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曼谷取代佛羅倫斯　奪下今年最佳旅遊城市

 

繼上次柬埔寨回來以後 吳哥航空今年停飛...加上Angkor Wat 最上層封閉整修...

 

這次又跑到全球最佳旅遊城市亂逛了五天 ~

 

看來義大利的佛羅倫斯就不用去了 喔耶 XD

 

出國就是跟著這一團就對了!!

 

自從在澳洲的 Rainbow beach 冰冷的海水玩過之後

(冰冷的原因是因為又是個快下雨的陰天...)

就再也沒有站上衝浪板了...

 

終於!!

雖然是一直被浪沖

而且一整個就是穿錯褲子...

不是我不認真學啊...是難言之隱的痛啊 XD

 

anyway!!臺灣的海灘也是不賴的啦

2008的夏天提前開始啦 !!

 

感謝肚臍 ~ 澳洲一切順利啦 ~~

 

 十一月 太魯閣國際馬拉松 21 km

 

 標題是桂綸鎂下的...XD

 

 輕鬆的觀光行程 改天排 .........

請參見以下網頁

 

不錯看...假背包客也要去弄一個來 ...

雖然現在才十一月底

雖然嘴裡頭還一直嚷嚷著說 " ㄟ 我可是還有十天假的哩 "

不過已經心滿意足了 :D

 

年中的吳哥 年底的玉山

兩個說了好幾年的行程都奇妙的擠在今年解決了

雖然排擠掉東南亞的潛水行程

不過原本要花在潛水裝備的錢也都拿去買登山裝備了 XD

 

明年嘛

過兩個禮拜再開始列計劃好了 : p

 

 

 

 

年底到了趕旅遊進度

雖然年初沒有列出來

 

不過那天仔細算了一下

玉山正準備出發

那個帛琉潛水今年應該是沒希望了 XD

 

總之十二月都快到了 

還差一趟國外行程...

嘿嘿嘿...十天特休該派上用場了 呼呼~

 

 

( 哪有人整天只想衝出去玩的啦........... )

 

 

 

到底從什麼時候開始雨一直跟著我!?

2006年...

從Uluru一年只下三天的閃電大雷雨

到Cairns的陰雨連連

Grear Barrier Reef的雨中潛水

Fraser Island也沒逃過漏水的帳棚...

就連在進Brisbane前跟吉兒姐通電話

"那邊沒下雨吧"

"是啊 大晴天的哩"

"那...快下了...因為我看到烏雲跟著巴士一路開往那邊去了..."

 

就這樣一路玩下來...紓解了當時東澳的乾旱...

 

2007年...

SiemReap的午後雷陣雨

(好吧...人家都說是雨季了...)

 

啊你馬幫幫忙..我已經回台灣了ㄟ!!

只是想去爬個山而已...

好吧...

那個下小雨就算了...

莫名奇妙的颱風千萬不要來....

 

其實我才是水怪吧..........

 

p.s. 請不要因為這麼坦白的文章

      打消找我或跟我出團的念頭...謝謝~

Virgin Travel Insurance’s

Overseas

1. The Treasury at Petra, Jordan

The feeling of coming face to face with The Treasury – a 45-metre high by 25-metre wide temple hewn out of the limestone – after winding along the 1200-metre corridor is so fantastic that you almost believe you have come across a hidden city that no one has yet discovered.

2. The Grand Canal, Venice, Italy

Just as Canaletto painted it. Gondolas ply their way along the main artery of Europe’s most fascinating city, flanked by magnificent restored palazzos. Smaller canals and a fascinating maze of narrow alleyways lead off on both sides.

3. The Masai Mara, Kenya

Nothing prepares you for the sounds and scents of the African bush and nowhere on earth is nature so prolific. The Big Five of lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino hug the limelight. But it is the supporting cast of giraffe, zebra, hippo, wildebeest and cheetah that help make any safari a success. A hot-air-balloon ride is one of the best ways to see the area – it’s environmentally friendly and gives a completely different perspective of the animals. Sunrise and sunset over the Mara is not to be missed.

4. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia

Climbing 134m to the top girder of Sydney Harbour Bridge provides a bird’s-eye view of the city. The feeling of achievement is as strong as the breeze whipping through your protective suit. Anyone can do it, but stepping out onto the first horizontal span induces a feeling of vertigo. However, an ingenious running karabiner allows you to be permanently hooked by a wire to a safety rail throughout the climb. Once you are out over the water all feelings of fear are left behind as the map of Sydney unfolds beneath you.

