http://www.zachstravels.com The Adventurous Travels of Zach "the Zoracle" Turner Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:32:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know it's been a few days since I've posted, but just haven't had time.  In Melbourne, we rented a car to drive around south.  On the first day, we went southeast to Phillip Island to see the penguins.  We stopped off at a Koala reserve too and saw the ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/948 -19.1510372 146.8642273 We took a wine tour today to four wineries and I was amazed at how much wine they give you.  In the States, you get a predetermined amount of wine, but at these places, we could take as many tastings as we wanted of all different kinds of wine.  It ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/945 -37.8139954 144.9633179 Went down to the beach today.  St. Kilda is a southern part of Melbourne and a very trendy place to live.  There's all sorts of shops, bars, and cafes.  We went to a place called Vineyard which had a really good feel.  This is me playing around with the panoramic ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/942 -37.8139954 144.9633179 Walked all over Melbourne yesterday.  It's much colder here, but it warmed up a bit in the day.  Went to the Shrine of Remembrance which is a huge structure inspired by an Egyptian tomb and memorializes all those Australians who lost their lives in World War I and II.  It's ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/937 -37.8142509 144.9631653 Thurs, we just chilled and Phil showed us some more on the drums.  I was getting pretty I good I think, and then he switched to a alternating beat, two different beats with each hand and I was lost.  Still fun though. Last night, we went out to World Bar with ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/935 -33.8671379 151.2071075 Quick Summary: yesterday went to Manly beach and laid out for a bit.  Snuck into an aqaurium.  I went to the Opera House and had the tour which was amazing.  Their organ has 10,100 pipes and all the concert halls together can seat 5000 people.  returned to Phil's and had dinner ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/932 -33.8671379 151.2071075 I arrived at 6:30am in Sydney International and was supposed to go through customs, get my bag and meet Agnieszka at the domestic terminal baggage claim.  Everything in Australia is much more expensive then I thought.  In fact, to get from the international terminal to the domestic terminal, the airport ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/929 -33.8671379 151.2071075 I've been to New Zealand and many parts of South East Asia, but never been to Australia.  And yet everytime I tell someone I'm headed to Australia, they're like, "Again?  How many times you been down there?" To set the record straight, I've never set foot on the isle of convicts, ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/926 37.7751961 -122.4192047 This is a complaint post.  I'm in San Francisco working night shifts at the hospital, 8pm to 4am.  So obviously, I'm going to get hungry at an odd time of midnight or so.  I was told I could order from Extreme Pizza to get it delivered to the hospital.  So ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/914 37.7751961 -122.4192047 I just learned that there was meant to be made a movie of the novel Shantaram which I am reading and Johnny Depp has been cast as the main character, Lin.  It's been trying to be shot since 2007, but because of the writer's strike, was put on hold and ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/923 37.7751961 -122.4192047