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...itchy feet ...the idea of an Australia trip ...and the head full of wishes ? ? ? ? ? but where to go? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ...a delirious decision making process ! ! ! ! ! There to go! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! not there! ! ! ! ! ! ...but the best thing is... ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ...many advisors - many influencing opinions>> The west is the best - if you wanna travel pure Australian Outback<< >> The east… …Great Barrier Reef, Byron Bay, a coastline full of surfing spots… …surfing, surfing, surfing << >> Tasmania ist the best of the world - the best, THE beeeest << >> The west is the real Australia - the east is Ibiza << >> for Sydney - you need three weeks - indeed << Overstrained by too many wishes and travelling ideas and the tension between big Oz and a hand full of days for going on vacation, we got the right recommendation at the right time: >> If you wanna see a piece of typical Australia why don't you try …THIS …trip << * thanks to Andy, Maor, Mario, Torsten, Wolfgang R. for pushing us on track.
SYDNEY * ALICE SPRINGS * KINGS CANYON * ULURU * COOBER PEDY * WOOMERA * ADELAIDE *
GRAMPIENS * GREAT OCEAN ROAD * MELBOURNE * BLUE MOUNTAINS
Nov. 2005 Vienna - Dubai - Bangkok… ...on the way to Sydney......having enjoyed 24 hours Emirates board entertainment dancing in front of my eyes. a mixture of arabic and thai food in my stomach. tired and rusty from not moving in the tin... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...preparing for landing in Sydney ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~...deep blue sea structured by mighty swells moving towards the shining light blue coast surrounding Sydney. a lot of water around, huge bay areas dominate the picture from above. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...euphoric mood fights against the fatigue. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...landed. timeshift Vienna - Sydney: 9 hoursSydney, a 4 million citizen city on the south east coast of Australia / population 20,442,821, Aboriginal population in Australia around 460,000 picked up at the airport by the king of nightlife - Torsten - our host and guide to Sydney. His vehicle: a beige Ford Falcon equipped with a rugged kangaroo front bumper and a jumping Elvis figure in the dash, reflects a picture of rolling 20 years through Australia and saying: "I`m a part of it". On the way from the airport to Artarmon through downtown we get an impression of the different faces of this town: wide spread bay areas, a skyline of crowded skyscrapers reminding me of Seattle but with more life in the streets, undenyable british architectural influences, city boundaries - endless crags waiting to be climbed and beaches to surf. The ambient says one thing: RELAX - that's the real Australian thing.
JUST IMPRESSIONS | SOME SELECTED EXPOSURES OF THE AUSTRALIA TRIP THROWN TOGETHER IN A
SLIDESHOW
2030 km beeline and a 6 hour-flight from Sydney, in the middle of nowhere.Red centre - Alice Springs Surrounded by red with some green dabs. Cute airport - quite cute village - the metropolis of the red centre surrounded with ranges. Quiet village atmosphere with an outskirt ambient …and in the center a small hardcore touri-strip deluxe and two bleak hills giving you an overview on Alice… …and Todd the runnel - usually dry, but not this time.
BOA73.TRAVEL.PICKS AROUND ALICE SPRINGSAlice is a very good starting point for trails and tours in the red centre. BOA73.TRIP.PICK: southbound to Alice: MacDONNELL RANGES: Very impressive arid landscape with a hand full of gorges and waterholes. A pretty deserted area, because of the not existing designated cheesy sight spots. To step into wilderness - try the Laparinja trail at Western MacDonnell Ranges. Attention: day trails entry points close very early. BOA73.PICK 2: DESERT PARK: if you haven't seen enough snakes in the wilderness, you finally will get one more chance in the Desert Park + explanations about the Australian fauna and flora in the red desert. More insects and lizards you will only find in the restrooms of Kings Canyon campground. OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au
...on the way to Coober Pedy - the strangest Highlight of our trip....685km north of Coober Pedy... 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dead kangaroo + || || || || || red desert || || || || red desert || || || || red desert || || dead kangaroo + || || ||O service station || || || red desert || || || || red desert || || || dead kangaroo + || || || || || red desert || || || || red desert || || || || || || || || || || red desert || || || || red desert || || || || || || || || red desert || || || || red desert || || || || || || || || red desert || || || || red desert || || || || || || || || red desert || || || || red desert ...opal mine shafts || the heralds of coober || /\ pedy || /\ /\ || /\ /\ /\ ^ /\ || /\ /\ /\ ^ ^ || ^ /\ || /\ /\ mine shafts/\ || /\ /\ ^ ^ /\ /\ || /\ /\ /\ ^ /\ || /\ /\ /\ ^ ^ || moon plain /\ ^ ^ || ^ /\ /\ /\ || /\ /\ ^ ^ /\ /\ || breakaways_ /\ ^ /\ || /\ /\ /\ ^ ^ || ^ mine shafts/\ ^ ^ /\ ^^ || /\ /\ /\ || /\ /\ /\mine shafts/\ || /\ /\ /\ ^ ^ || ^ ^ /\ ^ ^ /\ ^^ || /\ /\ ^ /\...685km south of Alice Springs in the middle of nowhere - Coober Pedy - the opal capital of Oz, if not the world. 50 km and 100 000 piles south of these first heralds you are standing in the middle of Coober Pedy surrounded by bleak mounds paved with old wheels, opal shops and scrap. Many of the 3500 inhabitants are living underground in rebuilt opal mines, so called Dugouts, keeping the rooms / caves pretty cool against outside desert temperatures. There seem to be only three reasons for people to stay in this unhospitable region: first: opal mining, second: sale opals and third: feed the miners. - Coober Pedy - the unexpected strangest highlight of our tour. A raw and absolutely outstanding ambient. Convince yourself…
THE ABSOLUTELY CRAZIEST, STRANGEST TOWN I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. GET AN INSIGHT INTO THE EXTRAORDINARY SCENERY WITH THE SLIDESHOW.
