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On the way to Sydney...

Well, a lot has happened since my last blog entry so be prepared for a mini marathon! When we arrived back in Melbourne we checked into a different hostel in St Kilda, & went out on the bars with a group of people we met there. It was a good evening, largely fuelled by "goon" - which is the...

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johnnoble on April 24, 2009 from Sydney, Australia

from the travel blog: John's year off...

Arrival at Melbourne, Friday 24th April 2009

Well, here we are, arriving at a very unearthly hour (04:35) at Melbourne Airport, and George was kindly waiting for us, having also got up at a very unearthly hour to meet us: And then we got back to George & Wanda's home, and Wanda got back from work, so here we all are: Day -...

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Saros on April 24, 2009 from Melbourne, Australia

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

G'day mate...welcome to Oz!

Having been thoroughly spoilt by New Zealand, Australia has a lot to live up to. Our first destination was Melbourne, on the South East coast, where we were due to meet up with Dixy. Thankfully, after a long & nervy wait in the airport, it turns out he remembered his passport & arrived without...

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johnnoble on April 8, 2009 from Melbourne, Australia

from the travel blog: John's year off...

Adelaide Zoo

The kids decided that they wanted to go to the zoo today so we headed back to the city again. We had hoped to see Panda's but it seems their enclosure won't be finished until the end of 2009. Chris and Sally got to feed kangaroos in the children's zoo, and enjoyed looking at all the animals. The...

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The Wilde Family on April 8, 2009 from Adelaide, Australia

from the travel blog: Australia - The Return

Adelaide shopping

We went back to Adelaide city to have a look at what it had to offer for the retail therapists in the family. We failed miserably to find Rundle Mall only stumbling upon it at 4.30pm, Karen believes that Shaun was deliberately directing the family to the wrong side of town until it was too late...

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The Wilde Family on April 7, 2009 from Adelaide, Australia

from the travel blog: Australia - The Return

Glenelg beach and town

We woke up and sorted ourselves out, did some washing as we were fast running out of clothes. In the early afternoon we headed off to Glenelg and walked along the seafront, the kids built sandcastles whilst Shaun and Karen shivered on a seafront bench (the weather was decidedly chilly as...

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The Wilde Family on April 6, 2009 from Glenelg, Australia

from the travel blog: Australia - The Return

The day arrives, finally!

The day of take off has finally arrived! Chris and I have been waiting for this day, for what seems like forever! Thanks to the change in time with day light savings, we awoke bright and early and ready to hit the road (or skies as it is in this case) We had an entire day to fill with...

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Chris and Emily on April 5, 2009 from Melbourne, Australia

from the travel blog: Europe 2009

Adelaide 7's rugby

We crawled out of bed a bit worse for wear and caught the train into the city to watch the Adelaide Rugby 7's - loads of BIG beefy men chasing each other really fast with a ball. England's first match left us really disappointed - they didn't score a single point against Fiji. They then came...

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The Wilde Family on April 5, 2009 from Adelaide, Australia

from the travel blog: Australia - The Return

Arrive in Adelaide

Today we arrived in Adelaide on a nice sunny day. After a quick 50 minute flight we breezed through the arrivals lounge, picked up our bags and got in the hire car. Thirty minutes later we arrived at the Agers and had a quick cuppa. We were then invited to Sarah's sister Helens for a Barbie. We...

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The Wilde Family on April 4, 2009 from Adelaide, Australia

from the travel blog: Australia - The Return

Melbourne - Last Day

Today it started raining :(. After a late start, hoping it would stop, we headed off to the Melbourne Aquarium as it was close to the hotel and watched the sharks and rays being fed. Sally's favourite bit was when they could touch some of the sealife, and the lady tricked Chris into touching the...

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The Wilde Family on April 3, 2009 from Melbourne, Australia

from the travel blog: Australia - The Return

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