Destination: Australia

Amman

Tue, 31 May 2011 | By damonlk | Views [1258]

Unlike Cairo and Damascus, which were built on plains and count their lives in millennia, Amman wraps around a series of valleys and hills. It is also only a handful of decades old. Consequently Amman is utterly different from the other two cities. In ... Read more >

Back to Perth and the rain

Mon, 30 May 2011 | By oconnorclare | Views [510]

Im sitting in Monkey Mia now, just a few meters from the beach having coffee while waiting to get the bus to the airport. It is really beautiful here, the sun is shining and the water is blue with the sun shimmering on it. Two days ago we got off the ... Read more >

Photos: Up to May 2011

Mon, 30 May 2011 | By oconnorclare | Photo Gallery

iPad Beta testers wanted

Mon, 30 May 2011 | By Ask-a-Nomad | Views [1457]

If you travel and have an iPad, we are looking for Beta testers of our new travel answers iPad app. What is the travel answers iPad app? You can use it to help plan your travels either before you go or while you are already travelling.... Read more >

Tags: answers, ipad, knowledge, travel

The Tasmania Chapter comes to a close

Mon, 30 May 2011 | By thewayfairer | Views [561]

With each day that passed by in Tasmania, the life I’d left behind in Melbourne became little more than a distant memory. The old, tired characters had been replaced by a new, vibrant cast and the plot was not only exciting, but entirely unpredictable.... Read more >

Tags: australia, hobart, launceston, tasmania

Leaving the nest to fly North

Mon, 30 May 2011 | By boomerang | Views [646]

My first venture from the nest, apart from a fleeting flutter for a month or so , was to the Kimberley region of Western Australia to a pearling town by the name of Broome. This was also my first time I would leave my chickens( expression used for my ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, sunsets

The very south

Sun, 29 May 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [331]

So we have made it right down the very south but before I get into what we have we been up to for the last couple of days I will address the few comments that I have been receiving of late. After a conversation with my parent over skype they noted ... Read more >

Before, or: From My Parents WiFi

Fri, 27 May 2011 | By elishacurcio | Views [453]

So last week Sophie took me to see a psychic called Vlyka. Vlyka told me a number of things; specifically, though, Vlyka told me to take this trip. And so I am. On Tuesday I am heading to the island of Crete for three months of sunshine and time. I plan ... Read more >

Week 3 - Still Germany

Thu, 26 May 2011 | By ezz87 | Views [480]

WEEK 3. Following on from my last blog, we are still in Berlin, this is an amazing city. After speaking with shaun mikes brother, he told us about this tour company that do free tours in a lot of big cities around Europe, we showed up at the one for ... Read more >

Going down South

Thu, 26 May 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [439]

So we are finally here after spending 2 riverting nights in Wellington (aka one of the most boring places I have been to - I really did not like it) we have now arrived at the South Island.  I guess I am being a bit harsh on Wellington, we did go up ... Read more >

Starting out

Thu, 26 May 2011 | By missauds | Views [175]

So this all came about when my best friend decided to go and see her new love in DC for 12 months. Lost and confused from just having my own heart broken from my ex/now/kindof boyfriend from New York, i decidied there was no point in sitting around Melbourne ... Read more >

The start

Wed, 25 May 2011 | By nikkix5 | Views [188]

Sunday we go ! I cannot believe from a little thought whilst bored one evening, that I would be taking my 5 kids through Europe for 2 months. I have tried to plan, but as Noel Coward said "best laid plans of mice & men..." it has all come ... Read more >

Photos: Bibbulmun Track

Mon, 23 May 2011 | By kymp76 | Photo Gallery

Wellywood

Mon, 23 May 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [346]

We have now made it down to Wellington where interestingly enough they are hotly debating erecting a sign on its famous mount Victoria entitled "Wellywood".  As you can imagine the locals do not like this, apparently like most tiny cities ... Read more >

Photos: Darwin - Perth - Mount Isa

Mon, 23 May 2011 | By karlacamellover | Photo Gallery