Hello again, Sydney!

Lieselot — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:19:52 +0000

So I am back in Sydney. I think it is the third time I’m in this city. I don’t know what it is, but I quite like it here. The nice bars, the weather, the people I met. Probably a mix of that. But now it’s for real. Thursday I fly out of Australia, back to Belgium. Aaaah, weird!

Anyways. The last couple of weeks I worked my way down the east coast. It was pretty, but I’m not as big a fan as for example the west coast, the south or New Zealand. Yes – after traveling for a while I have the right to become picky. The east coast is really touristy and covered with young travelers that just want to party and get drunk. I guess I am getting old. I did see some nice stuff. I went snorkeling and diving -with my diving license from Thailand- in the Great Barrier Reef. Saw really cool coral, a lot of fish and a turtle.

I also went sailing and snorkeling in the Whitsundays. There I saw the biggest fish I’ve ever seen – and I touched it! I don’t have an underwater camera, but it was this fish. He is pretty famous in that bay. Meet George:

whitsundays

A bit more south I went to a couple of nice beaches. And in Brisbane I went to some bars, had some coffees AND went rock climbing at Kangaroo Point! Huge rocks IN the city, next to the river. So cool. I found some climbers on Couchsurfing and I could just tag along!

sunset in brisbane

Byron Bay

And now my last last last days of my travels I’m just hanging around in Sydney. Enjoying the food, the markets, the bars and the people! Life is good!

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Good bye New Zealand

Lieselot — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:42:22 +0000

I am back in Australia. After 6 months New Zealand I had to come back to visit the East Coast. Unfortunately I have only 3 weeks left before I fly back to Belgium. The weather here is lovely! Today I did a walk and some sunbathing at the beach. And that’s what they call winter in Queensland. I can live with that.

The last 6 months New Zealand was my second home. I was amazed by the mountains, the sunsets, the lakes, the bush, the cute little villages, the clouds, the Maori culture, the ocean, the stars at night and the people. I made some amazing memories in the land of the long white cloud. My expectations were high and were – luckily -fulfilled.

Take a look yourself

tongariro national park

marlborough sounds

farewell spit

climbing at Frogatt Edge, wharepapa

climbing & lunch at Wye Creek, Queenstown

harwood’s hole lookout, golden bay

abseiling,wye creek, queenstown

nelson lakes

sunset, punakaiki

robs roy walk, wanaka

the guys teasing me

milford sounds

queenstown

sunset, hector, west coast

catlins

birthday in Kaikoura

Moeraki

lake pukaki

après ski, christchurch

making a fire in a hut – ice cold

climbing, queenstown

mountainbiking, hakatere conservation area

our little hut, hakatere conservation area

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Hello again, Sydney!

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