Finally this blog is online. I am happy!

I have moved to Downunder more than 1 year ago and very soon I understand that I really like this country. I like the nature, climate and Australian lifestyle. That is why I would like to write down a bit about my travelling experience and my impressions about that as well as about nice places around Australia (Downunder).

I will post here a stories about my and my family travelling across Australia, picture and a lot of other different stuff which I hope will be interesting for readers. We will see ;)

Hope you will find something interesting here for youself and leave your comments and opinions. Welcome!

Vitaly

Perisher Valley snowman

Australian Snow Mountains (Kosciuszko National Park)

Australian Snow Mountains (Kosciuszko National Park) now mountains are located around 500 km far from Sydney. It is 6-7 hours drive with some stops to have some rest for kids.

New Zealand

New Zealand! Go there, walk around, and enjoy the greatest nature beauty in the world. It was like a dream for me 5 years ago. First time I had a wish to visit New Zealand after ...

Taronga Zoo

Last weekend my wife, Marina, and I decided to show our son, Maxim, the Taronga Zoo located in Mosman, Sydney. We beleived it was the right time for our little son to see these ama...

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park - Boat Trip. Day 2

As I mentioned in the previous article Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW, Australia we stayed overnight in Yeomans Bay. Usually my wife wakes up a lot if she has to sleep in a n...

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park - Boat Trip

In my opinion there is no better way to give your mind a rest than to spend a couple of days one on one with nature, without mobile phone and internet. Ku-ring-gai Chase National P...

Snow in ACT, Australia

I think many people believe that Australia is a warm and green continent, a land of kangaroos and beautiful sunny beaches. Some of my friends who live in Europe and have never been...

Flood, NSW, Australia

Last 2 weeks were really not easy ones for some regions in NSW, Australia. 2 weeks of rain and 2 strong storms caused a lot of damages. A lot of houses were left without electrici...

Bodysurfing on Manly beach, Sydney.

On Sunday a couple of weeks ago we decided to drive to Manly beach. As I mentioned in my previous articles Manly beach is a lovely place to spend time, to walk across the sand, loo...

Botany Bay National Park, Sydney

That was a beautiful weekend and we decided to go to Botany Bay National Park opposite side Botany Bay, Sydney for a picnic. We’ve never been in that part of the park before and ...

Narrabeen, Northern Beaches, Sydney

Last weekend despite grey and rainy weather my wife and I decided to go outside, but not too far from home as rain could catch us any moment. So we drove to Narrabeen. And you know...

ANZAC Day

25th of April is a public holiday in Australia - it is ANZAC Day. It is one of the most important national occasions in Australia. It is the anniversary of the first major military...

Kayaking in Bondeena, Sydney

Yes, again kayaking ;) but at this time not in Manly. And believe me it was absolutely different impressions. It was so exiting but let me start from the beginning. Our friends inv...

Kayaking in Sydney (Manly)

This was a beautiful sunny day, well, as almost all days of the year in Australia. I was thinking how to entertain my father who came to visit Australia for the first time. You kno...

Featherdale Wildlife Park

On one sunny day we decided to visit the Featherdale Wildlife Park which is in Sydney not far from Blacktown. That was my first visit there but my wife went with me with a great pl...

The Sydney Harbour Bridge Birthday!

During the last week you would have been able to read everywhere on the road that the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed on Sunday 18/03/2007 from 4:30am to 11pm. It is the most ...

The Queen Mary 2 and The Queen Elizabeth 2 in Sydney Harbour

Today 20th of February 2007 small historical event occurred in Sydney, Australia. Two sisters the Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Elizabeth 2 entered the Sydney Harbour at the same time...

Manly, Sydney Australia

Today I would like to talk about Manly. It is the first place where I stayed for 8 months after I had arrived to Australia. A bit from history: As I mentioned in my previous Articl...

Botany Bay, Sydney

I just read in news that a large shark swam into Botany Bay in Sydney. I know this place quite good because we usually sail in Botany Bay with our friends. I will put some photos. ...

Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

A couple of months ago my father came to Sydney, Australia to spend 1 month with my family and me. As everybody knows usually there is no time to go somewhere during a weekly routi...

Kuringgai lookout to Palm Beach, Sydney

Last week Michael Chujko the friend of my friend Alexey came to Sydney from Minsk to join a conference about standardization. And on Friday we had a quick travel to Palm Beach. In ...

Downunder-dago web project

Every year Australia (Downunder) becomes more and more popular for tourists from different parts of the world. And it is really great to know that more and more web projects are st...

Welcome

Finally this blog is online. I am happy! I have moved to Downunder more than 1 year ago and very soon I understand that I really like this country. I like the nature, cli...

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Australian Snow Mountains (Kosciuszko National Park)
Australian Snow Mountains (Kosciuszko National Park) now mountains are located around 500 km far from Sydney. It is 6-7 hours drive with some stops to have some rest for kids.
New Zealand
New Zealand! Go there, walk around, and enjoy the greatest nature beauty in the world. It was like a dream for me 5 years ago. First time I had a wish to visit New Zealand after ...
Taronga Zoo
Last weekend my wife, Marina, and I decided to show our son, Maxim, the Taronga Zoo located in Mosman, Sydney. We beleived it was the right time for our little son to see these ama...