NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 6 Jun 2009 | Views [8529]
Wow! what a rush!
On the 27th May I decided that walking past the Skydiving shop in Queenstown without going in had gone on to long so I decided to face my fear and jump out of a plane.
Considering that the three things I like the least ... Read more >
Tags: jump, new zealand, plane, queenstown, skydive
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 1 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery
Photos from New Zealand
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 20 Apr 2009 | Views [3390]
Green Island with the Family I have spent most of the last week in and around Green Island, Dunedin with the family. Around the house we have been busy chopping down trees for use as firewood next winter (it has to spend a year drying out before it ... Read more >
Tags: beach tunnel cliff ocean sand
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 7 Apr 2009 | Views [1111] | Comments [1]
Today we set off up along the east coast and stopped for lunch at Fleurs Place, Moaraki before heading inland and into the mountains. The further we went the more dramatic the scenery became, as we neared the mountains we passed some dams and canals ... Read more >
Tags: blue, bungy, dam, glacier, lake, mountain, mt cook, new zealand, queenstown
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 6 Apr 2009 | Views [703]
Well my time in Australia came to an end last Monday, 6th April, and I am now in Dunedin New Zealand.
I flew out from Sydney at 9am and arrived 3 hours later in Dunedin International Airport, not exactly the biggest airport I have ever flown into ... Read more >
Tags: customs, dunedin, new zealand, security
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 28 Mar 2009 | Views [778]
Driving North
Well yesterday I picked up my Hire car, Colin the Corolla and off we drove up to Newcastle. Not too far yesterday just 190km but fantastic scenary along the way. Took me a while to get used to driving an automatic as I haven't driven ... Read more >
Tags: colin, corolla., drive, gloucester, stroud
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 22 Mar 2009 | Views [1219]
Today we took to the road again and headed inland to the imposing Blue Mountains, so called because the blue gum evaporating from the Eucalyptus forests creates a blue mist giving the mountains a blue tint. When the colonies first started in Sydney, ... Read more >
Tags: blue mountains, hike, trekking, walking
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 20 Mar 2009 | Views [524]
Well after the excitement of the Bridge Climb (every day I wake up, see the bridge and think, I climbed that!) I decided to have a couple of relaxed days, and had some time off from the city. On Friday however, Peter offered to drive down the coast ... Read more >
Tags: drive, eucalyptus, sydney, wollongong
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
Photos From my visit to Sydney
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009 | Views [1359] | Comments [1]
Has to be the best thing I've done so far during my trip! Got up early to catch the ferry into the city this morning before making my way through "The Rocks" (an area of the city not actual rocks) to the Bridge Climb Centre. Once there you ... Read more >
Tags: bridge, bridgeclimb, climb, harbour, sydney, view, walk
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 16 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
Pictures from my trip to the Zoo
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 16 Mar 2009 | Views [1045]
Yesterday I decided to take the Ferry into the city, which has to be the most impressive way of entering the harbour. The ferries opporate very regularly from two streets away at a nice little wharf, and then run directly into Circular quay in the ... Read more >
Tags: birds, harbour, house, opera, sydney, taronga, zoo
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 15 Mar 2009 | Views [627]
Righto, after a couple of days in the city, Peter Organised a open house on Saturday for some of the family to meet up at his house for a BBQ, I will now try to show how we all fit together- I'm Liam, My Parents are Elaine and Dara, Dara's Mother is ... Read more >
Tags: ancestors, bbq, family, tree
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 13 Mar 2009 | Views [791] | Comments [2]
I know the title of this entry is going to take a lot of explaining, but go with it for a minute! My first day in Sydney was rather tiring, Jet lag got the better of me, and although I went into the city itself, I don't think my eyes where working enough ... Read more >
HONG KONG | Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009 | Views [1040]
Well, I'm finally here, down in Australia, and so far its great! Set off from Heathrow to Hong Kong last Monday Night, to say it was a bumpy flight would be a bit of an understatement, unfortunately it decided to be rather rough just at the point that ... Read more >
Tags: australia, flight, heathrow, hong kong, plane, sydney
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 9 Mar 2009 | Views [574] | Comments [1]
Righto, its the night before Christmas and all through the house.... Um sorry wrong starting line, um OK one night left before I head off down under. Just in case you where wondering here are my itinerary details: Sometime before 4pm Monday 9th - Get ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 8 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
My Visit to Bath Abbey
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UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 8 Mar 2009 | Views [609]
Righto well, after a slightly teary Good Bye early yesterday morning I have now arrived in Melksham with my Dad. I spent yesterday in Bath, had a very interesting trip up Bath Abbey tower, I'll upload some photo's of the view. Over 200 very narrow ... Read more >
Tags: abbey, bath, dad, tower, uk
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 4 Mar 2009 | Views [645]
Hi Everyone, Thought I should at least have an opening entry, righto nearly ready to get going, will be heading down to Bath on Friday Morning to stay with my Dad for the weekend which should be nice. Then off to Heathrow on Monday to fly out to Hong ... Read more >
Tags: bath, home, hongkong, leaving, sydney
