November 2007
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July 2007
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28DaysInOz: sadly my trip is over, this will be the last update on this twitter account. If you want to follow me, add /briancaldwell to your twitter
June 2007
37 posts
Data bill
One of the ways that I stayed connected while in Oz was with my Blackberry. The data charges were large, not huge, but they are several hundred dollars, so if you stay connected in a foreign country try to get a local phone plan before you go. Far cheaper…
Sydney - saying goodbye to Oz
I’ve uploaded many new pictures to Flickr, though you can also see them on Harry’s Light Table site (see right for the links.) I still have a lot of editing to do when I get home so expect more images next week. I landed in Sydney two days ago, later in the afternoon than expected because I missed my flight in Melbourne (can’t read my own writing) and as I arrived I received a...
Cairns and Melbourne
The day I returned from the Whitsunday Islands to Airlie Beach I ended up going out to Beaches for drinks with the group of people who were on my boat (SV Whitehaven.) Arriving at 7:30 I’d planned to stay for a short time, then retire to my room for some much needed shuteye. As I announced I was heading out at 11:30 I was grabbed and wisked off to the dance floor for “just one more...
28DaysInOz: Bus break at roadhouse on way to Cairns. 10 hr trip
Airlie Beach and 74 Whitsunday Islands
At 10am three days ago I checked in for a sailing trip out to the “fabulous Whitsunday Islands” and at 12 noon those of us who were going on the trip gathered under and awning down by the marina. Under the awning because of the sun? No, because of the rain. We all stared in trepidation at the sky with thoughts of huge rolling waves going through our minds. After a run on sea sick pills...
Rockhampton and Great Keppel Island
I arrived in Rocky at 9pm, a slightly longer trip than planned due to a crap bus, but I made it in time to walk down to the older part of town to grab some dinner. Uneventful, but a wonderful steak as could be expected from this town that is a thread of the Outback out to the coast. Yes, it’s a cow town. Yes there are a lot of drunk (and sober, but mainly drunk) cowboys here. The next...
28DaysInOz: boarding Fast Cat to Keppel Island
28DaysInOz: OMG Eating best steak ever!
28DaysInOz: arrived in Rocky after 8hr bus ride. Found a place still serving dinner. Outback, so steak it is
28DaysInOz: it stopped raining last night and was beautiful today
My LightTable
If anyone is interested, my talented friend Harry has put together a little demo app that he built using Adobe Flex. It shows off my 28daysinoz photos in a neat way.
Hervey Bay and Fraser Island
Arrived in Hervey Bay at 3pm’ish and checked into the YHA. I’m very impressed with this hostel, though their Internet services, while great for what it is, needs to be upgraded. Most YHA’s have some form of Internet available to guests. Most charge ~3-5 AUS dollars per hour. Many have restricted use of the USB ports. In the Hervey YHA they have installed a Flash application...
Photos
I’m not able to upload photos in this town, so there will be a huge upload as soon as possible.
Noosa Heads
I spent my last night in Byron Bay YHA hanging out with: Gaspar - Belgium Andreas - North Northern Italian (Blond/Blue eyed with an Austrian/Italian accent) a very smart dude A Scottsman A Sicilian An Irishman Two Pome’s (English) {Prisoners of Mother England} A Welshman An Austrian The night was mellow, I packed and we talked. I taught them about Google AdWords and as backpackers who each...
note to viewers/readers
Due to the way that Tumblr works and because of the uncertainty of Internet connectivity as I hike up to Cairns, when I post images and video for you to view, they may be out of sequence with the blog and twitter posts that you read.
Time in Byron Bay
I’ve just finished my second nights sleep in Byron Bay, had breky and am now awaiting the arrival of “jim” to take a group of us from the YHA to Nimbin. This is the type of trip that you either take because you simply can’t understand what a “hippy town” might be, or precicelsy because you do know what that means. I was born and raised around a lot of hippies so...
28DaysInOz: walking to breky @ Twisted Sista in Byron Bay
28DaysInOz: flying a kite
28DaysInOz: landed safely. Now minibus to Byron Bay
28DaysInOz: flying Sydney to Ballina. 1 hr flt
May 2007
27 posts
28DaysInOz: just funded 2 days travel playing Aussie blackjack. nice
28DaysInOz: walking tour, Sydney harbour. Thinking about PippyGirlll
28DaysInOz: think i just saw a Jagger drive by. Biànca?
Arrived safe in Oz
Not that I had any doubt about a safe arrival, I knew they would fix engine #4 and get us underway, even if we did sit on the tarmac in SFO for over an hour before we were allowed to leave. The flight was uneventful, but I was pleasantly surprised by the level of service that Qantas offers, even in economy seating. We had seatback entertainmetn systems with on-demand games, movies, music TV and...
28DaysInOz: boarding 15hr flight to Sydney
28DaysInOz: riding BART to SFO
Packs are full - leaving tomorrow
I have an Osprey Porter 90 bag that is reasonably full, but with one decent nook ready to receive my camera gear once I arrive in Sydney. I have one Northface day pack that is stuffed with snacks, lot’s of reading material, music and other small traveling niceties like ear plugs, camp pillow, light jacket and water bottle. My large pack also contains a couple bags of snacks for all of the...
