| M/D | ST | Place to go | What I enjoyed | Accommodation | Comments | ||
| 3/ 2 | NSW | Sydney | Arrive from Bangkok. Look for an accommodation in Kings Cross | A moldy B.P.(forgot its name) |
It is really beautiful. Especially because just after visiting Bangkok..... | ||
| 3/ 3 | NSW | Sydney | Walking inside City, Hyde Park, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Aquarium | Evas B.P. | It is amazing even China town is clean. | ||
| 3/ 4 | NSW | Sydney | Taronga Zoo | Evas B.P. | Kebab at Circular Quay was very good | ||
| 3/ 5 | NSW | Sydney | Blue Mountains day tour | Evas B.P. | a reasonable homemade tour | ||
| 3/ 6 | TAS | Hobart | Arrive in Hobart by Qantas. | Adelphi Court YHA | Many airport buses in Australia drive us to accommodations we have booked. Very convenient for tourist. | ||
| 3/ 7 | TAS | Hobart | Sightseeing in Hobart in the morning, Port Arthur in the afternoon | Adelphi Court YHA | Rent a car for the next one week with some friends | ||
| 3/ 8 | TAS | Mt.Field Nat. park | Climb Mt.Eliza in the Nat. Park | Mt.Field Nat.Park YHA | Takes 6 hours to return. very hard, but worth climbing | ||
| 3/ 9 | TAS | Lake St. Clair Nat. Park | Russell Falls, Junee Cave etc.(Mt.Field Nat. Park) | Lake St.Clair Visitor Centre | Some possums came close to us when eating corns in the midnight | ||
| 3/10 | TAS | Coles Bay | Cruising and walking at St.Clair Nat. Park, a famous bakery in Ross | Iluka Backpackers YHA | Fascinated by the rain forest at Lake St. Clair and the sunset at Coles Bay | ||
| 3/11 | TAS | St.Helens | Freicinet Nat. Park (Wineglass Bay etc.) Bicheno, drive to Georges Bay | St.Helens YHA | I smell animals in the woods in St.Helens | ||
| 3/12 | TAS | Launceston | Lavender Farm with no flowers, Cataract Gorge | Large and clean B.P. | Come across a hedge-mole on a country road | ||
| 3/13 | VIC | Melbourne | Stroll along the street, watch a Moonba Parade | The Nunnery B.P. | Moonba festival and Backpackers' EXPO were held at the same time. Very busy | ||
| 3/14 | VIC | Melbourne | Go to Backpackers' EXPO, St.Patrick church, watch a cricket game | The Nunnery B.P. | I find out we must enjoy cricket patiently | ||
| 3/15 | VIC | Port Fairy | 2-day-tour through Great Ocean road (The 12 Apostles, London Bridge etc.) | Port Fairy YHA | See a wild koara sticking to a wire fence of a house | ||
| 3/16 | SA | Adelaide | To Adelaide city through Grampians | Adelaide City B.P. | See an advertisement that says "Next McDonald 200km ahead" | ||
| 3/17 | SA | Adelaide | Town walking, go to Irish St. Patrick Day's festival | Adelaide City B.P | Very good B.P.(friendly and free breakfast) | ||
| 3/18 | SA | Adelaide | South Australia Museum, and Art Gallery of S.A. | Adelaide City B.P | It was raining all day. | ||
| 3/19 | SA | Adelaide | Head for Alice Springs by bus | On the bus | In the bus for 20 hours but didn't feel so hard. | ||
| 3/20 | NT | Alice Springs | Arrive in the afternoon. Walk inside the town | Ossie's Homestead B.P. | Terribly hot and terribly many flies | ||
| 3/21 | NT | Alice Springs | Alice Springs Desert Park | Ossie's Homestead B.P. | Hot......... | ||
| 3/22 | NT | Uluru Nat. Park | 3-day outback tour for Uluru (Camel farm, climb Ayers Rock ) | Bush camp | Excellent members and excellent guide . | ||
