Aussie of the week

Keith Urban

Top Three Favorite Songs 

"Romeo's Tune"

"Somebody Like You"

"Where the Blacktop Ends"

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Footy!

Similar to this American Sport:

[Go Blue!]

Except...

[in the words of Kate]

"We do not wear helmets, and protective gear

like a bunch of pussies"

I don't think any sport in Australia

except maybe hockey, takes the safety measurements

American Sports due.

Tough Bastards.

Australian Football is a little different than American Football.

[ow, ow]

I think an AFL match is something we should

DEFINITELY add to our Down Under List.

Aussie of the week

RYAN KWANTEN

Famous for:

"I never thought I was smart enough to get depressed." Jason Stackhouse

word of the day

A over T: to fall over

(arse over tits)

Chelsea will be 'A' over 'T' after downing a few in Jamaica!

Word of the day

Bastard : term of endearment 

I love that Bastard!

Aussie of the week

OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN

Word of the Day

arvo: afternoon

I will be at the pool this arvo! 

Do You come from a Land Down Under?

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Surf's Up

[Gold Coast: Surfer's Paradise District]

 [Gold Coast]

[Ultimate Surfer Dude]

Best Place to Surf: Gold Coast

Gold Coast to		Distance in Kms		Driving Time
Sydney		947		11 hr and 25 minutes
Canberra		1251		15 hrs
Melbourne		1840		22 hrs and 10 minutes
Brisbane		80		1 hr

We could make a road trip out of it for a few days...

Wikipedia Says: 

The Great Ocean Road is a 243-kilometre (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I. It is an important tourist attraction in the region, which winds through varying terrain alongside the coast, and provides access to several prominent landmarks; including the nationally significant Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations.

Word of the Day

Duds: Trousers

Chelsea knows how to pick out some sick duds.

Aussies got crabs...

#57 March With A Million Crabs at Christmas Island

(Source) 

One day when the boss gets hungry... guess who's gonna be on the plate?

Word of the day

bickies: money, bucks

 Jenn is going to win 500 bickies on the roulette wheel.

Other words for money: 

• trey - three pence
• zack - sixpence
• deener, deenah or bob - schilling
• two bob - two shilling or a florin, and
• quid - pound.

SOURCE

That's my jam

A little tune to kick off the weekend...

51-100 Australian Bucket List

51-100 Things to do in Australia before you die

051 Visit Australia’s Bay of Fires 052 Walk the line at Kings Canyon 053 Ride the world’s steepest railway 054 Walk Our Greatest Bushwalk, the Overland Track 055 Grab a seat at the Aussie Open 056 See the Outback sculptures at sunset 057 March with 100 million red crabs 058 Wipe out or win through at Bells Beach 059 Cook a barbie on the beach 060 Retrace the path of our tragic Great Race 061 Trek the Larapinta 062 Go on an Aussie safari 063 Grab a feed Australia's Gourmet Island 064 Take a refreshing sip from a Wineglass 065 Immerse yourself in European life in the Barossa 066 Catch a barra at Lake Awoonga 067 Make a stand at the Eureka Stockade 068 Fire yourself up in sugar cane country 069 Get festive in Tamworth country 070 Fall under the spell of Florence Falls 071 Sun yourself with seals 072 Perouse Botany Bay 073 Ride round Rotto 074 Let your spirit soar into Seven Spirit Bay 075 Feel like fish bait and swim with sharks 076 Savour a Sauv Blanc with Margaret 077 Have lunch with a croc 078 Retrace the steps of old tin head Ned Kelly 079 Watch the natives surf at Pebbly Beach 080 Wind your way through the Atherton Tablelands 081 Pad up with Bradman in Bowral 082 Take a long reach to the Outback in Longreach 083 Munch a monster crayfish on Thursday 084 Dance with the Tasmanian Devil 085 See the wildlife on Bondi Beach 086 Conquer the French Line across the simpson 087 Follow the Yarra Valley Grape Trail 088 Take in the Footy Grand Final on Bathurst Island 089 Ooze along Undara's lava tube 090 Be a houseboat captain on the Hawkesbury 091 Relive Sydney’s Olympic history 092 Hang out at Old Melbourne Gaol 093 Drive the Savannah Way 094 Down an oyster at Constitution Dock 095 Explore our maritime history at Fremantle 096 Pinch yourself at the Pinnacles 097 Get out of the wind at Mawson’s Huts 098 Go uderground at Mount Isa 099 Be Manly on the Beach 100 Shop till you drop in Melbourne

