Finland
I took the train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. It was nice to be back in a country where most people speak English. In five weeks of travelling around China, Mongolia and Russia and visiting their major cities and tourist sites, I only ever saw one tourist office. In Helsinki there were tourist office staff [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Koalas ‘could face extinction’
Australia’s koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population, according to researchers. They say development, climate change and bushfires have all combined to send the numbers of wild koalas plummeting. The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey showed the population could have dropped [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Back in Australia
I got back to Australia in October. I had a wonderful time travelling in Asia and Eastern Europe. I stayed with my parents on the Gold Coast for a few weeks and then came back to Melbourne. I started work a couple of days ago. I’m working at the government department where I used to [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »St. Petersburg
We took an overnight train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, the city of the Russian czars. St. Petersburg has lots of grand buildings and canals. The Winter Palace is home to the Hermitage, one of the world’s biggest and grandest museums. If you’ve seen the film Russian Ark, it was filmed in the Hermitage. It [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Moscow
From Ekaterinburg we had a 24-hour train ride to Moscow. I loved Moscow. It’s a wonderful city to visit and has one of the most beautiful city centres of any city I’ve been to. Red Square is a great location and is home to St. Basil’s Cathedral, one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve seen. [...]
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