Archive for the Australia/New Zealand Category

Queenstown, New Zealand

May 16th, 2007 |

By Lee |

Queenstown, New Zealand is my favorite town on Earth. There is so much to do and never enough time. You can literally do different activities every single day for weeks on end and then you will want to do them again. Queenstown for me, is the center of adventure sports. It is the bungy jumping capital of the world along with everything else you can possibly imagine doing to get your heart racing. In addition, Queestown is beautiful. It is located at the base of the remarkable Mountains on Lake Wakatipu. A stunning location, fitting for such an amazing place.
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Fraser Island

April 14th, 2007 |

By Lee |

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Jake and I spent a few months down under in Australia. We started our whirlwind tour in Sydney like most backpackers do on their way north to the east coast party scene. After a week of drunken debauchery on Bondi Beach, we headed up to Byron Bay for a more laid-back week of drunken debauchery and surfing. After we couldn’t take the hippies anymore, we decided to get more Americanized in Surfers Paradise, which is a mix of Cancun meets Miami Beach. After yet another week of destroying our livers and losing the key deposits to our hostel for being stupid, we decided to sober up and get back to nature and head to the largest all-sand island in the world. This island is located off the east coast of Australia and we took a boat out after a night in Hervey Bay. The name of the island is Fraser Island.
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The Great Ocean Road

March 28th, 2007 |

By Lee |

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Victoria, Australia is awesome. Melbourne rocks and Aussie Rules Football is everywhere but the Great Ocean Road is the top attraction. What a cool way to spend a day cruising down the scenic coastal drive. The 12 apostles (above) are the famous, picture perfect rock formations emerging vertically from the ocean. They are really cool and make for great photos. There are more formations all up and down the 3-4 hour ocean drive. London Bridge (below) is another great one and there are many others. The Great Ocean Road compares with the greatest coastal drives in the world; the Pacific Coast Highway in California and the drive from Capetwon to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. I can’t decide which one I like the best, they are all amazing but I may have to give the nod to Oz’s magical highway. In Australia I always say that each day is better than the last but the day you do the Great Ocean Road will be one of the best.