Asia & Oceania

January - March 2018

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- Day 31
- Friday, February 9, 2018
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- New Zealand Wellington Ferry Port -41.28971, 174.77741°17’23” S 174°46’37” E
Goodbyes
February 9, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today I left New Zealand to go to Melbourne Australia, where in a few days I will embark on a new G-Adventure.
Sadly it meant saying goodbye to people who definitely have become very special to me. Hopefully it was not a goodbye but a see you later.Read more
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- Day 32
- Saturday, February 10, 2018
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 26 m
- Australia Parliament -37.81239, 144.973837°48’45” S 144°58’26” E
Free walking tour Melbourne
February 10, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
I am now in Melbourne Australia, here I have a total of 5 nights, soon I will meet a new group and start another G-ADVENTURE. But for now I need to explore this vibrant city.
I am still affected by the illness I contracted in New Zealand, so while I was waiting to join a free walking tour of the city, I considered going back to my hostel. However, in my opinion it's my worst accommodation yet, so I stayed and got better during the walk, which was quite informative.
After the walk I went to Victoria State Library. From here I went and found some good pizza, but my stomach would not let me finish it.
I then felt I needed fresh air. It's stifling in the city center.
So went to the gardens south of the river and walked around until a free concert started at the Sidney Myer music Bowl. Sitting there listening to the music played by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, it was impossible not to think of my uncle Peter. I know he would have loved to experience this concert.Read more
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- Day 33
- Sunday, February 11, 2018
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Australia Saint Kilda Foreshore Park -37.86632, 144.9732537°51’59” S 144°58’24” E
Free music festival St Kilda
February 11, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This morning I chatted a bit with Lisa, Maggie, and Andi. I left the hostel to walk to St Kilda, where they have the biggest free music festival in Australia. Pretty good timing I would say.
On the way a walked along the lake in Albert park. Here I saw Cockatoos, Parrots, and parakeets. At the festival I first heard That Gold Street Sound, next I found a small lunch and then I heard the Northern folk.
Next up was Maddy Jane, with some soft rock before I went back to the main stage for some punk performed by Models.
After Models, which is only borderline punk, I went to St Kilda pier for a breather, and even though it wasn't sundown I managed to spot a few penguins 2 adults and 2 chicks.
I then went to Thee Wylde Oscars, best music of the day.! And the most lively audience aswell.Read more
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- Day 34
- Monday, February 12, 2018
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Australia Luna Park -37.86756, 144.9786937°52’3” S 144°58’43” E
Free walking tour St Kilda
February 12, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today I left the hostel a bit late, and walked to the Royal botanical gardens.
Just walking around not really caring, I needed to pass time until 16:30 where I would join the free walking tour in St Kilda.
After a read in the gardens I walked towards St Kilda via Fawkner park where I had another read.
In St Kilda I ate lunch at Abbey Road awesome place. Thanks for the recommendation Maggie and Niclas.
The free walking tour was great, so I opted to go eat with the guide and one girl who had been on the tour.Read more
TravelerHej. Lyder som om humøret er på vej op igen. :) Kh Mor
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- Day 35
- Tuesday, February 13, 2018
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- Australia Flinders Street railway station -37.81754, 144.9658437°49’3” S 144°57’57” E
Meeting the new group
February 13, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After checking out in the morning, I went to GPO to have a call with Maggie and Niclas who caught an earlier flight to Sydney. It was great talking with them again.
I then went for a walk along a part of the river I haven't seen yet before finding lunch at Degraves Street.
After lunch I just roamed around the city with nothing specific in mind until I went back and checked in again. Still needed to kill 4 hours before the welcome meeting.
I walked around the city and took some of the mandatory tourist pictures I was missing.
Then it was time for welcome meeting followed by dinner and bed time.Read more
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- Day 36
- Wednesday, February 14, 2018
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitude: 34 m
- Australia Loch Ard Gorge -38.64677, 143.0720438°38’48” S 143°4’19” E
Great Ocean Road
February 14, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Today we left Melbourne and drove to the great ocean road. We had a photo stop at the gate, and then kept driving enjoying the view.
We stopped at a café, here I managed to spot a koala. It was sleeping, which they do for 19-23 hours a day.
There were also a lot of different parrots. Aina and I walked of a bit, and Aina spotted another koala, this one was a bit easier to see. And for about 5 seconds it was awake.
The koalas were followed by lunch in Apollo Bay. Before going to Mait's rainforest where they have a 30 minute loop walk. So we walked around the forest and saw a lot of beautiful trees.
After the walk we made our way to the 12 apostles, which used to be called the sow and piglets, but that name doesn't work for a tourist attraction.
