TP's adventures in Australia 2011

15 juillet 2011

Day 32 : Many changes - Jour 32 : que de changements !

While I was convinced that my plane to Darwin was on Saturday, I realized that I actually booked it for Friday and I had to rush away from Magnetic Island to catch it : loosing one night booked at the hostel and a bus transfer from Townsville to Cairns....

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15 juillet 2011

Days 29 to 31 : Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island est une île situé à tout juste 8 kilomètres de Townsville et surnommée la capitale australienne du Koala. Malgré son nom, cette île n'est en rien magnétique. L4histoire raconte que lors de ses expéditions australiennes, le capitaine James...

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11 juillet 2011

Day 26 : Bird watching

Townsville is an awesome place for bird watching. There are plenty everywhere. And all kinds of birds you could probably never see anywhere else, the black cockatoo for instance is hard to spot in the wild but not in Townsville. Here are a few pictures....

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11 juillet 2011

Day 23 : I am a pedicab driver - Jour 23 : conducteur de velo-taxi

This will join the already long list of crap job I had in my life. I drove a pedicab in the streets of Townsville. And honestly i do not regret it since it was a lot of fun and pretty good money. It is also an awesome cardio training as you ride for many...

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11 juillet 2011

Day 21 : Visiting the Reef HQ Aquarium

The Reef HQ Aquarium is the main tourist attraction in Townsville. It recreated a full Barrier Reef ecosystem in a gigantic basin. corals, fishes, reef sharks, and so on, live happily following the rhythm of imitated tides. The Reef HQ Aquarium also shelter...

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11 juillet 2011

Day 20 : Walking the Strand - Jour 20 : le Strand

The Strand is the name given to the 2.2km long beach front of Townsville. Voted best Australian beach in 2004 and 2008 (though it is hard to understand why) the strand goes from the marina in the south to the Rock pool in the North. All along the way,...

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11 juillet 2011

Day 18 : Climbing on Castle Hill - Jour 18 Castle Hill

Castle Hill is the red rock monolith constantly overlooking and protecting Townsville. You may see the rock from pretty much anywhere in the city. Only meters short from being classified as a mountain, Castle hill offers many walking tracks to get to...

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4 juillet 2011

away for a while

Hello readers, I know I have not updated the blog for quite a while and it is not going to get better. I will very poor internet acces over the next 2 weeks. I am preparing a few posts on Townsville and try to upload them later this week. chers lecteurs,...

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