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2 november 2013

The “real” Australia

Not having heard from me for a little while after my last post, you might have started to wonder if I have not been eaten alive by a poisonous snake or a massive spider. Either that, or you have just completely forgotten about my existence, without ...

Wilcannia - Australië

8 oktober 2013

Sheep, goats and kangaroos

G’day mates, sorry for the long wait. Living in hostels without proper wifi, owning a prehistoric computer is not a good combination for keeping up a blog. Another disappointment, I promised I would tell you more about Sydney. This however, ...

Wilcannia - Australië

3 augustus 2013

Sydney: first impression, and a second, a third… a

It was May 26, yes that is a little while ago, when I first set foot in Sydney. This is a lie, because the airport is in Sydney too, but that is irrelevant. I don’t know why I never decided to go to Sydney before that time, because I’ve been a ...

Sydney - Australië

16 juni 2013

Kangaroos, finally!

After having been in the country of kangaroos for a few months, having only seen one kangaroo that almost ended up under the car is a bit disappointing. Not that I had expected kangaroos to hop through the streets, but I thought I might see some in ...

Morisset - Australië

7 juni 2013

Brisbane and Superheroes

It’s been a while since I wrote my last update. It’s also been a while since I’ve been to the Gold Coast, and there are more subjects waiting… So, about a month ago, I went on a trip to the gold coast with my host family. We travelled by ...

Gold Coast - Australië

29 april 2013

Imagine

It’s such a shame that it took me another trip up to Nelson’s Bay to realize that I have not yet mentioned anything about one of the best days I had during my time in Australia. The trip got delayed a couple of times, but one sunny Sunday ...

Port Stephens - Australië

25 april 2013

Hunter Valley

Having been on numerous holidays to France and living reasonably close to it, I always believed France to be THE wine-country. Until I came to Australia that was. The hunter region is rather famous for its vineyards and wineries, where you can taste ...

Newcastle - Australië

30 maart 2013

East-coast beaches

For everybody who believes that a beach is nothing more than a bunch of sand lining up along the biggest salty murky pool of water you’ve ever seen, for everybody who believes that all beaches look alike and therefore for everybody who’s never ...

Newcastle - Australië

19 maart 2013

Hoons (Go get your Australian dictionary)

When you are walking around in Amsterdam and you get to a traffic light, you either won't notice it, or ignore it, because that is what everybody does. Cars however, do, naturally, stop most of the time when they have to. It seems to be exactly ...

Newcastle - Australië

7 maart 2013

Blackbutt reserve

It was a Monday and I seem to be the only person that is free on Mondays, so I decided to take a walk to the Blackbutt natural reserve. Armed with my camera, that I managed to fix just after I bought a new one, I started strolling the bushwalking ...

Newcastle - Australië

3 maart 2013

Friendly Aussies

“Once you start meeting people in Newcastle, it is like an infection, soon you will see people you know everywhere.” That is what Brendan, the guy I sat next to on my flight here and who happens to live in Newcastle by coincidence, said to me ...

Newcastle - Australië

26 februari 2013

Right….ehm, no…I mean left

Once bitten and twice shy, or so they say. When Brett, the father in my host family, came to collect me at the airport, I confidently walked over to the right side of the car and got confused finding the steering wheel on that side. I should have ...

Newcastle - Australië

24 februari 2013

The journey begins

24/02/2013 On Tuesday, the 19th of February, I was at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, with sweaty palms and trembling hands, waiting for my flight. It was the first time I’d ever fly all alone and I didn’t have the slightest idea what to ...

Newcastle - Australië

The Australian Dream

19-01-2013
In exactly a month's time, I will board an airplane that will bring me to Sydney, where I am going to spend half a year as an au-pair with a lovely family. The family I am going to stay with exists of four members: parents Margaret and Brett with six year old William and three year old Isabella.

Working as an au-pair will bring great responsibilities, but also great fun and I believe that it will have the time of my life. Living on the other side of the world, with another family is going to be extremely different from the life experience I have here in the Netherlands. I'll be surrounded by different people in a different environment and I am really looking forward to experience this whole new world.

In contrast to my last journey to France I will write my blogs in English, so it will be understandable in both Australia and Holland. Another difference is, that I will actually try my hardest to find the time to keep this blog up, instead of stopping after one failing post. I hope to have new stories and the most beautiful pictures for you soon after my departure. I can't wait.

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The “real” Australia

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Kangaroos, finally!

07 Juni 2013

Brisbane and Superheroes

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The “real” Australia

Sheep, goats and kangaroos

Sydney: first impression, and a second, a third… a

Kangaroos, finally!

Brisbane and Superheroes

Imagine

Hunter Valley

East-coast beaches

Hoons (Go get your Australian dictionary)

Blackbutt reserve

Friendly Aussies

Right….ehm, no…I mean left

The journey begins

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