Destination: Australia

15/05/2013 Porongurups

Wed, 15 May 2013 | By pauline | Views [346]

  Drove to Porongurups NP. Cooked breakfast at Tree in the Rock picnic area then walked up Castle Rock. Afternoon Danny went for a bike ride along Emu Point and Middleton Beach.  I had haircut then more shopping for trip.

The Travel Bug

Tue, 14 May 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1321] | Comments [1]

I gaze down at the opal ring I felt so drawn to buy in Adelaide. As the sunlight catches upon each of the 8 small stones, the light refracts colours which change from greens, to blues, milky whites and fiery reds. I realise this closely reflects this ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, australia, backpacking, inspiration, itinerary, opals, philosophy, travel, travel buds

Sydney - the grand finale

Tue, 14 May 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [983]

I suspect that there could be a no more fitting finale for a fabulous stay in Sydney than taking a helicopter tour of the city. Helitours were incredibly helpful arranging a last minute addition to their afternoon flight. From the moment of pickup ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, helitours, sydney

Photos: Adventure

Tue, 14 May 2013 | By darcyleggett | Photo Gallery

Ecuador to Colombia

Tue, 14 May 2013 | By dipperstravels | Views [344] | Comments [1]

Mon 29 Apr Five o'clock departure this morning for a 600km drive to Chugchillan via Riobamba - the last hundred or so kilometres being particularly spectaular with lush farmland hugging the sides of very deep valleys, and forests of every shade of ... Read more >

14/05/2013 Albany

Tue, 14 May 2013 | By pauline | Views [266]

  My brother Danny arrived from Melbourne for our trip around the South West. We went around Marine Drive, Emu Point then did some shopping at Bunnings. Fish and Chips for dinner under the trees on Middleton Beach near the 3 Anchors.

Esperance, Albany and the South Coast

Mon, 13 May 2013 | By r_d_touring | Views [331]

We hit some bad weather in WA, I think WA must mean Wet Australia. After the storm in Norseman we headed south to Esperance. Esperance must be one of the prettiest cities in Australia, white sand, secluded bays and crystal clear water. We stayed over ... Read more >

Photos: Sydney Part II

Mon, 13 May 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Photo Gallery

A New Adventure....Special Thanks

Mon, 13 May 2013 | By pauline | Views [382]

Here I am starting out on another leg of my Rolling Adventure with once again many things to be grateful for and many wonderful and helpful people to thank.  Gazelle, my bicycle, is having a short rest, taking a break from transporting me all ... Read more >

In the Outback

Mon, 13 May 2013 | By annacarlson | Views [511]

Woke up really early in Alice Springs after spending the night at yet another hostel and ate a free breakfast (!) before jumping on my bus with G Adventures (its the same company ill be doing the trek in nepal with, so I'm glad i got to check them out ... Read more >

Tags: alice springs, australia, ayers rock, kata tjuta, kings canyon, the outback, uluru

Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef and the Rainforest

Mon, 13 May 2013 | By annacarlson | Views [625] | Comments [1]

Cairns Tuesday May, 7th woke up fairly early for my tour of the Great Barrier Reef. I chose to do a day tour with 1 scuba dive where you didn't have to get a license- almost like a trial dive- and with a company where the ratio of new diver to pro ... Read more >

Tags: australia, cairns, rainforest, scuba diving, the great barrier reef

2 Days on the GOR

Mon, 13 May 2013 | By ashleyhelmick | Views [683]

May 6-7: Great Ocean Road Days So ladies, if the only reason you're here is to find an Aussie man, you are in terrible luck. We've traveled from Urldunda to Melbourne, even mixing groups, without a single bloke in sight. Squatter has told us that ... Read more >

Photos: GOR 2-3

Sun, 12 May 2013 | By ashleyhelmick | Photo Gallery

Sydney Escapades

Sun, 12 May 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [808]

Note to self: single trip tickets offer greater flexibility! I slept most of the night time journey from Adelaide but arrived in Melbourne at 6am with 7 hours to kill until the Sydney flight – not easy when you have a cumbersome backpack, too large ... Read more >

Tags: blue mountains, bondi beach, sydney

Photos: Western Australia

Sun, 12 May 2013 | By johnsteel | Photo Gallery