5. Taroko Gorge, Taiwan

Mornings start early at Taroko Gorge if you are to walk any of the trails before it becomes too hot and humid. The 2km-long Paiyang trail includes clambering through tunnels and a cave, which goes under and behind a waterfall, where it ‘rains’ inside. Bats squeal and reel above as you teeter along the narrow ledge trying not to fall into the deep water. Taroko Gorge was the backdrop for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and JK Rowling would love it here.

6. Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia

One of the unsung wonders of the Red Centre, a giddy rock formation as great as Ayers Rock (now renamed Uluru), but one that has so far escaped commercial exploitation. Kings Canyon at sunset provides an optical feast. Take the Rim Walk – the views from the top are dizzy-making, the plant life abundant, and the rock colours of fiery red, ochre, burnt umber and charcoal are spectacular.

7. Cappadoccia caves, Turkey
This is one of the world’s most ancient inhabited areas, with a bizarrely beautiful landscape that stretches back 60 million years. Fierce volcanic activity, coupled with river and wind erosion, left a bizarre legacy of unusual rock formations in the Göreme region – known as ‘fairy chimneys’. Cave houses were carved out of the volcanic rock during the 19th century and today there are beautifully preserved and available for visitors to stay the night.

8. Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia

It is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world at 3812m above sea level and is located in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The lake is so big – it measures 190km by 80km, with an average depth of 107m – that it can be seen from space. Some 27 rivers empty into the lake, and it has 41 islands.

9. Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia

Cable Beach is one of the finest beaches in the world; a sweeping 22km of perfect white sand fringed by the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Broome itself was at the centre of the ‘Pearl Rush’ of the 1880s, when the discovery of mother-of-pearl brought brief fortune to the town.

10. Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

This is the greatest of all achievements of the Victorian railway pioneers, a rack-and-pinion mountain railway that takes you from Kleine Scheidegg, above the ski resorts of Wengen and Grindelwald, to the highest station in Europe at 3454m. The underground route passes behind the North Face of the Eiger. A window cut into the rock has been famously used by mountain guides to rescue injured climbers. 
 

 

湊滿三個了 哈哈~

天氣那麼好 怎麼能不出去玩!?

 

於是 我跑去看鐵軌了... 

 

人都回來那麼久了

明信片還沒收到的話...

那應該真的消失在時空的隙縫中了吧:p

雖然我統計了半天 但是老實說我寄了幾張我還是不太清楚><

總之當我潛完水 病厭厭的癱在Cairns的破舊小旅館裡頭

發現返鄉的時間似乎也快到了

窮困的觀光客實在不知道要帶什麼特別的禮物給大家

所以就只能多寫幾張明信片給大家

但是...便宜的明信片實在太醜了

好看的明信片又太有紀念價值 一點都不想寄給你們:p  (哈哈哈)

anyway這批是第一批貨 是在Cairns的旅館熬夜趕工的

其實越看是越粗糙:p

對不起收到這幾張的人啦  哈哈~

至於其他後來在回來前幾天才趕工完成的當然稍有改進 !?

不過重點是檔案消失在我壞掉的硬碟裡頭了-.-

所以要請各位好心人士把收到的明信片掃描一下

然後再寄個檔案給我:p (好淒涼...)

什麼!?再重做?

沒有聽過偉大的作品是沒有辦法再重做一次的嗎!!

p.s.那個收到的明信片上面有一層膜 其實那是透明書套...

      請把它輕輕的撕掉 就不會有那些霧霧的東西了:D

這又是一個不在行程中的行程...

(煩死了...要說幾遍...)

不過還是一定要說一下為什麼去這個講出來沒有人聽過的地方..

 

因為

 

 

其實本來打定主意就是要去Cairns ~

但是便宜的 Virgin Blue* 從烏嚕嚕回來以後

一路從AUD 129 漲到 179...

這也怨不得人　誰叫我打不定主意什麼時候去-.-

我也知道越早訂越便宜...

結果心灰意冷亂點亂點 Jetstar** 的網頁之下...

就發現了距離Cairns南邊很近的Townsville

(大概五百公里左右　真的很近!!!相信我!!!)

