Day 1 - Sydney Canberra Thredbo Alpine Village - Thredbo Village, Australia
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Day 1 - Sydney Canberra Thredbo Alpine Village
A Trekking Timmy G
Ok, the start of a great new adventure. Although i've been on one of these things before i didn't really know what to expect but was pretty open minded and excited to what i would get out of it, what troubles would inevitably lie ahead and more importantly what kind of people i would consider my new family for the next 3 to 4 - weeks.
After a ridiculously early start we stopped after a couple of hours for breakfast in a village somewhere. I was bloody well hungry so had a substantial bacon, egg, toast n trimmings with fresh orange thinking quite naively this would be what i would be eating most days. Time for introductions with the gang.
What's your name?
Where are you from?
Where have you been?
How long have you been in Australia? and
Where are you going next?
The standard questions you ask everyone you meet - i think you should have like big wipe-clean name badges with it all written on to save time, maybe not entering the spirit of things but would deffo save time.
Ok, so the crew consisted of an Italian couple Thomas and Dania whom i would spend the entire trip with, a French girl called Isabelle who was surprisingly the chattiest, and an English girl Lucy who was lovely and reminded me of Cameron Diaz in 'There's something about Mary', the younger one who went to the prom with Ben Stiller. She was from Devizes, which is actually the only place i've ever heard of in Wiltshire which was handy. There were two other girls who went to a different cafe for breaky, Emma and Sarah who were from Southampton and Manchester-ish but were friends from Aston University - we all looked very sleepy but trying to remain upbeat when introductions came around. So, to my delight, a small amount of people with some very attractive English girls!
The bus driver/ tour guide was the epitome of how i remember the typical Australian bloke, course and dry sense of humor and either has a very rehearsed tour spiel or more probable, was very quick witted and seem to have a funny phrase for most things we saw or situations we encountered. Apparently all drivers had a 'tour guide name' based on what happened to them on the training course, this guy was called 'Bogan' which i was told by the other Brits who had clearly been in Oz longer than me is like a cross between a chav and a gypsy - talk of mullets, checked shirts and ripped jeans were mentioned to describe them - **** i had 2 out of the 3! We never found out why he was labelled 'Bogan' though.
He built up the first attraction in typical dry format saying 'over the hill would be something that would improve and enhance our lives forever and that we could happily die after we saw it', a monument of a town called Goulburn where some German guy decided to hand carve a big massive Merino Sheep. 'The Big Merino' is a 15 metre tall concrete Merino sheep (a type of sheep that is drought tolerant). Nicknamed Rambo by locals, the Big Merino contains a gift shop on the ground floor and a wool display on the second floor and is representative of Goulburns main industry.
Capital City Canberra... nothing to write a blog about.
First major attraction was a visit to Australia's capital, Canberra. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall. The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation's capital in 1908 as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two largest cities. It is unusual among Australian and most other cities, being an entirely purpose-built, planned city. Following an international contest for the city's design, a design by the Chicago architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin was selected and construction commenced in 1913. The city's design was heavily influenced by the garden city movement and incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation that have earned Canberra the title bush capital. The main parliament building was for some reason planned to be a temporary building at the bottom of the hill that the new building now sits on until 1936 when this one was finally built.
We learned about some of the previous prime ministers. The one that stands out as a favourite with the Australian public for obvious reasons was Bob Hawke who in 1955 set a new beer drinking world record to down 2.5 pints of lager in 11 seconds ( ...
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A big Merino Sheep, Goulburn, NSW
Parliament House
Thredbo Alpine Village, Snowy Mountains. New South Wales Australia
Thredbo Alpine Village, Snowy Mountains NSW Australia
Thredbo Alpine Village in the Snowy Mountains region NSW Australia, part of the great Kosciuszko Alpine Way experience.
Thredbo Alpine Village
Thredbo Alpine Village
Thredbo, Australia's Best Ski Resort
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A Guide to Thredbo...Australia's Best Ski Resort
Thredbo is Australia’s best ski resort and boasts a huge amount of snow terrain for all abilities and ages, a range of amazing lessons and programs to help you get your snow feet, tons of events and activities to enjoy, and a beautiful vibrant village right at the base of the mountain with a range accommodation, restaurants, bars, cafes and retail shops to entertain you when your off the mountain.
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Thredbo Village - 24th June 2013
Thredbo Snow Resort has become covered in snow, here's some footage from earlier this morning.
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Thredbo Alpine Walks & Hikes
Experience the natural beauty of Australia’s highest mountains in summer as you walk and hike some incredible alpine trails. Enjoy a guided walk with one of our experienced guides or pick up a trail map and walk at your own pace, whether it’s a family friendly hike to the top of Mt. Kosciuszko or an advanced day hike across the Australian Main Range. With tons of glacial lakes, unique flora and fauna and mountains as far as the eye can see, it’s a must do whilst visiting Thredbo throughout summer.
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Thredbo Alpine village by FourkDesign (Snowy Mountains Fun moments)
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Thredbo | Winter Ski & Snowboard | Summer Biking & Hiking
Thredbo ski resort in the Snowy Mountains is Australia's premier year round resort, offering the best in accommodations and packages for a great price
Thredbo Resort Summer
Summer in Thredbo has never been better! Escape the crowds and enjoy a range of activities from hiking to the top of Kozzie to biking Australia's longest trails.
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Thredbo ‘booming’ as Australia’s premier alpine destination
Paul Murray Live makes the next Our Town tour stop in Thredbo, a village that’s become Australia’s premier alpine destination with the country’s longest runs.
