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Diary
entry 20: Missing Yorkshire?
"Something makes me think that I'm becoming a little immune
to being in a foreign land. Or maybe I'm just missing Yorkshire?"
Diary
entry 19: Sand on Fraser Island
"Sand everywhere, in your shoes, in your bag, in the burgers
and even in the gallons of drink you have hauled across."
Diary
entry 18: On the road again
"Well after some sad goodbyes with work mates in Cairns
I set off down the east coast of Australia to experience the most
populated part of Oz."
Diary
entry 17: Leaping into a 23rd birthday
Just
how should you celebrate your 23rd birthday whilst travelling in
Australia? With a skydive of course! After checking her life insurance
policy, Claire looks forward to leaping through that plane door.
Diary
entry 16: A burnt wrist and a swallowed bank card
After
a rogue pot noodle scalded her wrist and an ATM swallowed her card,
Claire desperately hopes that it's not true what they say about
bad things happening in threes...
Diary
entry 15: Tasmania: Whitby and Wales combination
Claire finds Tasmania is like a combination of Whitby and Wales
- even down to its fish & chips and its chocolate factory!
Diary
entry 14: Parading penguins and kipping koalas
Claire's Australian adventure continues with a parade of penguins
and a kipping koala bear.
Diary
entry 13: The joys of tennis - Melbourne style
Claire
moves on to Melbourne, where she sees some big names on the tennis
court and notices how much more relaxed the Australian crowd are
than we Brits.
Diary
entry 12: No-one saw it coming
"I found out that on Christmas Eve a friend, who I used
to work with, was in Thailand and went out on a Christmas cruise
and hadn't been seen since."
Diary
entry 11: A sombre start to 2005
As Claire prepared to welcome 2005 in the style that only Sydney
can manage the enormity of the tsunami disaster made itself felt.
Diary
entry 10: It's Christmas
Christmas, it seems, just isn't the same in Queensland and as
the decorations go up, or don't as is the case, Claire realizes
she's missing home.
Diary
entry 9: Sport... Aussie style
Still employed as a bus driver,
(despite bumping the bus) Claire has discovered the Aussies passion
for all sports.
Diary
entry 8: I'm going to Queensland
Claire has moved on to Cairns and a change of career. There
she promptly locks herself out of her room.
Diary
entry 7: Alice Springs & Uluru
Claire visits Alice Springs and Uluru, two of the must-see sights
in Australia.
Diary
entry 6: Crocodiles
Claire gets close and personal with some fierce looking crocodiles
in the Kakadu National Park.
Diary
entry 5: Melons
Claire turns her hand to fruit picking - unfortunately she didn't
choose the easiest of fruit to start with.
Diary
entry 4: Left cold in Sydney
Claire arrives in Sydney to find it even colder than good old
blightly - perhaps all those T-shirts may not be sufficient.
Diary
entry 3: Images of Bangkok
No words this time, but plenty of pictures from Bangkok.
Diary
entry 2: Leaving on a jet plane
Claire says goodbye to her family (tricky) and finally gets
underway, arriving in Thailand for a good dose of culture shock...
Diary
entry 1: Getting ready for the big trip
12th August 04
This is Claire's first diary entry. She's got three weeks to go
before she jets off to exotic lands! She shares her last minute
worries with us...
Could
you be a student diarist?
If you hail from North Yorkshire or are studying in the county and
think you could squeeze out a few hundred words about once a month
(more if you want to!) get in touch with us by emailing northyorkshire@bbc.co.uk
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