Author archives: Bonnie

  • Rockband Peeps

    • Rockband 2 has definitely taken over as the PS3 game of choice in our place. We've had a few really great fun nights with our friends rockin' out to around 270 songs. This new version of the game allows each person to make their own musician/character and customize them with clothing, haircuts, makeup, face & bod[...]

  • My Rockband Chick

    • After my first round of songs in the new Rockband 2 game for PS3, I had enough money to upgrade my musician named "Jessie" from a plain tshirt and jeans to this "avril" inspired outfit: After many more songs I saved up enough money to buy her a whole new look. New haircut, tattoos, a mummy wrap gothic jacket and ki[...]

  • The Blue Mountains

    • The Blue Mountains October 29th 2008 This morning I woke up to a rainy and gloomy looking day.  I've been told that the Blue Mountains is alot cooler in temp than Sydney.  So I'm glad I have my raincout and a thin sweater.  I hoped that would keep me dry enough to explore the Blue Mountains. I walked down to Central[...]

  • Bondi to Bronte Clifftop Trail

    • Bondi to Bronte Clifftop Trail October 28 2008 Today I decided to explore the beaches on the east side of Sydney. Luckily for the locals the famous Bondi beach is only approximately a 20min bus/subway ride outside of the core of Sydney. It's a cloudy gloomy day with threats of rain, but I'm not going to complain. [...]

  • Back to Sydney and Creepy Crawlies

    • October 27th 2008 Back to Sydney and Creepy Crawlies Sadly this morning I had to leave two amazing friends who have been great hosts, Chantelle & Reid. They are a cute, newly engaged couple with a funky looking apartment, super comfy couch, fun and outgoing friends and I enjoyed exploring the state of Queenslan[...]

  • Surfers Paradise & Byron Bay

    • October 26th 2008 Surfers Paradise & Byron Bay Today Chantelle, Reid and i got up really early and drove down the gold coast to see two of the most famous beaches in Oz. We started with Surfers which is just over an hour way from Brisbane. The highway had many beautiful murals along the way to Surfers. The mur[...]

  • Bush Fires

    • October 25th 2008 Today we flew back to Brisbane from Cairns/Port Douglas.  It was an evening flight and we killed time in the morning/early afternoon on the beach in Port Douglas. As we were nearing Brisbane Chantelle pointed out some bush fires that were burning jut outside of the city.  It looked as incredible as [...]

  • The Great Barrier Reef

    • Oct 24 2008 The Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is one of the natural wonders of the world.  It is so large that it can be seen from space.  Agincourt Reef is the very outer edge at the north part of the Great Barrier Reef.  The ocean water surrounding that portion of unique ribbon reefs are clear and make [...]

  • Daintree Rainforest & Cape Tribulation Tour

    • Oct 23 2008 Daintree Rainforest & Cape Tribulation Tour What an amazing day today!  We went on the "Daintree Discovery Tour" to see the unique Daintree Rainforest and the area, explorer James Cook made famous, called Cape Tribulation. Our tour guide was a fun auzzie named Grant.  He drove our small group of 7 ar[...]

  • Journey to Port Douglas

    • Oct 22nd 2008 Journey to Port Douglas Chantelle, Reid & I caught our early morning flight from Brisbane to Cairns which is at the north end of the country and the state of Queensland.  Our flight arrived late and then took it's time unloading the luggage.  Chantelle & Reid got theirs pretty quickly and I was [...]

  • Noosa and a National Park in Queensland

    • October 21st 2008 Noosa and a National Park two hours north of Brisbane. Today we checked out of our uber swanky hotel in Hervey Bay and made our way back to Brisbane.  On our way we stopped in at a townhouse on the beach that Reid's parents own in a town called Noosa.  It's about halfway between Hervey Bay and Brisb[...]