Archives for February 2007
Clueless wireless in Australia
One of the things that I would have considered much easier before travelling here, is getting online in Australia. If you travel through Europe or the U.S., you are used to get a pay-for wireless network everywhere and free wireless in many places. Well, Australia is different. There is Internet, but mostly through kiosk systems […]
Day 16 - Barossa Valley to Kingston (S.E.)
Today was mostly a travel day, so we were not too unhappy about our first day without real sunshine. South out of Barossa, straight towards the Princes Highway and into Coorong National park. Expected to see a lot of sea birds and the famous pelicans, however we are out of breeding season and so we […]
Day 15 - Barossa Valley
We started with a great breakfast at the Hill House B&B, something that is important because right afterwards we went on the “Barossa Wine Lovers Tour” throughout the Barossa Valley. Five different wineries with a six-ten wines to taste do require a good base or you will end the day singing.
Went to Yalumba (big, though […]
Day 14 - Adelaide to Angaston
Got woken up at 6 am by the train attendants with tea. Convenient, though much too early. Once we were somehow awake, the train manager announced that there have been problem with one of the motorails (which provide energy to the train when stopped) during the night and they had to pull it out of […]
Day 13 - The Ghan
One of the highlights of our Australia trip: Travelling on the legendary Ghan. This train runs from Darwin to Adelaide, all the way from North to South. We could catch it only on the second leg of the journey, from Alice (Springs) to Adelaide.
We had the pleasure of travelling in “golden kangaroo” class, which means […]