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
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Fashion Design from Thailand and a New Army Graduate
I had another short shift at the airport this weekend but everyone I spoke to was very friendly and told interesting tales about their visit.
The first people I made contact with were a group of Thais. Two of the women in the group had been in Sydney for a month to train students in fashion design. While their English was limited (and my Thai language skills even more limited) we managed to have a good chat. They had enjoyed their time in Sydney - especially the shopping outings!
Also travelling on Thai was a young Polish girl who is studying tourism in Sydney and was going back to Poland for a sad and unexpected trip home - her father had just died and she was returning for his funeral.
Travelling to London on Qantas was a friendly young Italian backpacker who had spent 4 months in Australia and had seen much of the country, including a stint with some friends in a campervan in the Northern Territory. On the same flight was an Aussie who lives in England and was home for a short visit to attend the army graduation of his son in Wagga and visit relatives in Brisbane.
On a flight back to Christchurch was a very friendly 70's couple who had come to Sydney for a short visit, mainly to see the live musical 'Chicago' which they really enjoyed. They were originally from England and had settled in New Zealand 53 years ago. The husband told me the story of why he chose to go to New Zealand rather than Australia. At the time there was a ten pounds passage fee to emigrate to Australia whereas it was a free passage from England to New Zealand. This was what made up his mind and he originally went for one year to see how he liked it. His wife followed when he decided on a longer stay.
Till next time.
Peter
Souvenirs Australia Warehouse
The first people I made contact with were a group of Thais. Two of the women in the group had been in Sydney for a month to train students in fashion design. While their English was limited (and my Thai language skills even more limited) we managed to have a good chat. They had enjoyed their time in Sydney - especially the shopping outings!
Also travelling on Thai was a young Polish girl who is studying tourism in Sydney and was going back to Poland for a sad and unexpected trip home - her father had just died and she was returning for his funeral.
Travelling to London on Qantas was a friendly young Italian backpacker who had spent 4 months in Australia and had seen much of the country, including a stint with some friends in a campervan in the Northern Territory. On the same flight was an Aussie who lives in England and was home for a short visit to attend the army graduation of his son in Wagga and visit relatives in Brisbane.
On a flight back to Christchurch was a very friendly 70's couple who had come to Sydney for a short visit, mainly to see the live musical 'Chicago' which they really enjoyed. They were originally from England and had settled in New Zealand 53 years ago. The husband told me the story of why he chose to go to New Zealand rather than Australia. At the time there was a ten pounds passage fee to emigrate to Australia whereas it was a free passage from England to New Zealand. This was what made up his mind and he originally went for one year to see how he liked it. His wife followed when he decided on a longer stay.
Till next time.
Peter
Souvenirs Australia Warehouse
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