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

International Students Going Home, A Scientist and a Contiki Tourer

At this time of year I come across many international students who are studying in Australia and are on their way home for their end of year break. One of these was a student at ANU who was staying at a residential college on campus just down the road from the one I used to live in a very long time ago - way back in the 70's. Brought back some pleasant memories. :)-

I also talked to a scientist who had been here doing some research in collaboration with Adelaide University. He did tell me his field of interest but it now escapes my mind, I'm afraid.

Then there was the young English girl who had just done a Contiki tour from Cairns to Sydney and a German sister and brother who took a campervan down the Queensland coast. Talking to some of these people certainly contunies to whet my appetite for all the parts of Australia I should hurry up and go and see!

Others on their way out of the country included a guy who had attended a friends wedding in the Kangaroo Valley area in NSW, a conference attendee at Sydney University and a middle aged UK couple who were disappointed about missing their Bangkok stopover on the way home due to the airport closure and political turmoil in Bangkok. They did have a good Aussie stay though.

Till next time.

Peter

Souvenirs Australia Warehouse