Water’s edge Apartments,
Australian word of the day: Breaky – Breakfast
It’s been a week since the last posting. So much action going on here. I’ll give you a brief rundown. On Thursday, we spent a few hours at
Archive for September, 2007
2007 09 25 – Big Trip – Day 148 – Australia – Busy week in the Cairns Area
Saturday, September 29th, 20072007 09 18 – Big Trip – Day 141 – Australia – Atherton Tableland
Saturday, September 29th, 2007Water’s edge Apartments,
We had a good night’s sleep and a relatively calm morning yesterday before heading off to explore
2007 09 17 – Big Trip – Day 139 – Australia – Cairns
Saturday, September 29th, 2007Water’s edge Apartments,
Australian word of the day: Pram – a baby stroller. We discovered this word when we were told we couldn’t gate check our pram but rather had to check it in with all the luggage, meaning walking through Sydney airport with all three kids loose…
What a long hectic day of travel. We got up at 4am for a 7am flight from
2007 09 16 – Big Trip – Day 138 – Australia – Sydney
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Hotel Stellar, Darlinghurst,
“G’Day Matesâ€, as you can tell we are down under, where the folks speak Australian, a fun and lively version of English. We have spent 4 days in
Shana Tova
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007To all our friends of the tribe of Moses, a happy new year, filled with peace and laughter.
2007 09 11 – Big Trip – Day 133 – Last Night in Fiji
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007Sheraton
Our 3 week vacation in paradise is almost over. We spent the last 2 days at the Sheraton Resort with a short visit to downtown Nadi yesterday morning. The downtown is one street with many stores and shops, bustling, busy and hot. The main attraction for us lay at the start of the street, where we visited a Hindu temple.
We are in Sydney
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007We just arrived. We are staying in the heart of downtown.
A happy reunion with Paola’s parents who came all the way from Israel to discover Australia with us.
More later.
-Hemi
2007 09 08 – Big Trip – Day 130 – Yasawa Islands
Sunday, September 9th, 2007Oarsman’s Bay Resort,
This is the last of 4 nights we have spent on Nacula (pronounced Nathula) at this laid back resort with the most amazing turquoise water just 10 steps away from our bure (hut). After spending a delightful day and a half at the Sheraton we woke up bright and early on Wednesday morning and got on the Yasawa Flyer, a large yellow catamaran that sped us over the waves of a not so sunny day to our island getaway. (more…)
2007 09 03 – Big Trip – Day 125 – Back to Sunshine
Sunday, September 9th, 2007Sheraton
No pictures.
Today started off with 3rd world
“What the ?$#?&!!!†I asked the ground crew. (more…)
2007 09 02 – Big Trip – Day 124 – Rainy Levuka
Sunday, September 9th, 2007Royal Levuka Hotel, Levuka,
Don’t let the name of this hotel fool you. It is more a backpacker hostel then a royal residence. True, it is the oldest hotel in