Destination: Australia

Day 1

Tue, 3 Sep 2013 | By dreamcatchermitch | Views [218]

   This is our first day and we are driving to Melbourne from Port Maquarie.Early in the morning we got up at four something in the morning to get in the car, my family spoke whilst i looked out the window most of the time.My mum and dad ... Read more >

Day 1

Tue, 3 Sep 2013 | By dreamcatchermitch | Views [223]

   This is our first day and we are driving to Melbourne from Port Maquarie.Early in the morning we got up at four something in the morning to get in the car, my family spoke whilst i looked out the window most of the time.My mum and dad ... Read more >

Photos: Brisbane, Australia

Tue, 3 Sep 2013 | By capecodkiwi | Photo Gallery

The day before

Mon, 2 Sep 2013 | By mr_jimbo | Views [372]

In hind sight today was a bit crap for organisational reasons, firstly forgot to vote (I guess the labour safe seat of south Brisbane will have to do without my vote this time round....... Sorry Kevin). Secondly having noticed my travel cards (which ... Read more >

Tags: how not to, preparation

Appointment

Mon, 2 Sep 2013 | By longawaited | Views [512]

Yes! I finally have an appointment with the dentist to have surgery in Thailand on my impacted wisdom tooth and a few other teeth.   See more details here   That's all from me today, as I have to study!  

Tags: dental, dental thai, medical tourism, study, teeth, thai, thai dental, thailand

Got to Get Cracking

Mon, 2 Sep 2013 | By sissyb | Views [268]

With little over a week to go before I leave for my Italian and Spanish spree I'm feeling completely disorganised. Unlike other trips, I have spent little time even thinking about this trip. Accomodation and travel have only been finalised for a week ... Read more >

Tags: preparing, travel

"Over the river and through the woods..."

Sun, 1 Sep 2013 | By darcyleggett | Views [513]

to JS camp we went! My friends and I literally drover over a river (on a narrow one lane bridge)  and through winding woods to go to a place called Crosslands. It seemed like a road trip (so we took an epic road trip picture) but it really ... Read more >

Looking at Thai Attractions

Sun, 1 Sep 2013 | By longawaited | Views [841]

I will have to go to the Floating market in  Damnoen Saduak! I think it is the largest from my little bit of net research today. Have always wanted to go there, since I watched it from afar on TV on documentaries since childhood.   ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, fears, floating market, river, storms, thailand, touring, touring costs

Preparing at Home

Sat, 31 Aug 2013 | By longawaited | Views [775]

The heat is the essential thing to desire, isn't it, when in Thailand? Must be something like Cairns in the weather. That's ok, I have lived there before for over a year in beautiful tempestuous Cairns - have lived through the fear of being killed by ... Read more >

Tags: australia, bangkok, birthday, elephants, flights, medical tourism, melbourne, preparation, thailand, travel costs

Photos: Samantha Aungle

Sat, 31 Aug 2013 | By longawaited | Photo Gallery

Newquay !

Sat, 31 Aug 2013 | By megan | Views [410]

I have arrived in Newquay (south Cornwall) for one and a half weeks to experience the sand, sun and cliff tops . This is a truly fresh, chilled escape from the the busy cities of England.  The journey took around five and a half hours from London, ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, cornwall, eden project, friends, sun, surf

Croatia

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 | By chstone | Views [491]

Our first point of call in Croatia was a place called Mostar. For those of you who watched Hamish and Andy European Adventures this is the place they jumped of the bridge in the river below a mere 20m drop. Mostar was an ancient settlement which was ... Read more >

Bulgaria - Serbia - Bosnia

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 | By chstone | Views [529]

Sofia Bulgaria - After leaving Turkey we caught a bus to Sofia where we got in around 5pm. We had a short guided tour of the city which i loved (the city not so much the tour). It was clean, relatively low populated and had a lot of attractive women.... Read more >

Turkey

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 | By chstone | Views [479]

Turkey – Gallipoli   Well crossing the border from Greece to Turkey was an experience, we all filed off the bus and lined up to get our visa stamp put into our passports. A few us got through before a few men who obviously couldn’... Read more >

It begins...

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 | By carolinelawrence | Views [325]

As a solo female travelling South America, this trip seems radical. I like that. I suppose that's a major part of why its happening in the first place. I've been very inspired by reading other female solo travellers journals, so here goes!  ... Read more >