12/08/07

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

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 12:23 pm by Vitaly

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 new place but this time I had to wake her up at 6:30. Looks like Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park has magic power which […]

05/08/07

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park – Boat Trip

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 12:19 pm by Vitaly

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 Park, NSW, Australia is one such place where you can get away from daily routines.
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16/06/07

Bodysurfing on Manly beach, Sydney.

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 3:24 pm by Vitaly

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, look at the ocean and listen to the waves.
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15/05/07

Botany Bay National Park, Sydney

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 6:11 am by Vitaly

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 we were happy to see that gorgeous place.

We spent some time there… cooked fish and sausages… […]

02/05/07

Narrabeen, Northern Beaches, Sydney

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 5:17 am by Vitaly

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 what, that was one more time when we realized that there is no need to go too far to […]

23/03/07

Kayaking in Sydney (Manly)

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 5:24 am by Vitaly

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 know, what is good about people coming to visit you is that you go to such places and do such things […]

Featherdale Wildlife Park

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 4:23 am by Vitaly

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 pleasure for the second time. This is one of the places in Australia which you can often visit and you’ll […]

20/02/07

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

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 12:49 pm by Vitaly

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.
The Queen Mary 2 is the biggest ship ever to visit Australia. 151,400-ton ship met her sister The Queen Elizabeth 2 around 7:10 pm in […]

15/02/07

Manly, Sydney Australia

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 11:21 am by Vitaly

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 Article about Botany Bay
Captain Arthur Phillip decided to go to north from Botany Bay and discovered Sydney Harbour. Manly was […]

09/02/07

Botany Bay, Sydney

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 12:13 pm by Vitaly

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.
Do you know that this place was the one where James Cook arrived on the board of the barque […]

05/02/07

Downunder-dago web project

Posted in Travelling in Australia at 12:54 am by Vitaly

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 started to support tourism here. downunder-dago is one of this young projects for tourists from Western Europe who would like to visit Australia (Downunder). […]