Fraser island saw us spend 3 days flashpacking at the lovely Kingfisher Bay Resort. Most people take a 4×4 tour of the island, but instead we decided to relax and enjoy the various ranger activities on offer. On several walks around the island we learnt about bush tucker (and then sampled a whole load that [...]
Sydney
by Peter on June 28, 2009 in Australia, Travel
Once again a little behind with uploading the photos… At the moment we are already halfway up the east coast of Australia. (More photos coming very soon!) We had a great few days in Sydney. Climbed the Sydney harbour bridge (thanks for the tip Neil!) which was fantastic. We also went to a concert at [...]
Dunedin and Christchruch
by Peter on June 20, 2009 in New Zealand, Travel
So here come the last photos from New Zealand. Dunedin – We saw penguins, seals and albatrosses (only the baby ones, but they were still bigger than any bird i have ever seen!). The penguins were great! They swim individually into the beach, have a quick look around for sea lions (who eat them) and [...]
Queenstown and Wanaka
by Peter on June 16, 2009 in New Zealand, Travel
Just a very short entry. We visited Queenstown and Wanaka recently. In Queenstown we had another go at Luging, and saw some great views of the lake and played the most amazing mini golf ever! In Wanaka we went to Puzzle World where we got lost in the infuriating maze as well as visiting a [...]
Franz Jospeh Glacier
by Peter on June 9, 2009 in New Zealand, Travel
Visiting the Franz Joseph Glacier was definitely one of the highlights of the whole travels! We were extremely fortunate that we had a day without a cloud in the sky, meaning that we could visit the glacier via a HeliHike rather than a walk from the bottom. A HeliHike means a helicopter ride up and [...]

