Discovering Downunder
In and around Australia
G'Day Mates, Since so many of you have heard about my plans to go to Australia for sooo long, I thought I'd send some travel notes and photos every once in a while. To sum up where I've come from - been working in Whistler the past 3 months for a fabulous ski season. Some challenges adapting to a high volume, mostly walk-in, heavy orthopaedic clinic, but I've settled in, started to have some regular patients and my orthopaedics has improved dramatically. Plus Whistler has been great for the steady flow of visitors to ski and socialize with. It was bittersweet to leave just as spring skiing was getting into full swing, but downunder was calling...
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Diana Barrigar
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Stunning Sydney
So here I am in Sydney, where my Sidneysider friends Lisa and Craig who have been the most fabulous hosts, along with their 2 month old gorgeous daugh... Continue reading » -
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Broken Hill, the real Aussie Outback
Arrived a little weary after completing only a quarter of the transcontinental Indian Pacific railway journey. 16 hours on a train was enough... Continue reading »
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So glad I decided to come to Perth
Everyone I know from Canada who's travelled or lived in Australia and made the long trip to Perth said it was one of the best cities in the country... Continue reading »
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The southwestern coast
I took an Easyriders tour (www.easyriders.co... Continue reading »
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Heading north to coral country
Yesterday I started another Easyriders tour which takes about a week from Perth to Broome. We started off yesterday by visiting the Pinnacles... Continue reading »
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Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef & Sharks Galore
My main reason for staying in Exmouth was to see the biggest fish in the ocean, the whale shark. I had pre-booked a tour (which is quite expe... Continue reading »
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Karijini and entering the Kimberleys
Back on the bus, it was a long day of driving to reach our campsite in Karijini national park. We had to deal with a tire blow-out in the mid... Continue reading »
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Broometime
We arrived in Broome just in time to head out to Cable Beach for sunset. I was dying for a swim as the temperature had been in the mid 30s, w... Continue reading »
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Kununurra, Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park, and playing cards
I had heard from a friend who's seen both places, that the Bungles, a world heritage site of primarily sandstone gorges, domes and chasms, rival Ul... Continue reading »
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A brief glimpse of Darwin
I can't say much about Darwin, as I only spent the evening here, but it definitely seems like a place to come back to. In the Bungles I met a... Continue reading »
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Port Douglas, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef & the Daintree Rainforest
Arrived in Port Douglas yesterday, had a great afternoon of seafood lunch (delicious softshell mudcrab and salmon sashimi bruschetta, yum) and shop... Continue reading »
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Return to Sydney
It was bittersweet to see Lisa, Craig and Clemmie in Sydney again. Of course it was lovely to see them, but it meant my time in Australia was... Continue reading »
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