1-50: Aussie Bucket List

1-50 things to in Australia Before you Die
001 Overload your senses in Kakadu 002 Dive into the Great Barrier Reef 003 Find Freedom on the Big Lap Around Australia 004 Visit the remarkable pebble Uluru 005 Climb the coathanger Bridgeclimb 006 Cruise the rugged Kimberley Coast 007 Swim with Whale Sharks at Ningaloo Reef 008 Explore Sydney Harbour 009 Chase a pure dingo down Fraser's 75 mile beach 010 Wind yourself up along the Great Ocean Road 011 Visit the world’s oldest living museum 012 Bareboat around the Whitsundays 013 Time’s nearly up at the Top Cape York 014 Go Walkabout with the First Nation 015 Take in an Opera at the Sydney Opera House 016 Visit Melbourne's sporting colosseum 017 Go bush for a week 018 Spy a platypus in the wild 019 Conquer the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley 020 Peak at Cradle Mountain 021 Ride with the man from Snowy River 022 Stay at a truly great Aussie Pub 023 Swim with Dolphins 024 Be the last to see the sun set over the Ocean 025 Have a whale of a time whale whatching 026 Paddle the mighty Murray River 027 Meander the Katherine Gorge 028 Visit the world’s oldest art, Aboriginal Art 029 Explore the spectacular Flinder Rangers 030 Rediscover the ancient secrets of the Mungo Man 031 Keep your eyes peeled for a bend in the Nullarbor 032 Do some time at Port Arthur 033 Venture into unique Arnhem Land 034 Shed an ANZAC tear at dawn 035 Catch the sun’s first rays in Australia on Byron 036 Take a rest on Lord Howe Island 037 Parade of the little penguins 038 Noodle for opals at Coober Pedy 039 Have a flutter on the Melbourne Cup at Flemington 040 Explore our capital Canberra 041 Take a Cable Beach camel ride in Broome 042 Experience the world's only waterless regatta 043 Line the streets for Sydney's Mardi Gras 044 Bound over to Kangaroo Island 045 Play around with the Devils Marbles 046 Exlpore the wild Macquarie Harbour 047 Sink a few and have a flutter at Birdsville 048 All aboard for our greatest Train Journey 049 Get a raw hide on a great Australian cattle muster 050 Visit the Green Room Surfing a great aussie beach

Aussie Animals

 Penguins, Kangaroos and Koalas

Hug a Koala.

Befriend a Kangaroo.

Pat a platypus.

Experience an EMU.

Kick it with a Wombat. 

Adopt a penguin.

O..M..G! 

Pet a (baby) dingo. 

Swim with a sea turtle.

Spot a kookaburra.

 Swim with the fishes

 (R.I.P)

Ride a camel on the beach.

word of the day

narnie : banana

Chelsea loves to chow down on narnies. 

From a fellow blogger

I love this chick's travel blog - these posts in particular relate to Australia, but there might be more...

Shrimp on the Barbie
Taking a Plunge in the Great Barrier Reef
What Not to Care

I'm off to enjoy a narnie to finish off my lunch ;) (That's my newest Aussie word - for banana)

-Chels

The Penguine Parade

The Penguin Parade @ Phillip Island Nature Park

Australian of the Week

R.I.P. 

Heath Ledger 

April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008