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    • Around the World
      1
      Day 113

      Happy new year from Down Under!

      December 31, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Wilsons Prom —> Melbourne

      Wir wachen früh in unserem Zelt auf und kurz stänkert das Wetter mit leichten Nieselregen, aber es dauert nicht lang und die Sonne kämpft sich endlich wieder durch. Es fällt uns wahnsinnig schwer von unserer Traumbucht Little Waterloo Bay Abschied zu nehmen, und das, an diesem herrlichen Sommertag.
      Wir gönnen uns während der Wanderung noch eine Abkühlung in den türkisklaren Wellen und wandern zurück durch die knallgrüne wunderschöne Landschaft. Viele Wanderer kommen uns entgegen, die hier in der einsamen Wildnis Silvester feiern, doch auf uns warten wieder Großstadtbeats. Wir halten auf dem Weg raus aus dem Nationalpark noch an einem kleinen Wilderness-Trail an, doch alle Kängurus haben sich in schattigen Plätzchen versteckt und so treffen wir nur auf ein paar süße Emus.
      Zurück in Melbourne gibt es eine freudige Reunion mit Koen, den Wolf mittlerweile in 16 Ländern sowie 5 Kontinenten getroffen und gemeinsam gereist ist. Zusammen machen wir uns fertig für die Silvesterparty im Warehouse von Mish mit dem Motto Jahr 2000 bzw. Y2K wie die Aussies sagen. Wolf klaut ein Glitzershirt von Talitha und Nina verkleidet sich im Gwen Stefani meets Britney Spears Vibe.
      Auf der Party treffen wir endlich Jarryd und Talitha (sowie all ihre tollen Freunde). Wir sind unfassbar glücklich, gemeinsam mit so lieben Menschen und viel Aperol Spritz dieses geniale Jahr 2022 ausklingen zu lassen. 2022: It‘s been wild and great! Wir können es kaum abwarten, was 2023 für großartige Erlebnisse für uns parat hält. Cheers!      Read more

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    • Around the World
      Day 114

      New years city tour

      January 1, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 36 °C

      Melbourne

      Mit einem anständigen Neujahrs-Kater wachen wir morgens in der Hitze von Melbourne auf - heute werden es 36 Grad. Doch statt im Bett zu verweilen, gehen wir erstmal eine Runde mit Boris (Jarryd & Talithas Hund) und erkunden dann auf Lime Fahrrädern die Stadt.
      Jarryd gibt uns eine private Tour und zeigt uns seine Lieblingsorte, zu denen er uns interessante Insiderinformationen gibt. Dabei können wir sogar mit Fahrrädern zwischen den Tennisplätzen im Melbourne Park flitzen. Hier finden in 2 Wochen die Australian Open statt. Melbourne ist echt eine wahnsinnig vielseitige und schöne Stadt, die immer wieder sehr an Berlin erinnert. Wir lieben es hier.
      Nach einem kleinen Powernap mit Boris treffen wir uns abends noch mit den Aussies und Koen zum Neujahrsdinner. Abgerundet wird der ereignisreiche erste Tag des neuen Jahres mit einem langen Neujahrs-Spaziergang durch das Zentrum von Melbourne, bei dem wir u.a. in den Carlton Gardens ein Opossum erspähen.      Read more

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    • Simon and BlakeAround the World
      Day 149

      Melbourne

      August 29, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      First thoughts on Melbourne, it's bloomin freezing! I thought it was supposed to be hot in Australia! We woke to Maddy leaving us a heartfelt note, a key and some towels before she headed to work. We didn't have any food so we decided to go out for breakfast. Maddy lives in Richmond, just outside the city which has a plethora of coffee and food places, not dissimilar to North Street. We decided on a place called Lumberjack where Si opted for a delicious looking baked eggs and beans style dish and I went for a lovely porridge with mixed berries, apple and nuts.

      With breakfast sorted we could move on to the main goal of the day, getting Simons barnet snipped. For a boy that usually gets it cut every 2 weeks, after more than 2 months since the last snip it was getting out of control. Even the barber commented on the length!

      In addition to haircuts we also did a spot of grocery shopping and picked up some Myki cards which we need to use the trams and other public transport in Melbourne. All in all a very productive day.      Read more

    • Simon and BlakeAround the World
      Day 150

      Day 2 - Melbourne

      August 30, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      We are staying with Maddy for a couple of weeks so it's nice not to be in a rush to see everything. We had a lazy morning before venturing out to purchase an Australian SIM card. This was followed by another quick trip to Coles to pick up a couple of groceries and then back to Maddy's for a lazy afternoon playing with her housemates cat, Whisker.

      In the evening, we headed to the winter night market which was a lot of fun. Maddy came and met us after work and fortunately for her she missed out on a chap completely murdering Kings of Leon's Use Somebody. Ingrid and Dan, another camp friend, came to meet us as well which was lush.