 一年四季票價都是AUD 119啊~~

總之這讓我可以慢慢的找wwoof host...

直到前兩天確定了  才訂了機票!

 

結論就是 : 一整個很隨興!

 

不過這次的host是個大家庭

一對兄弟夫婦檔外加6~10歲的八個孩子...

重點是還有1500頭的牛 ><

這聽起來就不很輕鬆...

So...wish me luck !!

離開雪梨大本營　短期間應該是不會再上網了

(又是個拖槁的好理由:p)

 

*   Virginblue  http://www.virginblue.com.au/

** Jetstar         http://www.jetstar.com/

兩家都是廉價航空...

V牌的每天中午有超級便宜機票大特賣

人稱Happy Hour

多半是一個月以後的機票在特賣

只要剛好是你要去的地方　那真的很happy!

 

好吧！這也是不在行程中的行程...

要不是去了烏嚕嚕呼喊了雨神~

我想我現在已經無聊到想要回去八仙樂園玩耍之類的...

總之 為了節省經費和等待北方稍微溫暖一點的海水

所以得稍微打發一些日子...

但是又不能每天在廚房做一些奇怪的食物來吃~

 (但是等一下還是要弄個涼拌雞胗...)

 

重點是~澳洲真的是一個很適合流浪的地方...就算你沒有錢~~

 

WWOOF

簡單來講就是用每天四到六小時的工作換取你一天的食宿

雖然還是需要一點點的入會費 (單人AUD55 兩人同行AUD65)

你就會得到一本很多電話和Email的書

然後你就可以很開心的開始打電話找看看有沒有農場需要幫手的...

 

可是對於只會說破英文的我 

很怕打過去只聽的懂hello...然後不斷的pardon =.=

所以就很膽小的寫了幾封Email開始試著找找看...

很幸運的收到了四封回信(大概寫了十幾封)

其中兩封是 I'm afraid we have no place at the moment.

                     Sorry, but we have no room for anyone till later in the year.

(其實看到有回信都很高興...表示信寫的還有人看的懂:p)

另外一個家庭很希望我馬上過去...

不過後來還是等到了在Blue mountain有小花園的Judy家~

 

Blue mountain...剛看完史黛西學妹給我的網頁之後稍微再查了一下

這個傳說很無聊的地方 也在1997年被列入世界遺產 http://0rz.net/aa1Jb

 

總之 offer 收到了 背起背包去報到吧~

(怎麼搞的連到這邊也要找工作...) 

在出發來這邊之前

有一位露露小姐跟我開玩笑說一定要吃袋鼠肉

雖然我搭上飛機後就忘了這回事

但是當在超市看到的時候 心裡頭就冒出OS

" 喔耶! 袋鼠肉ㄟ !! " 

平淡的雪梨生活終於有點好玩的事情了~ 呼呼~

 

付了便宜的兩塊多 拿回家以後才是烹飪教室的開始！

有誰曉得袋鼠肉要烤多久嗎 ?

雅虎知識查的到嗎!? NO!!

問一下GOOGLE大神嗎!? NO!!

貼心的澳洲公司留下了小小的網址 www.macromeats-gourmetgame.com

太專業了啦！！

點進去中間的cooking guide就會找到各種袋鼠肉產品的烹調方法了...

無論如何 剩下的就看照片吧~

 

說實在的還不難吃 沒有什麼特別的怪味道

 

阿 被發現了 ...這是拿來墊檔的...( 逃~~ )

 

Outback    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outback

終於回來了

 

喘口氣先

 

照片還有經過就明天再說啦

 

渡假不趕稿~渡假不趕稿~

 

來個一張烏嚕嚕安撫一下颱風天的各位~

 

祝大家颱風假愉快!

嘿～

聽說最近很熱喔

 

現在用冰冰的手指頭在打字

很奇妙的感覺

 

其實這是一件很矛盾的地方

七月天的海灘上沒有比基尼女郎

腳上踩的沙子是冰的

連喝冰啤酒的意願都沒有

不過也還好...這邊除了室內以外...

看的到太陽的地方都不能喝酒-.-

 

總之 我回去的時候應該還可以抓到夏天的尾巴吧

還是要去海灘放煙火喝啤酒的啦!!

 

 

 

 

 

GOGOGO~~