BOA73.TRAVEL.PICKS AROUND COOBER PEDYBOA73.TRIP.PICK: BREAKAWAYS RESERVE: 35km north of Coober Pedy. An unsealed road leads through this area. Also accessable for conventional cars ;) Inhospitable nature at its best. This scenery served as set design for apocalyptical films like Mad Max. Part of the area is characteristically named "moonplain". BOA73.SIGHT.PICK: UNKNOWN ARTIST ON THE HILL: absolutly crazy art objects reflecting Coober Pedy. Location: on the hill with the big winch. BOA73.SIGHT.PICK: DOUGOUT: try living underground in one of the Dugout motels which are available in all price ranges or visit one - for example "Fays underground home". BOA73.EATING.PICK: GEMSTONE CAFE: underground cafe. Popular for its breakfast and lunch. Try the seafood penne*** OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.opalcapitaloftheworld.com.au
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associated themes on boa73 uncoolpix:> FRAGMENTARY NYC | Gotham explored by Lomo > 3 1/2 HOURS BEING NOWHERE | in the AREA 73 |
PREFACE - ABOUT The issue in hand is supposed to show fragments of our Australia tour 2005 (= antipodean trip) in an emotive way - just impressions with some private and thus subjective notes prepared for the uncoolpix platform. For this purpose two slideshows are available:Antipodean Trip Impressions slideshow Coober Pedy Special slideshow In between more detailed fragments of a travel diary and travel picks - a taste of a concept for a travel guide based on subjective notes in form of travel diaries and a broad focus on photo material: map | breadcrumbs along the trip fragment 1 | itchy feet fragment 2 | get down and relax fragment 3 | on the way to the middle of nowhere If the concept of an alternative travel guide arises, the fragments will form a whole. Note: This issue doesn't claim to be a full travel guide to Australia. For this purpose you are better served with www.australien-info.de …btw in Lonley Planet we trust. 
ANTIPODEAN TRIP IN NUMBERS Km driven in Australia from Alice Springs to Sydney: 5500 ///// Tire profile on the edge of the left tyre after 5500 km: 0mm ///// Timeshift Vienna - Sydney: 9 hours ///// Exchange rate: 1€ = 1,58 AU$ ///// Telephone precode: ++61 ///// Australien population: 20,442,821 ///// Aboriginal population in Australia about 460,000 ///// Average daily sunshine hours in Alice Spings in November: 10 ///// Perceived flies around my head at the same time: 30 ///// Rates for the flight Vienna - Sydney with Emirates: 1100 € ///// Fines you pay for speeding: 2500 AU$ ///// Fine for drinking alcohol in public areas: 2500 AU$ ///// Observed dead kangaroos in ditch: approximatly 40,5 ///// Observed kangaroos alive: approximatly 100, 98/1/1 Grampiens NP/Desert Park Alice Spings/Kings Canyon NP ///// Perceived closing hour of pubs in Manly/Sydney: 2 a.m. ///// Highest recorded temperature in Australia: 50,7 °C in Oodnadatta / South Australia ///// Lowest recorded temperatures in Australia: -23 °C Chalotte Pass / New South Wales ///// Maximum experienced temperature: 37°C in Kings Canyon ///// Minimum experienced temperature during night times: 2°C in Blue Mountains ///// Lowest room rate in a motel for a double: 70 AU$ in Warrnambol ///// Population of Alice Springs, the metropolis in the red centre: over 28,000 ///// Ratio sleeping in tent/motel: 1 ///// Highest room rates for a double: 195 AU$ hotel Brunswickstreet Melbourne ///// Rates for a camping cabin in Apollo Bay: 50 AU$ ///// Average we payed for dinner: 14 AU$ ///// Opal mine shafts in Coober Pedy: 250,000 ///// Our longest single road trip: 840 km from Uluru to Coober Pedy ///// Empty chairs in pubs during the Melbourne cup: 0 ///// Drunken population after Melbourne cup: 99% ///// Open receptions found in Albury during the final match Socceroos vs. Uruquay: 1 ///// Australia vs. Uruguay 1:1, 4:2 on penalties - Socceroos were born. ///// Smashed flies on the windscreen: uncountable ///// Seen lizards: uncountable ///// Seen snakes (alive): 1 ///// Seen platypus: 1 ///// Seen koalas (alive): 0 ///// Shots in Australia: 1440 exposures ///// Motivation to return from Australia: ZERO
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SPECIAL THANKS TOMAOR and TORSTEN for hosting and guidance to Sydney. ANDREAS, MARIO, WOLFGANG for the travel recommendations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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