2010年11月11日 星期四

Journey

-FIRST DAY-
Flight to Brisbane costs about 9 hours and sleep on the plane.


-SECOND DAY-
After arriving at Brisbane, the third biggest city in Australia, take the bus to the urban district sightseeing.



10:00-10:30 The George King square - There is a beautiful and dignified building, Unity Church, in the west side and the city hall constructed in 1930 in the south side. There are also many shopping malls and department stores around the George King square.






10:30-11:30 The South Bank Parklands -  Except has the general lawns and the woods, but also some factitious beach, the thin soft sand beach is setting off the deep blue sea water, adult the children plays very happily. Nearby the pond on the lawn also has the barbecue area, many person of entire family sends out, a piece with harmonious. Weekend when will have the county fair, exquisite fine handicrafts nearly will have 100, will be here human tide liveliest time. You may purchase these small accessories on the way in this, most arrives at Australia's best gift. 










12:00-13:30 Have lunch in Chinese food restaurant.
13:30-15:00 CityCats - CityCats are a popular, speedy way to travel the river. Popular ferry destinations include South Bank, St Lucia, New Farm, West End, Hamilton, Bulimba, Toowong and the city.
15:00-17:00 Mt. Coottha - Located at the Brisben urban district West approximately 7 kilometers distances, elevation 287 meter small massifs, although elevation only then 287 meters, but still may look out the entire Brisbane urban district scenery, when the weather is good we may see Moroccan Switzerland the bay.
17:00 Gold Coast International - Have dinner in the hotel and have a nice dream.


-THIRD DAY-
8:00-9:00 Have breakfast in the hotel.
9:00-11:00 The arrangement travels by the experience personal luxurious yacht, the tour scenery beautiful gold coast canal scenery.
11:40-14:30 Take the Our Airline plane to Nauru. Lunch on the plane.
15:00-16:00 Go sightseeing around the downtown area, visit the residents of Nauru and to know their culture.
17:00-20:00 Join the BBQ party and campfire with friends. Comprehend the life of the Nauru residents.
20:30 Check in the Menen Hotel.


-FOURTH DAY-
Wake up in 8:00 and enjoy the breakfast in the hotel.
9:00-11:30 Go to beach and join the water activith such as snorkeling and surfing.
12:00-13:30 Have lunch in the hotel.
14:00-16:00 The Anabar lagoon - The Anabar lagoon is a special terrain, although the position nearby the seacoast. In the lake grew some mangrove forest, especially many limestone stand in great numbers. The tidal zone has many size different coral stone to stand erect in the middle of the coast waters, the landscape is also very special, the coconut tree forest in Nauru is the only industrial crop, on the tropics islands the character and style.

Journey

1 day-
Flight to Brisbane costs about 9 hours and transfer to Nauru. Have meals on the plane and enjoy the sky scenery out of the plane. Arrive at Nauru in 11:00pm. Check in the Menen Hotel.


2 day-
Wake up in 7:00am and enjoy the breakfast in the hotel. Enjoy the facilities of hotel such as swimmig poor in the morning. Have lunch in the hotel. Take a walk around the beach in the afternoon. Join the BBQ party and campfire with friends. Have a sweet dream in the hotel.


3 day-
Enjoy the facilities of hotel such as gym and spa in the morning. Have a lunch in the hotel. Go sightseeing around the downtown area, visit the residents of Nauru and to know their culture in the afternoon. Have dinner in the hotel.


4 day-
Check out the hotel. Take a plane to go back to Taiwan in the morning. Have meals on the plane. Bring some memories and souvenirs to home.

2010年11月4日 星期四

Nauru country profile

Nauru is a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands and is the world's smallest independent republic. Although other island states may be smaller and/or less populous, they are all dependent territories of other countries.




