Kangaroo Island Seal Bay
The second day we have spent in Kangaroo Island we have driven to Seal Bay starting from the hostel in Kingscote,40-50 min by car.The most interesting thing there is over there is a tour across the seaside(15 dollars to be allowed to walk till the point lookout without guide-30 dollars to be taken by the guide to the seaside among the sea lions,moreover you will have the possibility to go to the point lookout by yourself),the place is crowed by sea lions that rest there after have come across the sea towards the south pole,three days to go and three more to come back,all without any stop or any meal,then after a lump sum of food they come back where they left,and they lay down on the seaside,sleeping for days.
Il secondo giorno che abbiamo passato a Kangaroo Island siamo andati a Seal Bay partendo dall’ostello di Kingscote,40-50 min in macchina.La cosa più’ interessante da vedere che c’e’ laggiù’ e’ un tour attraverso la spiaggia,(15 dollari per poter accedere al punto di osservazione senza bisogno della guida-30 dollari per poter essere accompagnati dalla guida fino in spiaggia,e poter camminare fra i leoni marini,più’ la possibilità’ di andare al punto di osservazione )il posto e’ affollato da leoni marini che riposano qui dopo aver attraversato il mare in direzione del polo sud,tre giorni di viaggio per l’andata e tre per il ritorno,senza alcuna sosta per mangiare o riposarsi,poi,dopo aver fatto scorta di cibo tornano da dove sono partiti,e si accasciano sulla spiaggia,dormendo per giorni.
The female sing in order to call the males.
Le femmine cantano per fare in modo che i maschi vadano da loro.
We have been told to not get closer to female sea lions because if a male notice someone getting closer to them,he will chase the threat to defeat it:a grown male weighs about 400 kg,you wouldn’t like a beast like that jumping on you,that’s the reason because we had to visit the seaside as a group and not alone,the single one could be attacked anytime.
Ci e’ stato detto di non avvicinarci troppo alle femmine di leone marino perché’ se un maschio se ne accorgesse,correrebbe incontro alla minaccia per affrontarla:un maschio adulto pesa circa 400 kg,non vorresti che una bestia del genere ti saltasse addosso,questa e’ la ragione per la quale abbiamo dovuto visitare la spiaggia in gruppo e non da soli,il singolo può’ essere attaccato in qualsiasi momento.
In one day and a half we have been able to see all the interesting things there were in the island,there is a lot of advertising about Kangaroo Island and for that reason I expected much more,is a beautiful place,but all the costs like plane or pullman and boat,hire a car,hostel and organised tours,comes really high for some days,but at the end it has been a wonderful experience.
In un giorno e mezzo siamo stati capaci di vedere tutte le cose interessanti che c’erano nell’isola,c’e un sacco di pubblicità’ su Kangaroo Island e mi aspettavo molto di più’,e’ un posto meraviglioso,ma tutti i costi come l’aereo o il pullman e il traghetto,affittare una macchina,l’ostello e i tour organizzati,arrivano a essere una spesa abbastanza elevata per solo qualche giorno,ma tutto sommato e’ stata un’esperienza meravigliosa.
Adelaide
Yesterday we left Melbourne for Adelaide,a cheap flight with Jetstar,1 hour and 10 minutes and here we are.We actually are at Backpack Oz hostel,27 dollars by night and the wireless,breakfast and bicycles free all the days.Today thanks to all this kindness we have gone from Adelaide city to the seaside with two bikes,something like 30-35 km.
Ieri abbiamo lasciato Melbourne per Adelaide,un volo economico con Jetstar,1 ora e 10 minuti e eccoci qui.Per ora siamo all’ostello Backpack Oz,27 dollari a notte con internet wireless,colazione e biciclette gratis tutti i giorni.Oggi grazie a tutta questa gentilezza siamo andati da Adelaide centro fino alla spiaggia con due biciclette,qualcosa come 30-35 km.
Even if neither Lonely Planet seems to know what there is to have fun in Adelaide,is a beautiful city,really relaxing,nothing compared to the rush there is in Melbourne or Sydney.
Anche se nemmeno il Lonely Planet sembra sapere cosa ci sia per divertirsi ad Adelaide,e’ una città’ stupenda,veramente rilassante,niente a confronto con la fretta che hanno a Melbourne o a Sydney.
Funny game indeed,it worthed one photo!
Un gioco davvero divertente,valeva una foto!
This is still the inner city,the path towards the beach was much more far.
Questo e’ ancora il centro città’,la strada verso la spiaggia era molto più’ lontana.
Today was sunny,and this huge park along the river was amazing.
Oggi c’era il sole,e questo enorme parco accanto al fiume era stupendo.
The river was crowed of animals,birds and most of all black swans,they are really everywhere here.
Il fiume era affollato di animali,uccelli e soprattutto cigni neri,sono davvero dappertutto qui.
Too little,but fast and smooth,useful to backstab a black swan.It’s not racism,the white ones were missing.
Troppo piccolo,ma veloce e silenzioso,utile per attaccare alle spalle un cigno nero.Non e’ razzismo,i cigni bianchi non c’erano.
At the end of the park there was a dam with a little bridge,but given that we had been told to follow the river to get to the seaside (…)
we went on on the path.
