Met an Irish couple on their way to NZ who had spent most of the time in Australia well off the beaten tourist track. They had one night in Dubbo and then the rest of their stay in Lightning Ridge, a small outback NSW town known mainly for its opal mining. It turned out their daughter was living and working as a nurse there and had already started a family after meeting an Aussie guy on her travels around Australia. The reason for their vist to NZ was to visit another daughter who had settled there. I suspect they'll be making a few more trips Down Under in the future.
Among others I spoke to this week were a Singapore woman who had been holidaying with her husband in Coffs Harbour and a Sri Lankan lass who had come for her cousins wedding in Sydney.
I also interviewed a young Thai student who had been studying hospitality at Uni in Armidale and was soon to be working under a major Australian chef in Brisbane. She was very excited about that.
Want to know more about Lightning Ridge? Find it here.
Talk again soon. Don't forget I'd love to hear your comments or stories about overseas travellers you have come across in Australia.
Peter
Souvenirs Australia Warehouse
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