Comments on: Brain freeze http://justwandering.org/2007/wandering-thoughts/no-more-a380/ Filipina traveler wandering around the Philippines, Asia and Australia Wed, 23 May 2012 15:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ryan http://justwandering.org/2007/wandering-thoughts/no-more-a380/comment-page-1/#comment-10395 ryan Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:54:48 +0000 http://justwandering.org/index.php/2007/10/18/no-more-a380/#comment-10395 =D =D

]]> By: davidd (aka puuikibeach) http://justwandering.org/2007/wandering-thoughts/no-more-a380/comment-page-1/#comment-10244 davidd (aka puuikibeach) Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:22:31 +0000 http://justwandering.org/index.php/2007/10/18/no-more-a380/#comment-10244 Other household members <i>love</i> TimTams! Our first trip to Australia we picked up a few. Next trip we <i>loaded up!</i> They're hugely popular to take back to work. (Co-workers always expect "exotic snacks" when travelers return... and they <i>loved</i> the TimTams!) Weetabix... I love that stuff. Why? Dunno. I mean, it has the texture and flavor of cardboard. But it's so... <i>English!</i> Occasionally I can find it here. I can't recommend sending it to people, however.... I understand the Lanard Catwalk Kitties figures are available in Australia, and are fairly inexpensive. Those would be great toy items to send. The <i>best</i> single thing you can get in Australia, however, if you can still find them at the W.A. Jacobs toy stores, is the singing Kiki Koala kangaroo. Kiki Koala is cute, but her kangaroo friend upstages her. <i>"Hello hello hello hello hello hello how are you? Hello hello hello hello hello hello how are you? Thank you thank you I am fi-ine And I hope that you are too!" Also: Coastal Hat Company "Boundary Rider" style bush hat. There are lots of other brands, and lots of different designs, but the Coastal Hat Company "Boundary Rider" is absolutely the "best" Australian bush hat. At the end of the tourist season some of the shops close them out at quite reasonable prices. Violet Crumble candy bars are awesomely excellent, of course, but seem to be readily available almost everywhere anymore.</i> Other household members love TimTams! Our first trip to Australia we picked up a few. Next trip we loaded up! They’re hugely popular to take back to work. (Co-workers always expect “exotic snacks” when travelers return… and they loved the TimTams!)

Weetabix… I love that stuff. Why? Dunno. I mean, it has the texture and flavor of cardboard. But it’s so… English! Occasionally I can find it here. I can’t recommend sending it to people, however….

I understand the Lanard Catwalk Kitties figures are available in Australia, and are fairly inexpensive. Those would be great toy items to send.

The best single thing you can get in Australia, however, if you can still find them at the W.A. Jacobs toy stores, is the singing Kiki Koala kangaroo. Kiki Koala is cute, but her kangaroo friend upstages her.

“Hello hello hello hello hello hello how are you?
Hello hello hello hello hello hello how are you?
Thank you thank you I am fi-ine
And I hope that you are too!”

Also: Coastal Hat Company “Boundary Rider” style bush hat. There are lots of other brands, and lots of different designs, but the Coastal Hat Company “Boundary Rider” is absolutely the “best” Australian bush hat. At the end of the tourist season some of the shops close them out at quite reasonable prices.

Violet Crumble candy bars are awesomely excellent, of course, but seem to be readily available almost everywhere anymore.

]]> By: nina http://justwandering.org/2007/wandering-thoughts/no-more-a380/comment-page-1/#comment-10230 nina Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:07:55 +0000 http://justwandering.org/index.php/2007/10/18/no-more-a380/#comment-10230 Mee goreng? O_o I calculated, onti lang ang difference ng mee goreng bought here in Australia and mee goreng bought in Manila. Maybe I should just give in and send out Vegemite. Hehehe... Mee goreng? O_o I calculated, onti lang ang difference ng mee goreng bought here in Australia and mee goreng bought in Manila.

Maybe I should just give in and send out Vegemite. Hehehe…

]]> By: gracie http://justwandering.org/2007/wandering-thoughts/no-more-a380/comment-page-1/#comment-10226 gracie Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:49:08 +0000 http://justwandering.org/index.php/2007/10/18/no-more-a380/#comment-10226 hello! mee goreng po.. salamat! hello! mee goreng po.. salamat!

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