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8am Departure for the world famous Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary!
This was probably one of the most anticipated parts of this trip! I could ...
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Okey Dokey! So it was a little sad to leave Byron Bay. We had such a good time there and the weather was perfect. But the show must go on! And we packed up Jelly ...
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We gladly took the sleep in on Thursday as we needed a break from the fast-paced fun we'd been enjoying so far. It can really take it out ...
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Jackie’s held a koala – peace at last!
(Dec 07 '06)
Thursday saw us spending a
very enjoyable few hours at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary just outside Brisbane. One of the many
objectives of our extended travels was that Jackie has always wanted to ...
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So, in hindsight, Jon and I both were not feeling well and we probably
should have not gone down to the Koala Sanctuary, but we were so
excited about it & we have so little ...
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Brisbane-Australia's "Most Liveable City"
(Jul 11 '06)
"City Botanical Gardens, first cleared by convicts in 1828 to grow crops for the infant town of Brisbane, intrigued us all"
Next day we were up early. It was a bloody freezing night and it took us a while to thaw out! We then hit the road, filled up the van ...
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Brisbane: Just Another City to Us
(May 14 '06)
"If we were looking for a place to live, we might consider it, but for a visit, we were happy to just stay a few days."
Yes! (of course!)
(Jan 05 '07)
As you will all be aware by now, Rob and I are engaged! This extremely exciting moment happened outside the backpackers we were staying at in Brisbane, we were sat on a step chatting away, when he ...
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Hot, Hot, Hot
(Feb 03 '07)
""...we were disappointed when one of the keepers had to break up a fight between two of them...""
Friday and Saturday blurred into one. Friday was spent packing the bags, picking up the last few items ...
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Recent Blogs for Brisbane
East Coast
(May 10 '08)
Hello to all our loyal readers!
I suggest getting a tea or coffee and maybe popping a bag of popcorn because this one is going to take awhile.
Leaving off two wonderful weeks in Byron Bay we ...
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Stradbroke Island
(Mar 14 '08)
Argh, I just wrote a long entry and accidentally pressed a button and erased it all. Figures.
Anyway, this will be the condensed version of my weekend. On Saturday, I went with my marine science ...
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Leaving Sydney, we left our itinerary open and made our way north knowing that we had a lot of miles to cover before we had to get to the Whitsundays for our sailing booking. ...
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