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Hey guys, I am a 34-year-old American that thought it would be fun to spend my Winter in Shanghai, China, with some friends, but it is not fun. It is crowded and smoggy and cold. What was I thinking?

So now I have changed my plans and I am headed to Australia for three months, though May 2011. I don't know a single soul in Australia and so I figured that I would find some people who share similar interests and see what happens. My plan right now is to land in Sydney on February 15th and then I am taking a surf tour bus up to Byron Bay that will dump me there February 22nd. No plans after that except roaming about, meeting new people, and trying to surf and wakeboard as often as possible.

I'm a somewhat serious Toyota enthusiast. I've owned a Lexus LS400 on Tein coilovers, a Lexus SC430 on 20s, three AE86s, a Tundra and T100 4x4, and a handful of lesser Toyotas. I was even close to owning the very first Toyopet Crown that was imported to America in 1957 (I was outbid on the eBay auction in the last hour). It is probably good because I don't know what I would have done with it, other than parking it in my garage.

I also run a website that documents Toyota's history in the USA, with paint code information and archived brochures and commercials. Whew:

http://www.toyotareference.com

Anyway, just saying hi and hopefully I'll make it to a meet or event so I can get to know a few of you guys.

Darren

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Welcome to the club :D I'm sure some of the members up that part of Aus can give you some idea's on what to do/ meeting up laugh.gif


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Welcome to the club mate hope you have fun touring our great country :yahoo:

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Thanks guys. The two common things that people keep telling me about Australia is how beautiful it is and how friendly the people are. That will be a welcome change from this concrete jungle full of people who never smile!

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Welcome Darren, Im sure the NSW guys will help you out and have a cruise or two. All the guys up there are top blokes and more than friendly, they also know of some good eats around Sydney too!

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You should stay here until June 10-13, the annual Toyota meet is on in Brisbane

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