      There was so much going on at the market, from live music, street performers and a silent disco. There was even a live web stream from Europe of a Romanian band called Moonlight Breakfast. It was a bit strange as they were by a beach playing in the sun whilst we were watching them on a tv screen whilst drinking mulled wine (I know what your thinking, mulled wine in August, crazy) but their music was really good. There were loads of market stalls and a huge variety of places to eat which made it very hard to choose as everything looked delicious. I decided on leek and potato soup which came inside an enormous cob roll whilst Simon went for some chicken kebab. It was a really fun evening and lush to catch up with old friends.      Read more

    • Simon and BlakeAround the World
      Day 154

      Day 6 - Melbourne

      September 3, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Slightly fuzzy headed from last night we went out for breakfast at one one of Maddy's favourite local cafes, Touchwood. The food was delicious and the portions were huge so feeling nicely full we headed back home to resume lounging on the couch.

      It's Fathers Day in Melbourne so Maddy headed out to do her daughterly duties whilst Si and I caught up on some admin at home. We did manage to venture out again to grab some bits for dinner so all in all a very productive day!      Read more

    • Simon and BlakeAround the World
      Day 161

      Day 11 - Melbourne

      September 10, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

      The weekend has caught up with me and getting out of bed this morning was very hard! After pulling myself together we packed up and were on our way back to Melbourne just after 11am (with a quick stop to see the damage the car had left in the day light). Maddy was meeting some friends in the afternoon for drinks but absolutely pooped from the weekend we decided to stay at Maddy's to catch up on some admin and cook her dinner for when she got back.Read more

    • Simon and BlakeAround the World
      Day 162

      Day 12 - Melbourne

      September 11, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      A lazy day of recovering from a boozy weekend and washing clothes was top of the agenda today followed closely by some more planning. We have now booked our flights to Cairns on Wednesday and have a hostel booked there for 4 days (back to slumming it). We also signed up to the WWOOFing (willing workers on organic farms) app which allows us to do voluntary work for people in return for food and accommodation. We thought this could, if required, save us some money and be something different to experience. So far we have applied to work at an organic farm and a yoga and meditation retreat so watch this space.

      On the family Christmas trip front we also successfully booked our Melbourne leg but Gold Coast and Sydney are proving a bit more difficult as the time of year means the prices sky rocket!

      As we hadn't left the house all day we decided to go out for dinner and experience our first Pho (Pho for those that haven't had it is meat, noodles and veg in a broth almost similar to a ramen but Vietnamese style). Victoria Street in Richmond is renowned for its many Vietnamese restaurants and was only 5 minutes up the road from Maddy's house. We sat down, ordered and were brought out three giant bowls which looked delicious. This is when it all went down hill for me. I decided to spice mine up a bit with some chilli. This little mishap meant my broth was now like a hot spicy lava every time it touched my lips. Next, on an attempt to cut some of the giant meat in my bowl on the back of my spoon with a fork (in hein sight a terrible idea anyways) I slipped launching broth all down my clean jeans and Blakes shoulder, with no idea as to where the meat actually went. After searching my lap, the floor, behind us, our coats and hoods we concluded it must have made its way back into the bowl. Blake and Maddy, both in stitches, managed to eat and enjoy theirs quite respectfully whilst I left hungry, wet and disappointed.      Read more

    • TravelerAustralia
      Day 3

      Chicken n beer

      December 10, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      While we were at the cricket Isabel found the little restaurant called "Chicken n beer", it had a Friday special for $1 ribs and $40 beer tower. Since we have been craving ribs for a while now we decided to go there after the cricket.

      When the waiter said 12 ribs per person is a medium size portion we should have known these ribs was not going to be pork ribs and maybe the restaurants name should have given us a hit. However I have never really seen or heard of chicken ribs being worthwhile to eat, I mean KFC don't have chicken ribs on their menu.

      When the ribs arrived we all looked at the plate and it was like the light went on for all us at the same time as we realized for the first time we are having chicken ribs. It was hilarious!

      The ribs or whatever part of the chicken was amazing, it only had a very thin bone and loads of juicy meat. Best of all it was fried to perfection even Isabel said she loved it.

      On a side note, someone on a NZ radio said, there are two kinds of people those who love fried food (I am one of those) and those who say the don't like fried food but actually they do (Isabel for sure).

      Tonight I learned 2 things; how to pour a beer out of a beer tower and that chickens have ribs and they taste much better than any chicken wing I have ever had.

      {Roedolf}      Read more

    • TravelerAustralia
      Day 5

      Great ocean road hike

      December 12, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      After our picnic lunch on the beach at Apollo Bay bay, we did a short circle hike in the Great Otway National park... some of the trees and ferns are about 100 years old making it a lovely rainforest experience.

      We drove close to Gibsons beach where the van dropped us of and we walked a portion of the famous 8day great ocean hike. The limestone cliffs and dramatic drops against the blue ocean was magnificent. We climbed quite a few steps to make our way to the carpark where our driver picked us up.

      Next stop the world renowned 12 Apostles...

      {Issy}      Read more

    • Scott WatersAustralia 2013
      Day 47

      Great Ocean Road Trip

      April 16, 2013 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Me and Kyle wanted to travel along the great ocean road but for just two of us alone it was a bit pricey, so naturally we turn to gumtree and found Laurin and Marion from Germany and France and embarked on a fantastic trip. we saw the 12 apostles and went into the grampians to the highs point and then on to Adelaide where we all went our own way but we soon met up againRead more

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