Day 2 - Thredbo Alpine Village Lakes Entrance - Lakes Entrance, Australia (lakes entrance nsw)
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Day 2 - Thredbo Alpine Village Lakes Entrance
So we rocked up at Jindabyne after a cold cooked breakfast in the 'school canteen' - still not sure whether it was a hostel we stayed in or just a place where all the kool kats go whilst snowboarding on holiday from college/ Uni but it was surreal to start seeing people with warm clothes on, ski-hats and the snowboarding culture fashions that come with it.
Theresnowboardem here!
Smiggins holes was where the lower slopes were, so we trapsed over in villiage-idiot skiwear and board under our arms. The free 2 hour lesson wasn't due to start for another hour so Isabelle and I had a go on the very small practice area whilst Emma and Sarah tried skiing out. I really hadn't a clue, there was a small belt thing taking you up to the top of this very very shallow slope which i think i even fell off because i didn't get the concept of taking one foot out of the bindings to 'skate' on the other. All of my photos by the way were taken here by Lucy - she wasn't taking part so hung around the canteen area which was a distance away from the main slopes. I was mainly falling over a lot because i was trying to go down the slope side on, right foot forward which means you're completely unbalanced and going far too fast - i was just copying the stance of the guy in my snowboarding game on the iphone as this is the only slim knowledge i had! I was though, trying my damnedest as everyone was watching - its a great way to learn as i've experienced with learning most sports i've taken part in in my life; by way of avoiding embarrassment!
The lessons started, after mastering how to 'skate' on one foot we attempted the 'falling leaf' down what seemed a very steep hill. Fairly self explanatory, you stand up with both feet level with each other on the board, virtually at right angle to the direction (down) you're facing. The raise of an arm in either direction then twists your body around and starts to turn the board too and you float down the hill like a falling leaf from side to side in a steady motion... if you can actually stand up in the first place. It was the most frustrating thing ever, i couldn't stand up and balance to even get going and kept holding on to the instructor whilst everyone else seemed to be ok. After several attempts and pretty much falling on my **** every 10 seconds for about 20 mins i kind of got it and we moved up to a real slope.
The chair thing was actually easier than it sounded. One girl, whose first time it was also, who had a completely new outfit decorated in pretty fury pink and head to toe in brand names tried once on the chair lift, didn't like it or fell or something so actually decided to walk up the slope for the next 2 hours everytime she go to the bottom! The slope was about 80 metres up/ down so needed a lot more concentration than before.
After about 20 mins, something magical happened. There comes a point in time in most sports you try, similar to wakeboarding where everything just clicks into place and you 'get it' completely. I could balance first time and stand up for the complete journey of the 80 meters. I could drift down from side to side gracefully onto each foot facing each direction. I could change the speed when i wanted to by moving the board round more to the frontal position (i'm sure there's a better more official but cool snowboarding-type-of name that could be used there but i don't know it - for now i'll call it the 'snowboardy man from the iphone game position' as a catchy description). The instructor, who 20 mins ago i thought was a completely incompetent gob-*****-can't-be-*****-to-teach-begin ners-laid-back-arrogant-australian dude now taught me to stand up with a straight back instead of crouching down like a kind of orang-utan with flailing arms waiting to fall over - so now i looked like i knew what i was doing too. I could also do the 'falling leaf' backwards on my toes (as opposed to on my heels) switch it to go on my heels changing direction, speed and poise and finishing at the bottom confidently and sharply spraying everyone in snow for the shear hell of it! what a cock! Sod it, i was well enjoying it - i learned more in 2 hours snowboarding today than i ever did in over 6 years worth of wakeboarding. Maybe the difference was the useless instructor, i dunno, but i had a bloody good time anyway. [sigh] Another frigging hobby to get into, buy all the magazines, desire the lifestyle and buy all the proper kit for and then never use!
Mount Kosciuszko ...
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Thredbo Resort | A Guide for First Timers...
Thredbo's the perfect place for first timers offering a dedicated beginners area, amazing lessons and programs to help you find your snow feet, tonnes of events, parties and activities to enjoy plus a beautiful vibrant village right at the base of the mountain with accommodation, restaurants, bars, cafes and retail shops.
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Thredbo Resort | Australia's Best Ski Resort
Thredbo is Australia’s best ski resort and premier year round destination. Open 365 days a year it’s home to the countries longest ski runs, best mountain bike and hiking trails and a beautiful alpine village situated in a picturesque valley in the heart of the famous Kosciuszko National Park.
Thredbo Resort
Check out why Thredbo is Australia's Premier Alpine resort. Terrain to suit all, the atmosphere of Thredbo Village, a team of professionals in retail, snow sports and more.
Thredbo Alpine Hikes
Explore the magic of the Snowy Mountains in Thredbo with some incredible alpine hikes.
With Thredbo’s Kosciuszko Express chairlift you can enjoy the most incredible view and also take the hike out to the top of Mount Kosciuszko where you’ll stand on the top of Australia.
Mt Kosciuszko is Australia’s highest mountain at 2,228 metres above sea level and it’s just 6 km from the top of Thredbo.
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Thredbo at its best!
Incredible conditions for the end of June here in Thredbo. More snow on the forecast... What are you waiting for? #ilikeit
Australian Outdoor's Thredbo Summer Adventure.
Our friends at Australian Geographic explore some of the biking and hiking highlights of Thredbo Resort. Come and experience it for yourself and start your summer adventure at Thredbo. Explore at thredbo.com.au
More Thredbo to Charlotte Pass chairlift - Vintage Australian Alpine Films
More footage of the Thredbo to Charlotte Pass chairlift. (Rare footage, It was only in operation for 1 or 2 years from 1963)
The opening shots are very quick again & from a loading station.