| 3/23 | NT | Uluru Nat. Park | Mt. Olga, the Valley of Wind | Bush camp | Sleep deeply under the stars | ||
| 3/24 | NT | Kings Canyon | Walking and swimming at Kings Canyon | On the bus | Crossing the river and going on the muddy road with the TOYOTA 4WD. | ||
| 3/25 | NT | Darwin | Arrive at Darwin after the 21-hour drive on the bus | Elka's B.P. | Moving from Alice Springs, we had to be patient with humidity and mosquitoes instead of hotness and flies. | ||
| 3/26 | NT | Darwin | Day tour for Richfield Nat. Park (Wangi Fall, swimming in three water falls) | Elka's B.P | Very sorry that We couldn't swim in Wangi Fall because of too much water | ||
| 3/27 | NT | Near Kakadu Nat. Park | 3day tour for Kakadu Nat. Park (Darwin Crocodile Farm, Adelaide River Cruise） | A big tent of N.T.A.T. | Some leeches broke into my sleeping bag late at night. | ||
| 3/28 | NT | Kakadu Nat. Park | Mamukala Bird Sanctuary, Some waterfalls, walking | A big tent of N.T.A.T. | Sleep hearing dingos howling | ||
| 3/29 | NT | Kakadu Nat. Park | Nourlangie Rock, bush walking, swimming | Elka's B.P. | See a freshwater crocodile crossing the road ahead of our car | ||
| 3/30 | NT | Darwin | Walk inside the town, rest at the pool in Elka's | Elka's B.P. | ｵｰｽﾄﾗﾘｱは、北へ行くほど、気前良く、陽気になってくる | ||
| 3/31 | QLD | Cairns | Walk inside the town, Relax at the pool in Caravella 77 | Caravella 77 B.P. | Free breakfast and even free dinner in this B.P. ($15/night) | ||
| 4/1 | QLD | Cairns | Day cruise for Great Barrier Reef, scuba diving, snorkeling | Caravella 77 B.P. | G.B.R was not very clear than I had expected. | ||
| 4/2 | QLD | Cairns | Rafting tour for Tully River, Watch the movie | Caravella 77 B.P. | Sing "Sukiyaki Song" and "Japan National Anthem" on the raft. Feeling good. | ||
| 4/3 | QLD | Cairns | 2-day tour for Great Barrier Reef (scuba diving, snorkeling) | on the cruiser | A romantic cruise with the sail Night diving was also full of thrills and fun. | ||
| 4/4 | QLD | Cairns | 2-day tour for Great Barrier Reef (scuba diving, snorkeling) | Caravella 77 B.P. | I don't know Why European backpackers are so active at every night. | ||
| 4/5 | QLD | Cairns | Bungy jumping + skydiving tour | Caravella 77 B.P. | Exciting ! | ||
| 4/6 | QLD | Cairns | Horse riding tour | Reef Oceanic Village Resort | The trot was difficult. | ||
| 4/7 | QLD | Airlie Beach | Whitsunday Islands, White Heaven Beach day tour | Reef Oceanic Village Resort | It was good. That's all. | ||
| 4/8 | QLD | Airlie Beach | Hayman Island day tour (scuba diving) | Reef Oceanic Village Resort | This reef has various corals. I enjoyed it very much. | ||
| 4/9 | QLD | Airlie Beach | Wild World wildlife park | on the bus | You can enjoy many kinds of animal show in this park. | ||
| 4/10 | QLD | Brisbane | Go back to Thailand (Brisbane - Sydney - Melbourne - Bangkok) |
On the plane | I had to wait at 3 airports for hours because of a flight cancel. exhausted. |
Note
STATE
NSW=NEW SOUTH WALES, TAS=TASMANIA, VIC=VICTORIA, SA=SOUTH AUSTRALIA, NT=NORTHERN TERRITORY,
QLD = QUEEN'S LAND
ACCOMMODATION
B.P. = backpacker's hostel, YHA = youth hostel
Coloured days on the list = Tour