Destination: Australia

We have everything but a spade ..

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [481]

So we are now in a town called Derby, not ventured back to the UK yet and this place is a tad warmer than the UK ever gets.  Spent the last couple of days in Broome after some mamouth driving to get us from Exmouth. In what the Rough Guide describes ... Read more >

The Countdown

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 | By supergg | Views [398]

Well, this time in 5 weeks we'll be exploring Bangkok.  Woohoo!!

Intermission

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [251] | Comments [2]

Hi everyone The folks are having some issues with their internet connection, so may not be able to update for a few days. They hope to sort it out when they reach Katherine, so check back soon and they'll fill you in! Alicia

Photos: Exmouth to Broome

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Where the Wild Things Are

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Photo Gallery

Palanque (5th and 6th of July), Mexico

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By kymp76 | Views [434]

THe lonely planets description is pretty on the ball, it is not much but a stop through town.  But you dont go for the town , you go for the ruins.  The hotel we stayed in was just as ordinary as the town. So at 5.45am Rachel and I got up to do a jungle ... Read more >

Photos: Denham to Exmouth

Sat, 9 Jul 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

My very first entry

Sat, 9 Jul 2011 | By orna | Views [310]

Well, here I am sitting in Tempe starting to organise my trip and I found this journal! Stay tuned to this site while I'm away to hear more...

InFLight

Fri, 8 Jul 2011 | By mattmc | Views [271]

left perth this morning and had a quick flight over to adelaide where we are just about to jump on a plane to sydney. we have just got news that a flight leaving Argentina to Sydney got cancelled due to volcanic ash. so fingers crossed we wont get caught ... Read more >

You can't get too much Vaseline ..

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [342]

So when we left our flat (a comfortable bed, sofa, television - it goes one) for some reason I brought with us a small tub of vaseline.  Now this has become very handy over the last couple of days.  As the beard has now developed into what a normal man's ... Read more >

Day 21

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [209] | Comments [1]

Nothing to report. We just had a relaxing day not doing anything much.

Day 20

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [371] | Comments [1]

This morning we spent some time organising a car service and wheel rotation to ensure the Jeep keeps moving. We visited the Darwin botanical gardens which have a tropical focus although not many Australian native plants. It was very green and lush with ... Read more >

Chichen itza, Mexico

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 | By kymp76 | Views [341]

4th of July After having a night out in the Cancun hotel zone (mini Las Vegas, with many pubs offering all you can drink nights for $15, man walking round with a large yellow snake like Brittany Spears but awesome cocktails and shooters) we woke early ... Read more >

cairns

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 | By nooltn | Views [321]

so i just made a quick stop in cairns but was able to see so much.  i started off by going to see the great barrier reef once again.  this time i was able to go out to the outer reef.  i travelled on the reef magic boat that took us out even though there ... Read more >

Day 19

Mon, 4 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [279]

Finally caught up with washing and cleaning then headed into central Darwin. Visited the NT Library to do some family history research. The library is located in the wonderful NT Parliment House building. The librarian was unable to help me but gave advice ... Read more >