Hey folks,
It's cold. Ooooh so cold. Welcome to New Zealand. The dilapidated student flat I've been hanging about in for the last week or so has no insulation. In the most southernly university in the world. In the middle of winter. The latest plan to keep it warm involves putting cling film on the windows. Genius.
Off skiing tomorrow in Queenstown for a few days. If only I had any feeling in my extremities, I'd be all good :)
That is all,
Will.
(Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand)
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Thursday, 14 June 2007
Sydneysiding
I've reached sydney. Not sure I should leave.
Turns out I know someone that's living here just now - Rob, aka Face, who's a friend of Lee's that I've met from many a silly night out in manchester/silly night out in bristol/silly weekend out at glastonbury.
So I was on my way to the pier last night, to catch the ferry to Manly, where Rob lives. I started walking across the big park, then realised I was walking across a big park, in the middle of a big unknown city, on my own, and it was very dark, and this might not have been the most sensible idea. Slightly wary of what I was doing, i rounded a corner and found... a whole load of people. Circuit training.
Ozzies are all nuts - everyone has a sport, and they all throw themselves at it in wild abandon, either in the morning before the sun comes up, or the evening, shortly after it goes down. Maybe that's why they win at everything.
Even better, they finish their self-flagellation, then proceed directly to the nearest pub. Awesome!
Meanwhile, the city is full of nice buildings, the parks look great, it's the coldest part of the year but still a lovely day, some of the best surf on the work is on your doorstep, there's untamed mountains and outback an hours drive away, and there's constantly loads of stuff going on. It rocks!
Case in point: tomorrow, I'm going to see a free concert. In tribute to, and attended by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Who's speaking at it. How cool is that?!
Right, off for a walk round manly, then a trip to the zoo to see some great galahs. Streuth!
Will.
(Sydney, Oz)
Turns out I know someone that's living here just now - Rob, aka Face, who's a friend of Lee's that I've met from many a silly night out in manchester/silly night out in bristol/silly weekend out at glastonbury.
So I was on my way to the pier last night, to catch the ferry to Manly, where Rob lives. I started walking across the big park, then realised I was walking across a big park, in the middle of a big unknown city, on my own, and it was very dark, and this might not have been the most sensible idea. Slightly wary of what I was doing, i rounded a corner and found... a whole load of people. Circuit training.
Ozzies are all nuts - everyone has a sport, and they all throw themselves at it in wild abandon, either in the morning before the sun comes up, or the evening, shortly after it goes down. Maybe that's why they win at everything.
Even better, they finish their self-flagellation, then proceed directly to the nearest pub. Awesome!
Meanwhile, the city is full of nice buildings, the parks look great, it's the coldest part of the year but still a lovely day, some of the best surf on the work is on your doorstep, there's untamed mountains and outback an hours drive away, and there's constantly loads of stuff going on. It rocks!
Case in point: tomorrow, I'm going to see a free concert. In tribute to, and attended by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Who's speaking at it. How cool is that?!
Right, off for a walk round manly, then a trip to the zoo to see some great galahs. Streuth!
Will.
(Sydney, Oz)
Sunday, 10 June 2007
Bring me sunshine
Hey all,
The weather's picked up - yey!
I'm heading south, so it's slowly getting cooler, but at least the sun's out again. Had a great time in brisbane the last couple of days - exploring the city and being cultural in the day (sooo nice to have a day to myself!), then blatent flaunting of queensland regulations in the evening with parties in the hostel in the evening (and bringing your own beer! Call the cops!). It's been a big weekend cos they have a bank holiday for the queens birthday on monday - how come we don't get that?
Rocked into the imaginatively named Surfer's Paradise this morning. Think blackpool with a cleaner beach. Byron bay down the coast is supposed to be nicer, but I've got a voucher for a free night here, so might as well use it and head down to byron tomorrow. Off to catch a few waves (well, attempt to) this afternoon. Given the name of the town, it'd be kinda rude not to.
Just heard from a friend in new zealand that it's snowing where he is just now, so I guess I'd better make good use of this sun while I still can.
Will.
(Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Down Under)
The weather's picked up - yey!
I'm heading south, so it's slowly getting cooler, but at least the sun's out again. Had a great time in brisbane the last couple of days - exploring the city and being cultural in the day (sooo nice to have a day to myself!), then blatent flaunting of queensland regulations in the evening with parties in the hostel in the evening (and bringing your own beer! Call the cops!). It's been a big weekend cos they have a bank holiday for the queens birthday on monday - how come we don't get that?
Rocked into the imaginatively named Surfer's Paradise this morning. Think blackpool with a cleaner beach. Byron bay down the coast is supposed to be nicer, but I've got a voucher for a free night here, so might as well use it and head down to byron tomorrow. Off to catch a few waves (well, attempt to) this afternoon. Given the name of the town, it'd be kinda rude not to.
Just heard from a friend in new zealand that it's snowing where he is just now, so I guess I'd better make good use of this sun while I still can.
Will.
(Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Down Under)
Thursday, 7 June 2007
Streuth! A wet dingo!
G'day all,
Sailing rocked, and we had suprisingly nice weather, given the average weather just now. Much drunkenness and tomfoolery, plus Whitehaven beach, which is quite possibly the best beach. Anywhere. Oh, and some great snorkelling.
From there onto Fraser island - the biggest sand island in the world, and site of foolish travellers messing about in 4x4 jeeps down the beach, aka the motorway, aka the airstrip. Is nice! Unfortunately we only had one really nice day (at Lake Mackenzie, which is the best bit anyhow), but there was quite a lot of rain.
In a little place called rainbow beach for a night tonight. I read a queensland paper today - it had the first 5 pages, celebrating the rain! Turns out they had the most rain yesterday in 2 and a half years, and it's needed to turn round a massive drought, so I don't feel too bad about the weather. Kinda sucks that it had to be just now, though!
Anyhow, internet's about to run out, so godda run.
Will.
(Rainbow beach, Oz)
Sailing rocked, and we had suprisingly nice weather, given the average weather just now. Much drunkenness and tomfoolery, plus Whitehaven beach, which is quite possibly the best beach. Anywhere. Oh, and some great snorkelling.
From there onto Fraser island - the biggest sand island in the world, and site of foolish travellers messing about in 4x4 jeeps down the beach, aka the motorway, aka the airstrip. Is nice! Unfortunately we only had one really nice day (at Lake Mackenzie, which is the best bit anyhow), but there was quite a lot of rain.
In a little place called rainbow beach for a night tonight. I read a queensland paper today - it had the first 5 pages, celebrating the rain! Turns out they had the most rain yesterday in 2 and a half years, and it's needed to turn round a massive drought, so I don't feel too bad about the weather. Kinda sucks that it had to be just now, though!
Anyhow, internet's about to run out, so godda run.
Will.
(Rainbow beach, Oz)
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