Destination: Australia

Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1132]

Tasmania is the adventure capital of Australia, a land of roaring rivers, temperate rain forests, sparkling lakes and hundreds of kilometers of hiking tracks, where rainfall is plentiful and it can snow at any time.  Nearly one-third of Tassie is national ... Read more >

New Zealand-North Island

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 | By mikeh | Views [588] | Comments [1]

I landed in Auckland, New Zealand Tuesday, April 10.  The weather was nice and I grabbed my rental vehicle the next day.  With petrol at ~$8.31 a gallon equivalent, I'm driving a very small and much more fuel efficient car than I used in AU. I also ... Read more >

Cockle Creek

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1444]

Cockle Creek is at the end of the road, as far south as you can drive in Australia.  The road reminded us riding our motorcycles from the Kinyara Sugar Works to our banda in Busheni, Uganda, 20 km of cratered dirt through a tunnel of trees.  No wonder ... Read more >

Newnes, Blue Mountains

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 | By crustyadventures | Views [1344]

Heading off camping at the end of this week... First time in a few months.  I know when I open the little cupboard under the stairs, there will be a few ready packed boxes meant to make the departure a little easier and quicker.  Nonetheless, ... Read more >

Tags: camping, gear

Photos: Alice Springs

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 | By whataperla | Photo Gallery

Ayara Hilltops, Thailand

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 | By sissyb | Views [644]

We finally arrived in Thailand, yay! Our flight from Singapore was interesting. We waited a long time to take off and while waiting passengers grew concerned with the amount of smoke streaming into the plane. I was ready to evacuate! The plane finally ... Read more >

Melbourne & Great Ocean Road

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 | By mikeh | Views [605]

My drive from Sydney to Melbourne was sunny and relatively fast as I was on a four lane highway the entire way, one of the best roads in AU according to one person I spoke to.  The colored countryside of light green-brownish grass's reminded me of ... Read more >

'No Shit, True Story, There Was A Box Of Cheese!'

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 | By our-lass | Views [624]

Those are the words of our friend Michael who we met in the bar last night. It's really cool the amount of different people from different cultures and backgrounds that you meet. Michael was celebrating his last night in Australia on leave from the ... Read more >

Snug in Tasmania

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1605]

We are having a Tasmanian devil of a time convincing ourselves that we are still in Australia.  And not, maybe, Nova Scotia.  It is about 30 degrees cooler in "Tassie" than it was when we left Perth.  Everything looks so green and lush after ... Read more >

Tsunami Warning

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 | By sissyb | Views [392] | Comments [1]

I think a bit of my excitement has dwindled and converted to fear after yesterday's earthquake in Indonesia. Poor Caity. She's on Phi Phi island and had the tsunami warning sirens going, been stuck on a hill for 7 hours and must be pretty scared. I do ... Read more >

Tags: tsunami

11/04/12

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 | By our-lass | Views [439]

The last few days have been spent sorting out my resume and cover letter, which I hate doing. But at least now I have a few printed off ready to hit the streets with. I've also been looking on the internet for possible jobs. One of which I applied for ... Read more >

Tags: melbourne gaol

Photos: Tasmania

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery

Sunday 8th April.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 | By kimpixie | Views [353]

Hi all, Well we had a nice trip out to Paddy’s Market – the kids like how lively it is and love looking at all the things for sale. Chris found himself a small silver ring and Elena a little ceramic pig, while Nicky bought a drawing ... Read more >

Sydney area and Blue Mountains

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 | By mikeh | Views [510]

My time in Sydney was a time I will never forget mainly because I was able to stay with friends of my neighbor and friend Kesa from home.  Her friend Yael and Yael's husband David and their children invited me to stay in their home in Maroubra (Sydney ... Read more >

Trip Preparation

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 | By sissyb | Views [718] | Comments [3]

My passport has finally arrived home safely from Sydney. Such a big relief! I was getting worried that I was going to have to fly to Sydney first to pick it up before heading to Thailand. The visa is ridiculously small so I'm glad it is stuck firmly ... Read more >

Tags: packing, passport, shopping, travel