I'm a little late with my blog about visitors I met last week on their way home. Most had some sort of family connection which is understandable at this time of the year.
I chatted to a very friendly Italian guy who works on cruise ships. He spent the time with his Aussie wife and family in the Wollongong area and was off on a 2 month work stint in the Caribbean. He really enjoyed his stay here but unfortunately his work often takes him away for extended periods. It was also very interesting to talk to an Israeli women who was here to visit family in Sydney. She spoke of having spent the last 50 years raising a family amidst the ongoing Middle East turmoil but was accepting that it was just 'her lot' in life.
There was an English middle aged guy who had spent much of his time on a horse riding trek in the NSW Snowy Mountains with friends. I think this is something that not many overseas visitors (or Aussies also for that matter) would have the chance to experience.
Others of note included a friendly young American woman from Atlanta, a Kiwi who had spent a year with his girlfriend in Perth and a Finnish couple who had travelled on the Indan Pacific train from Perth to Adelaide and then took a rental car to travel through Victoria and NSW. Then there are the sad visits such as a New Zealander in Sydney for 1 night to attend his friend's wifes funeral.
Travelling home to the UK with Air China was an English woman who had come as a surprise for the birthday party of her friend in Sydney. Finally there was an English guy here for a family visit who had just bought a copy of 'Australian Property Investor' magazine. It seems like he may have future intentions that extend beyond family visits.
Yet another interesting and diverse bunch of travellers.
Cheers
Peter
Souvenirs Australia Warehouse
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