From Marla to Sydney Harbour and Kangaroos

Another fascinating bunch of travellers leaving Sydney last weekend. Here are some of the most memorable.

I chatted to a New Zealander who had been working for 3 weeks straight at Marla. I had to admit to him that I had never heard of the place. It's actually on the main highway north of Coober Pedy in South Australia. His occupation was a surveyor and he had worked in many remote parts of Australia. Just to get home to Christchurch was a 2 day expedition for him - Marla-Coober Pedy (road) - Adelaide (air) - Sydney (air) - Christchurch (air).

My next interviewee was a Chinese woman with an American partner whose form of accommodation for their 2 week stay in Sydney was their own yacht on Sydney Harbour. It beats paying a hotel bill and think about the view!! They had owned the boat since 2001 and made regular trips back to Sydney since then.

A Finnish gentleman on his way home had just attended a sporting related conference in Canberra. The most interesting part of his stay was when he decided to walk back to his hotel from the Brumbies Rugby game at Canberra late one night. He came across a kangaroo jumping through a park and suburban streets. Actually this can be quite a regular occurrence as I learned during the 25 years that I lived in Canberra.

On a British Airways flight home was an English couple who had spent 2 weeks in Sydney and the Blue Mountains after a 7 week continuous voyage on a P & O crusie ship from Southampton. They'd had a great holiday and their journey home was going to be much quicker.

Other interesting visitors this week included a Kiwi living in France who was in Sydney to run a
1 week course at a university, an older Russian women from St. Petersburg here for only 4 days for a UN/Government conference, a Scottish guy here with his girlfriend to fulfil his duty and visit her relatives in Sydney & Perth & and a friendly young Italian backpacker who spoke about her camping adventure tour in Central Australia.

As always, till next week.

Cheers
Peter

Souvenirs Australia Warehouse