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08/07/2008 18:47
Looking for a job
...but we got no offers... till yesterday. We are trying to take hold in hospitality. On Friday we will have our first training shift in a local restaurant - starting as "Men in Black":o) It is a hospitality dress code here - black shoes, black trousers, black or white shirt. Black [on] Friday. So...
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06/07/2008 21:38
...and its surroundings
We have been to Bondi Beach! Place where everybody must go otherwise cannot say s/he visited Sydney. Winter, but still there were many surfers and swimmers, in neoprene swim suits though. The Ocean is never too cold for an Australian, I guess. Although they keep complaining of severe winter (the...
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05/07/2008 15:06
Exploring the city
The weather is still great, rather beautiful spring than cold winter, in fact perfect holiday weather;o) After a short walk around in Cremorne (Military Rd.), finding shops, post office, cafes... we hit the CBD. Sydney seems to have very affable environment. Skyscrapers mixed with "old-time-like"...
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01/07/2008 21:11
Quotes about Australia
Douglas Adams
Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is Greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence.
Tim Flannery
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01/07/2008 17:55
We are here... in this faraway country called Australia!
After more than 40-hours-long flight we landed in Sydney, Australia. Tired, but happy. We have left our country in the middle of summer and arrived in winter but that change was not so dramatic. About 17°C and sunny, everything green around, simply subtropical paradise. No sign of European winter...