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  • Sydney Fish Market

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    I just had a great lunch today at Sydney Fish Market. This is very much similar to Dampa in the Philippines but Aussie style. There are a number of seafood companies inside the market but we chose to eat at Doyle’s. We had a seafood platter consist of Fish and Chips, a Half Lobster, Calamari,…

  • Last few days in Australia

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    2010-01-03 ~ 2010-01-05 Until the last day of our stay in Australia, we still manage to explore the wonders of the country. We first went to Central Coast then up to Hunter Valley to see the vineyard. 1. The Entrance It is a district center and town of the Central Coast NSW. It occupies an…

  • 2010 Australia Day 12: Blue Mountains

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    2010-01-02 We’re back on track. We are off to Blue Mountains this day. Our itenerary includes riding the Steam Train in Zigzag Railway, Hassans Look out where we are to see rock formations and overlooking Australia, The Three Sisters and to the wine center of Australia, in Hunter Valley. It took us around 3 hours…

  • Welcome 2010!

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    2010-01-01 This year, I’ve experienced a one of a kind New Year’s celebration. We were under the Harbour Bridge and overlooking the Sydney Opera House in Australia! Australia’s celebration is unique, they gather in nearby spots of the Harbour bridge to see the fireworks. Unlike in the Philippines, we all have our own display of…

  • 2009 Australia Day 6-9: Melbourne City Tour

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    2009-12-27~30 Since I haven’t been faithful to my word of blogging each and every adventure, I will just summarize it since I can’t remember all the details anymore. I want to finish this Australian Adventure blog for me to be inspired to blog my future travel. This for me is a good way to document…

  • 2009 Australia Day 5: Capital of Australia

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    26-12-2009 All the while, I thought that Sydney is the capital of Australia but it’s not, it’s Canberra. It is about a 3-hour drive from NSW. They say that this is a dead place. Chili and Rein also tells us a saying that goes “Why wait for death if you can go to Canberra”. :p…

  • Christmas in Sydney

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    This is my first time to celebrate Christmas out of the country and away from my family and loved ones (though I am with my mom and half of my extended family) and it’s kinda exciting and at the same time somehow sad because Christmas in the Philippines is really happier compared to all countries…

  • 2009 Australia Day 3: Koalas and Kangaroos

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    2009-12-24 pandesal and corned beef for breakfast We had pandesal and cornedbeef with pancakes for breakfast. The pandesal was given to us from our visitors last night who is living in the Filipino Community here in Australia, known as the Blacktown. Later, we will be going there for our wildlife adventure. For breakfast, Tito Reg…

  • 2009 Australia Day 2: Beaches Galore

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    2009-12-23 This day, we are off to the beaches!!! 🙂 We woke up late again as usual.. wait, earlier than the first day I think. Then we had breakfast at home. pancakes for breakfast We first went to the famous Bondi beach. It is famous of it’s crescent shape I think. A lot of Australians…

  • 2009 Australia Day 1: City Tour

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    2009-12-22 It was 8:00am in my watch and I thought I woke up early. I forgot that we have a different time zone. It is 3hrs advance here in Australia compared to Philippine time. So it was already 11:00am when we woke up and ate our breakfast. For our fist day, we had bacon and…