Another friendly bunch of visitors this last weekend!
Travelling to Honolulu on Jetstar for a Hawaiian break was an American women who had just spent time in Sydney on business. Also on the same flight was an English couple on Round the World tickets.
I chatted to a friendly young Russian girl heading home via Beijing. She had stayed in Sydney with her aunt and did a short English language course. Other travellers on China Airlines included a young Italian couple who had enjoyed their holiday in Australia and were now about to spend a week in Beijing before heading home.
A couple of other visitors travelled our country widely by campervan and rental car. The first was a younf Irish girl who flew from Sydney to Townsville and then went back to Sydney by campervan with stops including Airlie Beach, Whitsundays, Hervey Bay, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Nimbin, Byron Bay and Newcastle. The others were a couple of French who had spent a lot fo time with family travelling through the Northern Territory.
I also came across an English businessman who spent 3 weeks in Sydney and stayed at the lovely Coogee Beach for all his stay.
Till next week.
Peter
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
A Wedding Anniversary and Visiting Friends
On their way to Christchurch was an Irish couple who had just had a few days in Sydney. They had only known about their trip 3 days before their departure. The trip was a gift from their children to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary and the wife's 60th birthday. Their daughter is living in New Zealand.
On Air Vanuatu I chatted to a guy travelling on a German passport and living in Vanuatu for his work project which was in the field of waste management. He only had one night in Sydney with an old friend and, from what he told me, it sounded like they partied all night long. Also travelling to Vanuatu for a 9 day stay was a Canadian family. They had spent time in Sydney and Melbourne and would be staying in Brisbane on their return from Port Vila.
Heading home to Germany on British Airways were 2 young German sisters (20 and 14 years old old). Their father had been with them for the first few days in Sydney and they then stayed with friends in Brisbane and had an enjoyable couple of days by themselves on the Gold Coast at the end of their stay Down Under. Also on the same flight was a friendly young Italian guy who had studied English in Sydney for the last few months and a young French guy who spent 4 months holiday just in Sydney.
I came across a few visitors who were in Australia just to visit friends. These included a British passport holder who lives in Pennsylvania, USA and another from Georgia, USA who spent a week only in Adelaide with a close friend.
Till next week.
Peter
On Air Vanuatu I chatted to a guy travelling on a German passport and living in Vanuatu for his work project which was in the field of waste management. He only had one night in Sydney with an old friend and, from what he told me, it sounded like they partied all night long. Also travelling to Vanuatu for a 9 day stay was a Canadian family. They had spent time in Sydney and Melbourne and would be staying in Brisbane on their return from Port Vila.
Heading home to Germany on British Airways were 2 young German sisters (20 and 14 years old old). Their father had been with them for the first few days in Sydney and they then stayed with friends in Brisbane and had an enjoyable couple of days by themselves on the Gold Coast at the end of their stay Down Under. Also on the same flight was a friendly young Italian guy who had studied English in Sydney for the last few months and a young French guy who spent 4 months holiday just in Sydney.
I came across a few visitors who were in Australia just to visit friends. These included a British passport holder who lives in Pennsylvania, USA and another from Georgia, USA who spent a week only in Adelaide with a close friend.
Till next week.
Peter
Monday, August 3, 2009
From Iceland to Hobart, Film School in Sydney, an Irishman in Grafton and more
I'm a bit behind in posting my latest reports so I'll combine 2 weeks of visitors in this one. They were again a very varied and interesting bunch.
I met a lady and her daughter and 2 children from Iceland. I think these are the first visitors I've come across from Iceland. Actually she was an ethnic Thai living in Iceland and was here to spend time with her Icelandic husband who spends much of each year working in Hobart, Tasmania. It was their first trip to Australia and they only visited Tasmania. Our conversation included a mix of England, Icelandic (daughter to mother) and some Thai language.
One Swedish guy that I chatted to was in Sydney to attend a Film School course. The course was good but his comment about the film 'Australia' wasn't - 'the worst film he has ever seen'. This movie has certainly received very mixed reactions from the 'very enjoyable' through to that of this Swedish visitor.
Spending a few days in Sydney on their way to New Zealand to work were a couple of different US visitors. The first was a young couple who were going to spend 5 months in religious related work in Tauranga on the New Zealand North Island. The other was an older couple from Alaska who were off to Christchurch where the husband was to take up a University lecturer position in Mathematics.
Also on the way to New Zealand was a very friendly Catholic priest from Christchurch who had spent time bushwalking in the Blue Mountains and attending a religious retreat in Sydney.
Other visitors of note included the following:-
* A young Irish guy who had been working on construction equipment in Jindabyne and Grafton, NSW. He was going home for a short break and then back here to work for another year.
* An Aussie guy and his family heading back to Illinois, USA where he has his own business selling hand made soaps and other products.
* A 40's NZ couple who had visited family and friends in Mullavey, Bathurst and Moree - all in country NSW.
* A Swiss businessman travelling on a South African passport. He spent one week in Sydney and was off to China and Japan, also on business.
* An Irish couple who were here to visit their son who was working in Dunsborough, WA. They also visited Central Australia, Cairns and Sydney.
* A friendly young French girl who studied Sociology for one semsester at Sydney University and in her Uni breaks, backpacked around much of the country. Her accommodation included camping, hostels and sleeping in cars.
I met a lady and her daughter and 2 children from Iceland. I think these are the first visitors I've come across from Iceland. Actually she was an ethnic Thai living in Iceland and was here to spend time with her Icelandic husband who spends much of each year working in Hobart, Tasmania. It was their first trip to Australia and they only visited Tasmania. Our conversation included a mix of England, Icelandic (daughter to mother) and some Thai language.
One Swedish guy that I chatted to was in Sydney to attend a Film School course. The course was good but his comment about the film 'Australia' wasn't - 'the worst film he has ever seen'. This movie has certainly received very mixed reactions from the 'very enjoyable' through to that of this Swedish visitor.
Spending a few days in Sydney on their way to New Zealand to work were a couple of different US visitors. The first was a young couple who were going to spend 5 months in religious related work in Tauranga on the New Zealand North Island. The other was an older couple from Alaska who were off to Christchurch where the husband was to take up a University lecturer position in Mathematics.
Also on the way to New Zealand was a very friendly Catholic priest from Christchurch who had spent time bushwalking in the Blue Mountains and attending a religious retreat in Sydney.
Other visitors of note included the following:-
* A young Irish guy who had been working on construction equipment in Jindabyne and Grafton, NSW. He was going home for a short break and then back here to work for another year.
* An Aussie guy and his family heading back to Illinois, USA where he has his own business selling hand made soaps and other products.
* A 40's NZ couple who had visited family and friends in Mullavey, Bathurst and Moree - all in country NSW.
* A Swiss businessman travelling on a South African passport. He spent one week in Sydney and was off to China and Japan, also on business.
* An Irish couple who were here to visit their son who was working in Dunsborough, WA. They also visited Central Australia, Cairns and Sydney.
* A friendly young French girl who studied Sociology for one semsester at Sydney University and in her Uni breaks, backpacked around much of the country. Her accommodation included camping, hostels and sleeping in cars.
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