station, where Arch was waiting for me. When I got to ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 2 Oct 2011 | Views [224]
I woke up feeling a little better. I knew a hot shower would help. The tour group met up at 10 am for a tour to the famous Bondi Beach. Little did we know we would be walking 5-7 miles today. We started off in Coogee Beach, south if Bondi. We took ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 1 Oct 2011 | Views [256]
The tour group met up at 10am in the hostel lobby for our Sydney Harbour boat cruise. We were met by Andrew, the boat captain. What is it with me and boat captains? Maybe it's because he is the first real Aussie I've met since I've been here, or maybe ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 30 Sep 2011 | Views [290]
This morning a few of us met up to go to Doonside to the Featherdale Wild Animal Park. We heard you could pet the koalas and kangaroos there. We took a westbound train to Blacktown then took a bus to the park. When we entered the park, we were immediately ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Sep 2011 | Views [445] | Comments [1]
Yesterday, I had agreed to meet up with Anna from my tour group at 9:30 this morning. We met up and headed to the Traveller's Contact Point office to use the free internet service. We also needed to go by the bank to pick up our bank cards and stop ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 | Views [223]
I left LA Sunday night, September 27th. I arrived in Sydney Tuesday morning at about 6:45am. I never liked Mondays anyway. Customs and Immigration took 2 hours due to a baggage handler strike. When I got to the meeting point for my shuttle, I met ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011 | Views [292]
The day started off at 7:30 am when my cell phone alarm clock went off. Out of habit I found the snooze button without opening my eyes. Wait! Today is the day! I rolled off my flattened air mattress onto the hardwood floor. My day looked like this:... Read more >
