Australia 1988

AUS-88 - My second visit of Australia and the first by myself of this country Date of travel: Sep 15 - Sep 9, 1988 ITINERARY: On Sep 15 a train from Oceanside to Los Angeles and a shuttle to LAX. From there flight by Qantas via Honolulu on Hawaiian Islands to AUSTRALIA, where (thanks to 180 meridian) on Sep 17. Between Sep 17 and Oct 9 I visited the following places in Australia: Cairns, Queensland (with Kuranda train and a boat ride to Fitzroy and Green Islands), flight to Brisbane, Queensland (EXPO 88 and a trip to Gold Coast with a local travel company), flight via Sydney and Melbourne to Hobart, Tasmania (a trip to Port Arthur), flight to Melbourne, Victoria (sightseeing the city), flight to Perth, Western Australia (a bus trip do Fremantle), flight to Adelaide, South Australia. Then by overnight bus from Adelaide to Alice Springs, Northern Territories (here sightseeing and a trip outside to a group of aborigines). Continuing by bus to a group of mountains called Olga’s and Ayers Rock (which I climbed). Returning by bus south and a stop for a day in Coober Pedy, where opals are mined. In Adelaide, South Australia (a bus trip to Hahndorf and Barossa Valley). Flight to Sydney, New South Wales (sightseeing and a trip to Blue Mountains). On Oct 10 flight from Sydney via Tahiti to LAX. From here by shuttle and train to Oceanside. Travel office: A Czech travel office of Mr. Mach in Los Angeles arranged all my flights to, in and from Australia. I arranged accommodation and the bus tour on the spot. Who took part: I traveled by myself.