http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com Chris Leigh is the Mancunian Wanderer!! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:38:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_41" align="alignnone" width="488" caption="30 Days 1 Brit 1 Dutch 1 Canadian"][/caption] http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/08/29/roadtrip-3rd-augustcairnsulurudarwinbroomeperth/ I had just left Jill & Dean's place on my 6(?) hour bus journey to Hervey Bay with no pre-arranged plans for visiting Fraser Island. Where the Greyhound dropped us off was in a large retail park and there wasn't really any access to transport other than for people ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/07/15/fraser-island-whitsunday-adventures/ This one's gonna be a long post all; so i'm going to pre-date the blog entry and create a new entry for Fraser Island. During my time in Ipswich, I spent quite a few hours in The Settlers Pub (owned by Pam) [aka Old Mother Hubbard] with Tom and having a ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/07/03/brisbaneipswichmaroochydore-long-read-ahead-sorry/ I had high hopes for Sydney, but to be honest the inner city is just like any other city; packed with cars and people (business types mainly). However, i managed to have a great time here and made some very good friends. I stayed in the Blue Parrot Hostel ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/05/28/sydney-been-and-gone/ The guy who bought the spare Foo Fighters ticket from me is called Leigh; he had said he'd goto the AFL (Australian Football League) match with me this weekend to show me what it's all about. The match was Hawks vs Essingdon and Essingdon were winning from the outset ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/05/05/healesville-animal-sanctuarymount-dandenong-yarra-valley-melbourne/ As much as i have enjoyed it in Melbourne thus far, i can't wait now to go to Sydney. The flight is on Saturday and i'll be there for a few weeks. Probably a few weeks would have been enough in Melbourne too as i've done pretty much ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/05/05/another-day-in-melbourne-the-botanic-gardens/ Went to the ice bar yesterday with Aidan before he had to shoot off to get ready for flight. It was an awesome experience. They dress you up in stupid boots and a jacket and gloves. Then you walk into the sub zero (like 25 below) temperature ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/04/30/the-ice-bar-melbourne-very-cool-indeed-literally/ This was a quality gig. The second time i've been to the foo's gig (Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace tour) and it was no let down. Dave was awesome, the Rod Laver Arena was packed and the Ozzy's are mental. Blurred photos, but it all adds to ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/04/27/foo-fighters-saturday-26th-april-2008-awesome/ After starting in (St Kilda) Melbourne, 4 of us (Me, Rens, Gwen & Kerris) hired the car and drove up the Great Ocean Road; again too many photos to show so just uploaded a handful of the good ones. It was pretty overcast down there but still a good ... http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/04/26/selection-of-photos-from-great-ocean-road/ About all i have time for right now is uploading a few of the Singapore photos. Anyway, heres a selection of the best... Enjoy... (Foo fighters concert is tomorrow, i have to go and get the tickets! - l8z) Chris http://blog.mancunianwanderer.com/2008/04/25/singapore-photos/