Well, from the time I decided that I'd go to the land Downunder, time went quickly. As the day of my departure I was actually relaxed and didn't worry. My family did it for me. Sad goodbye at the airport in Copenhagen and almost 24 hours later I arrived in Sydney, Australia.
I was in Sydney for the weekend then went to Surfcamp for a few days. The eastcoast went quite quickly. From Surfcamp to Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Byron bay, Brisbane, Noosa, Hervey bay, Fraser Island, Bundaberg, Airlie beach, Whitsundays, Magnetic Island and Cairns.
On Christmas Eve, the 24th of December I flew from Cairns to Perth overnight. Just crossing this land took appr. five hours.
I spent two weeks in Perth before I started working in a Countrypub about 3 hours from Perth, southeast. In the middle of nowhere kind of, a place called Quindanning. There I worked for eight weeks. Enjoying the beautiful scenery, working in the bar and helping out in the kitchen. A really different experience from all the ususal backpackerplaces.
I went on a trip up to Exmouth and back to Perth, which took eight days, almost the same distance as from London to Moscow. Insane if you think of it like that.
Then I went on the train called The Indian Pacific from perth to Adelaide. Two nights and a bit less than three days later I arrived early fridaymorning in Adelaide. Sunday around noon I went on The Ghan to Alice Spring, which took only one night. It's hard to get some sleep on trains I tell you. I couldn't really find a comfortable position to sleep in.
In Alice Springs I went for a three day Center Tour which was taking me to see Kata Tjuta, Uluru (Yulara) and King's Canyon. It was so different as well comparing to what you've seen in this big country. Although I had bad luck with the weather, it was pouring down for eight hours, I enjoyed it. From there I went in a 4WD to Adelaide and then the nightbus to Melbourne where I met up with my parents. Visited Philip Island and the penguin parade and Great Ocean Road. Sooo Beautiful !
After that back to Adelaide for a few days before my parents flew home and I flew to Sydney to work for a few weeks before I left to Thailand.
Short summary of my travel. Any questions just ask
all the best on your travles
/Sandra