It was loaded with tourist so I walked to Gibson's steps, and managed to find some privacy on the beach.
Next stop was Loch Ard Gorge a beautiful scar in the limestone cliffs. However I would probably not go swimming there most days as the waves and currents look massive.
Port Campbell was our final destination so we made it there an hour before dinner time.Read more
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- Day 37
- Thursday, February 15, 2018
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 215 m
- Australia Halls Gap Recreation Reserve -37.13156, 142.5203337°7’54” S 142°31’13” E
Grampians National Park
February 15, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We left our accommodation and continued down the great ocean road. First stop was London Bridge. A massive arch in the sandstone. The main arch broke a few years ago and people had to be rescued by helicopter.
Next up was The Grotto, a really cool window in the rock. It sort shows how the cliff is broken down by the weather.
We continued on to the Bay of Islands. Not as cool as those in New Zealand, but still a beautiful sight.
From here, we left the great ocean road and went to Tower Hill, here we saw more koalas, and our first Emus and grey kangaroos. Then we did a hike around one of the craters as it's a former volcano.
We then had a two hour drive to Grampians national park where we went to Halls Gap, from hear we drove to a parking spot where we did a hike to a lookout called the pinnacle. On the way through the Grampians we saw an Echidna by the road, the hedgehog of the marsupials.
When we came back to Halls Gap, the city had been invaded by grey kangaroos and they are almost tame, which to me seems so strange.Read more
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- Day 38
- Friday, February 16, 2018
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 286 m
- Australia Wartook -36.98952, 142.3637736°59’22” S 142°21’50” E
Waterfalls and Wallaby
February 16, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Day 38 means I'm halfway on my journey, we started today with a sunrise in the Grampians before going to Jaws of death followed by MacKenzie Falls. From MacKenzie Falls I saw a route to Fish falls and took that trail as well.
Right at fish falls I was surprised by a wallaby. Actually it was probably me surprising the wallaby.
After the waterfalls we started our long drive to Adelaide. We stopped in Horsham for a food stop, later we stopped at a pink salt lake. We had a few more stops on the way before making it to Adelaide.
In Adelaide most of us went to a Thai place for dinner. After which Emily and I strolled through a festival area. Here we saw a magician, some light shows on houses showing historical events and then we found a park where laser lights and smoke made a beautiful imitation of aurora borealis/australis.Read more
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- Day 39
- Saturday, February 17, 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 35 m
- Australia Rundle Park -34.9213, 138.6126734°55’17” S 138°36’46” E
Adelaide
February 17, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Free day in Adelaide, what is one to do.?
Well Emily and I went via the river to the botanic gardens. Right outside the gardens we happened upon a big family of fruit bats taking their sunshine sleep.
In the gardens we walked around and looked at the beautiful plants and went to the water lily pond and the rainforest house.
After the gardens we went to the Adelaide Fringe festival for lunch.
During lunch we spotted Aina who joined us when she was done shopping. We walked around the festival and got lured into seeing a show. It was a juggler who was quite funny in a very offhanded way that appealed to all ages.
Aina went to the botanic gardens and Emily and I found some gelato and after that a supermarket.
I went for dinner on my own at an Italian restaurant I saw yesterday.
At 19:00 we had welcome meeting for 3 new people in our group. They seem nice, will be good to get to know them.
After the meeting, Aina, Danielle, Emily and I went to a show at the Fringe festival with Baby Wants Candy, an improvised show where the audience select the title. We ended up with "Survivor: Mormons VS Lepers". It was really good.Read more
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- Day 40
- Sunday, February 18, 2018
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 293 m
- Australia Quorn -32.34784, 138.037832°20’52” S 138°2’16” E
Quorn
February 18, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Today we left Adelaide behind and went to Clare Valley where the rest of the group had a wine tasting at a Taylor's Vineyard.
After the vineyard we went to the city of Clare and had lunch at Pancho's
After lunch we drove to Quorn, a former railway town on the South- to North coast train called the Pichi Richi trail, on. However, the area gets to much rain so now the train is not going through here anymore. On the way to Quorn we stopped at Goyder's line, an arbitrary line made by a man named Goyder who said you won't be able to grow anything north of the line. Turned out he was right.
After arriving at Quorn we went to Warren Gorge to look for rock wallabies, and luckily we managed to see a couple. On the drive we also saw an Emu with his 9 chicks (babies).
We had dinner and celebrated Katha's birthday. On the way back from dinner, we saw hundreds of parrots fly across the sky in a cacophony of noise. Quite amazing.
We all went early to bed as we have a sunrise hike tomorrow morning.Read more
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