Alla fine del parco c’era una diga con un piccolo ponte,ma dato che ci era stato detto di seguire il fiume per arrivare alla spiaggia,
abbiamo proseguito per il pensiero.
If you veto too close,he gets really cranky,but it worthed the shots.
Se ti avvicini troppo si arrabbia davvero,ma gli scatti ne valevano la pena.
During the ride,we started to hear a really annoying noise.The more we got closer,the more we started to figure out what was that,
the most annoying bird in Oz.Cockatoo.Full trees.
Durante la strada,abbiamo iniziato a sentire un rumore davvero fastidioso.Piu’ ci avvicinavamo,
più’ ci rendevamo conto di cosa fosse,l’uccello più’ fastidioso d’Australia.Cacatua.Alberi pieni.
After one hour on the bike at last we got to the seaside!
Given that we were starving,we stopped in the first place there was to eat something.
We both ordered coconut prawns,16 dollars of pleasure,but I have tasted no coconut…
Dato che stavamo morendo di fame,ci siamo fermati nel primo posto che abbiamo trovato.
Abbiamo ordinato entrambi gamberi al cocco,16 dollari di piacere,ma non ho sentito il sapore di nessun cocco.
That was the view from the balcony.
Questa era la vista dal balcone.
Adelaide is a really good city,really relaxing,but there’s not much to see,even Lonely Planet doesn’t know what to suggest.
If you like night life,parties,surf and big festival all over the city,don’t come here.
It’s more relaxing,there’s inner peace here,nothing like Melbourne or Sydney,here something that we liked in the city centre.
Adelaide e’ una bella città’,veramente rilassante,ma non c’e’ molto da vedere,anche il Lonely Planet non sa cosa dire.
Se vi piace la vita notturna,grandi feste,surf e grandi festival per tutta la città’,non venite qui.
E’ molto più’ rilassante,e’ la pace interiore,nulla a che vedere con Melbourne o Sydney,ecco alcune cose che ci hanno colpito nel centro città’.
The pigeons is watching,Hitchcock docet.
I piccioni stanno guardando,Hitchcock insegna.
Bondi beach
After three months of junkie posts Im back with something nicer to say,and better photos,also thanks to my new purchase,a canon eos 5D mark II with a 24-105 L lens,I hope you will enjoy photos as much as Im doing,here some shots:
My flat is in 86 blair street,5 minutes walk by bondi beach.With sunny days like that would be a shame not go to the beach!
The camera and the lens together are amazing,with the right timing you can take wonderful picture
This is a swimming pool really close to bondi beach,the safest way to be in water avoiding sharks and jellyfishes,when the ocean is really upset waves are so high that come straight to the pool!
House boat
House Boat
That’s a house boat in a river near Mullumbimby,
that boat has been entirely constucted by an israel man that now lives inside here.
If you want to rent an apartment in this region you could pay something like 650-800 dollars by month dividing it among 3-4 people,so 160-200 dollars by week,for an house boat about 90 dollars by week.
It’s a two floor boat,in the first floor there are rooms with kitchen bedrooms and bathroom (it’s a pity I couldn’t take some photos)and in the second,that:
Front side
Back side
And here it is the dock landscape seen from up there
Around here you can rent this bus for all the day,and while the driver lead the it,you can have a party inside,get drunk and more,and the bus never stops until the time comes!
Byron Bay
Our 2nd week end in Byron
here’s some photos
That’s the main beach of byron,the one in which all the people come to sunbathe,to do some surf,to lay on the greengrass playing a guitar or simply to relax!
Even if it’s still spring is often really hot,and in spite of all the sea monster people go anyway in the sea,swimming or surfing
That day we didn’t take so much sun,but last weekend we have come back to byron,walking till lighthouse,and the sun has shined all the time!
If you decide to come to Byron,you are warned!it’s full of hippies,drunks and strange people,but it’s a beautiful place,if you come in australia that’s a must!
That’s the hostel in which we stayed 1 night,it costs 25 $ in a 10 people room,it’s really nice,internet point quite cheap,free dinner from 7 to 8 pm if you take a drink and most of all,a swimming pool you can use anytime!
Our room!In which room there’s a bathroom with shower and a door that leads to another little room,for two people only,but you pay much more for that..
Here it is,the hostel swimming pool!
That night was sourrounded by backpackers drinking beer,and there was “jaws” (lo squalo) screened,just to prepare to sunday beach time…
Los Angeles
I preferred much more Miami than los angeles!
Here the temperatures were low, the water was frozen,
and the last day three metro stops from us a
boy killed a guy of the same age hitting him a skateboard in the face!
West Coast Rules.
the water was ice cubes!perhaps people had become accustomed, perhaps the desire to surf was too much
Hollywood ready to be loaded!Stay Tuned!
Miami
\”Flying in a Blue Dream by Joe Satriani\”
I love to travel by air, the view extends to excess and you see breathtaking landscapes
view from above the clouds are so beautiful, in every trip I think about those few minutes the parachute
what a wonderful feeling it was
Miami is amazing
crystal clear water, beaches, girls on skates, the peace of the people,the night life,
the climate warm all year round, the homeless on the streets who complete the atmosphere …
if it were not for the insurance health would be a beautiful place to live
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