Destination: Australia

Tuesday 29th November 11, Around Marlo, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 | By graham-loes-fitton | Views [740]

We have been touring around a bit for two days now as there was no surf to be found around Melbourne and we had to start making some distance. We stopped yesterday at ninety mile beach, at a free campsite for the first time and are happily surprised ... Read more >

A Taste of Australia - Pavlova

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 | By connectlocally | Views [5354]

There is an ongoing debate about whether this famous dessert originated in Australia or New Zealand, but as an Aussie I say it’s ours! Pavlova is a delicious meringue-based dessert that is believed to be named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna ... Read more >

Tags: australia, food, travel. pavlova

Friday 25th November 11, Torquay Bay, Victoria, Australia

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 | By graham-loes-fitton | Views [501]

After a bit of a short night we arrive in Melbourne airport to be greeted by the sniffer dogs  as we are the only ones who are being send for a check, I start to very much worry about my appearance.  It must be the tired look,  Grom’s tries to reassure ... Read more >

No longer for the fun of it

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [1046]

So this is what an average ride has been like during my preparation for my upcoming epico-colossusaurus adventure. I made that word up if you didn't realise, and the use of the word 'average' is anything but appropriate ... Read more >

Tags: bicycling, preparation, sport

Photos: Bike trip

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 | By homeless_harry | Photo Gallery

Photos: DeeTouring DownUnder

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 | By deetours | Photo Gallery

Sydney, first leg.

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Views [657]

I left work around noon. I got home to do some final packing and that is when I got my first twinge. I always get the twinge at some point before I travel out of the US. It is that little feeling in the pit of my stomach. The twinge is part excitement ... Read more >

Outback, second leg

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Views [496]

First thing Tuesday morning we hired a car to get us to the airport. I was initially concerned we were not giving ourselves enough time, but it turns out the screening process in Australia for in country flights is pretty tame. It took exactly 30 seconds ... Read more >

Sydney, third leg

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Views [465]

We took off and flew back to Sydney for the last leg of our trip. Our cab driver worked for a guy who lived in Texas. Right before we got to the hotel we saw something on the road. The cab driver was about 30 feet from running this thing down before ... Read more >

Photos: Nimbin & Hinterland -NSW

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 | By jo_and_matt | Photo Gallery

Great beads of sweat and suffering

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [1468]

Right about now I would trade most things to stop sweating. Not even just now, but say, the last 3 weeks when the 'build up' began. Sure awesome clouds have started to crowd the horizon like a watery caricature of Mars' ... Read more >

Tags: preparation, sunshine

Photos: family and friends

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 | By angiel | Photo Gallery

Hot and Sunny Christmas! Not for me

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 | By jypsie-shore | Views [488]

its been a while since i have written in my travel journal and to be honest not a whole lot has changed. I am still living in Melbourne, in the same house. Working lots, still drinking lots of wine. although now its red wine opposed to the previous obsession ... Read more >

Photos: North Stradbroke Island - QLD

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 | By jo_and_matt | Photo Gallery

Photos: Brisbane - QLD

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 | By jo_and_matt | Photo Gallery