 
Map of Nauru




  • Full name: Republic of Nauru
  • Population: 10,000 (UN, 2009)
  • Capital: None, administrative centre is Yaren
  • Area: 21 sq km (8 sq miles)
  • Major languages: Nauruan, English
  • Major religion: Christianity
  • Life expectancy: 55 years (men), 57 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar = 100 cents
  • Main export: Phosphates
  • GNI per capita: n/a
  • Internet domain: .nr
  • International dialling code: +674

2010年11月2日 星期二

Understand

Mining of Nauru's phosphate deposits, which occupied about 90% of the island, began in the early 20th century under a German-British consortium. During World War I, the island was occupied by Australian forces and became a dependent territory. Nauru achieved independence in 1968. In the 1980s, phosphate exports briefly gave Nauruans one of the highest per capita incomes in the Third World. As of 2008, most of Nauru's revenue comes from the export of phosphate to Australia, South Korea and New Zealand as well as other countries. The industry is controlled by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation
(NPC). It is anticipated that the phosphate reserves will be completely exhausted before 2050. The sale of fishing licences is the other major revenue raiser. Countries such as Australia and Taiwan provide substantial development cooperation funding. Despite this, the unemployment rate currently stands at 90%.
In 2001 the container ship Tampa rescued several hundred asylum seekers from a sinking Indonesian vessel and attempted to deliver them to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, which is an Australian Federal Territory. In what is cynically known as The Pacific Solution, the Australian Government established an Off Shore Processing Centre (OPC) on Nauru where these people were housed, pending assessment of their claims to be refugees. In exchange for accepting the OPC Nauru was provided with extra aid by Australia. The OPC was closed in early 2008.

2010年11月1日 星期一

Play in Nauru


Airport

 

Climate
The climate is tropical, with some rain occurring between November and February.

Terrain

The are a few "sandy" beaches but most of the shallow area around the island is coral reefs. Most of the interior of the island is worked-out mining land, which is to be rehabilitated. There is a lagoon on the island, the only body of water there.


Get in

All foreign visitors require a valid passport, a 30 day tourist visa and proof of hotel booking or local sponsor in order to enter Nauru. Your visa must be obtained from your local Nauruan embassy before departure. There have been rumours on the Internet that you can get in for up to three days without getting a visa, but that is not accurate.

By plane

As of January 2010, Nauru's national carrier Our Airline flies once weekly to Nauru International Airport from Brisbane Airport in Australia with a stopover at Honiara International Airport on the Solomon Islands. Flights depart Brisbane on Sundays and return from Nauru on Wednesdays. Further details are available from the Our Airline website. Our Airline website

Get around

A 19km road circles the island. There is a community bus which travels around the island every hour or so during the day. Cars can sometimes be rented from Capelle and Partners, the largest local supermarket.

Talk

The official language is Nauruan, a distinct Pacific Island language. English is widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes.

See

  • Anibare bay where there are tropical beaches
  • The Government buildings in Yaren
  • The Buada lagoon a tropical body of water


Buy

Nauru uses the Australian dollar as its national currency.

Eat

Food is imported from Australia and arrives by ship, usually once every six to eight weeks. There are lots of small "eating places", selling Chinese food. There is also a fast food kiosk at Capelle's supermarket.

Drink

The Menen Hotel's Reef Bar is the only public bar in Nauru. It serves Australian beers and international spirits.

Sleep

There are two hotels, the more expensive Menen on the east of the island and the budget Od'n Aiwo to the west.
  • Od'n Aiwo Hotel, PO Box 299, Aiwo District, Republic of Nauru (On the coastal belt road, to the west side of the island, directly opposite the road inland to Buada), (+674) 444 3701. The less expensive of the two hotels on Nauru. US$40-80.
  • Menen Hotel, PO Box 298, Anibare District, Republic of Nauru (On the coastal belt road, to the east side of the island and south of Anibare Bay.), (+674) 444 3300. The Menen is Nauru's largest hotel, boasting 119 rooms and conference facilities for up to 200. It possesses two restaurants and the island's only bar. US$80.

Stay safe

Like many other Pacific Islands, Nauru is surrounded by a shallow reef with cut-outs through the reef providing access for boats and harbours, and there can be strong currents across the shallow water, moving boats in the harbours, and dangerous marine animals on the reef floor. Ask for advice before venturing into the water.

Stay healthy

Water supply in Nauru is dependent on rainwater collected into tanks from the roofs of houses and from an aging reverse osmosis desalination plant.
  • Emergency: 118 or 117
  • Nauru General Hospital: 674- 555-4302