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Cairns, 150m AJ Hackett Para Bungy, Australia
For all the thrill seekers out there in traveling Australia, if you and when you end up in Cairns you have to make sure you play AJ Hackett a visit. Their latest invention in Bungy jumping is the Parabungy and sets a new benchmark for bungy jumping being 150m high! This being the highest AJ […]
29Oct2006 | Alex | 8 comments | Continued
Cairns, Scuba Diving
Secondly to Sydney this has to be one of the best places to have fun in Australia. It was so good I actually went there twice in the space of a year. Cairns is where I completed my PADI Advanced Open water dive course. I went with Downunder Dive on their Atlantic Clipper for a […]
13Oct2006 | Alex | 13 comments | Continued
Uluru, Ayre’s Rock, Australia
I suppose my travel blog would never be complete without a photo of Ayer’s Rock or Uluru as it is now known. (It recently took back its Aboriginal name). I didn’t want to start this off with another typical photo of Ayres Rock, so thought a view from the top over looking Yulara would be […]
5Oct2006 | Alex | 3 comments | Continued
Circular Pool, Karijini National Park
Well this was one of my favorite parts of Australia. You really are out in the middle of nowhere when your visiting Karijini National Park. This is where I reverted to being a child again and had a little strop! I just soo wanted to do everything and climb down all the dangerous places and […]
25Sep2006 | Alex | 20 comments | Continued
Kangaroo Island & Flinders Chase National Park
The Sunday Telegraph said Kangaroo Island is “one of earth’s last unspoilt refuges and I agree. Kangaroo Island is in South Australia and is seven times the size of Singapore! The wildlife here is amazing, the Koalas are everywhere in the trees and of course the Fur Seals are incredible. Of course there are also […]
6Sep2006 | Alex | 9 comments | Continued
Diving HMAS Swan, Dunsborough
This had to be the best dive site I have ever been to. This was me taking a photo during a compression stop above the HMAS Swan. Which is the most expensive Australian warship ever costing $22 million. She was commissioned on the 20th of January 1970 and served the Australian Navy for 26 years […]
26Aug2006 | Alex | 4 comments | Continued
Hamelin Pool, Stromatolites
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is one of only two places in the world with stromatolites, the others are at Glacier National Park in Montana USA. I think these ones near Shark Bay are the most interesting as NASA were there just before us undertaking a field trip to examine the stromatolites. They were discovered […]
21Aug2006 | Alex | 2 comments | ContinuedFake holiday websites
If you havent yet heard the news do not buy a holiday off the following sites; unbeatableholidays.com sunmedresorts.com holidayezs.com holidaysforunder200pounds.com These holiday travel websites are a scam which have already caught over 3000 people in the UK. Always remember to check that the site is an ABTA and/or ATOL member and that the booking engine […]
18Aug2006 | Alex | 0 comments | Continued
Fraser Island, Lake Mc Kenzie
This is Lake Mc Kenzie and was defiantly the best part of Fraser Island to me. It had crystal clear blue water and white silicon sand, it has an area of over 150 hectares and is about 5m deep. It is sat on a gigantic sand dune. The sand is actually silicon which makes this […]
2Aug2006 | Alex | 9 comments | Continued
The Summer Palace an imperial garden in Beijing
The Summer palace is the biggest imperial garden in China, and beyond doubt is the best preserved out of all the imperial gardens. It was built in 1750 and was originally called the “Garden of Clear Ripples” but most of it was destroyed in 1860 (The allied forces of Britain and France wanted to secure […]
18Jul2006 | Alex | 8 comments | Continued
