Tag: February2017

Flying to Melbourne and exploring St Kilda

ByMinion-Chris March 22, 2017 0 Comments
Arriving in Melbourne With a late night photographing the Southern Lights, and an early flight to Melbourne, Photos and I were already pretty tired by the time our flight was ready to depart. We arrived in Melbourne mid morning and had to kill a little time before getting the keys to our AirBnB. So we grabbed an early lunch and tried our best not to fall asleep in a small coffee shop until we...

Journey to the Ayers Rock and the Red Centre

ByMinion-Chris March 13, 2017 0 Comments
Flight Ayers Rock (Uluru) Our day started with a bus to Sydney Airport before boarding a plane bound for Ayers Rock. Before flying out we were lucky enough to volunteer for an exit row and got seated on row 1! The extra legroom was a great way to relax on the 3 hour flight. We were picked up by our tour guide Keith, in the Outback Tours Services vehicle. We had originally booked with another...

Wedding Cake Rock , Wattamolla and last day in Sydney

ByMinion-Chris March 8, 2017 0 Comments
Royal National Park We had a full day planned in Royal National Park today. One of the things we really wanted to visit was the Wedding Cake Rock along the Coastal walk. So our friend Physio would drive us out to the National Park and we would make a day of it. Coastal Walk In order to get to Wedding Cake Rock, we would have to take a short 3-4 kilometer coastal walk. It must be something about...

Coastal Walk and Aladdin!

ByMinion-Chris March 7, 2017 0 Comments
It'd only been two days but we already started feeling the "fullness" of the days we'd had in Sydney. Today we didn't have as many stops, so we were looking forward to a "more relaxed" day starting with a coastal walk. Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk Fortunately Photo's cousins are very close to Bondi Junction Station/ So it made getting to Bondi beach extremely easy. A single bus (381) got us there...

Exploring Sydney

ByMinion-Chris March 1, 2017 0 Comments
Sydney With a good nights rest and a renewed sense of adventure, we set out to explore with Photo's cousins. Our first stop was a brief visit to the Queen Victoria Building in the center of Sydney. We spent some time picking up some morning coffee and enjoying the historical building before setting out. We strolled through Hyde Park and a little of downtown before arriving at the Botanical...

Travel to and first day in Sydney

ByMinion-Chris February 28, 2017 0 Comments
It took a while but we finally arrived in Sydney, Australia! Flights Our initial flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Guangzhou (CAN) was smooth and uneventful. (as much as a 13.5 hour flight can be!) However, what was meant to be a 3 hour layover in CAN turned into a 7 hour layover as my flight to Sydney was delayed due to maintenance problems. I ended up spending a few hours in the Premium lounge in...