Destination: Australia
There are [6826] stories and [89600] photos from Australia
Most Recent | Most Viewed | Most Commented | Most Interesting | Random
Latest stories from Australia
Sun, 7 Aug 2011 | By nadi-boots | Views [776]
Hey, sorry it's taken me a while to update this,there is always something far more interesting to do! I really have hit the ground running and have seen so much in such a short time. Starting in KL, I only spent a few days there because I was keen ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [329]
Today we chatted with another neighbour in the park who has a problem with his car affecting the head of his engine and the gasket. He is expecting a bill of $5000 just as our neighbour in Townsville was expecting a bill close to $4000. We are keeping ... Read more >
Sat, 6 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [231]
The drive seemed long from Townsville to near Proserpine. We travelled through land that was so much like the land we have travelled over for much of the trip - savannah woodland, but there were also flat coastal plains covered in sugar cane or bare except ... Read more >
Fri, 5 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [216]
Townsville is a very different town from Cairns as it is in what is called the dry tropics - it gets less rain and so there are no rainforest areas close by. The town is built around a hill called Castle Hill which is made of "pink" granite ... Read more >
Fri, 5 Aug 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [12524]
I seem to have a lot of places I can call my backyard
these days. So when World Nomads kicked off their Blog
your Backyard project, I saw it as a fantastic way to show off the best
bits of the cities that I have called home. I am used to playing ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
Fri, 5 Aug 2011 | By ezz87 | Views [503]
Following on from my last blog, We left Peniche and headed down to a place called Ericiera which was only about and hours drive, but as mike checked every surf spot on the way it took us about 3 hours. When we arrived there mike wanted to check a surf ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [306]
Not a great deal to report today. As we set off from Cairns the traffic was heavy but the scenery was wonderful. Beautiful, varied coloured street plants in Cairns, rainforest covered mountains, green fields of sugar cane and Queenslander houses with ... Read more >
Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [251]
Today we visited Gordonvale just south of Cairns - it was called Nelson in 1909 when my mother was born in the town. While there we visited the Mulgrave Settlers Museum to see if the had any Trenam information but unfortunately they did not. The museum ... Read more >
Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery
See all 24 photos >>
Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [225]
John needed a haircut today so we had to stay near the park till 11.30. I joined some other women in the camp kitchen for a craft and chat morning while John got on with rereading Catch 22 which he was last reading when Christopher was born. After lunch ... Read more >
Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1584] | Comments [2]
I'm not normally one to advertise, but this is special... It happened while I was doing the dishes. Usually, like I
was told by an incredible mentor, these kinds of things happen while you’re
having a shower. You know them, those moments of incredible ... Read more >
Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [261]
This morning we went into Cairns city so that I could go to the City Library, to try to do some more family history research,while John visited the Cairns Regional Gallery as well as another small gallery of aboriginal art near the esplanade. Next it ... Read more >
Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery
See all 7 photos >>
Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [220]
An early start today to ensure Lyn was on time for her flight back to Brisbane. The trip was uneventful and seemed to go much quicker than the trip up to Cooktown. The inland road is excellent so I am sure that Cooktown will have more visitors in the ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1764]
When you are in a
familiar land, it is easy to forget that there are new and unexplored corners to
be found, no matter how long you have been around. That’s when you depend on
the experience of the wonderful friends around you, who have taken that ... Read more >
More stories from Australia
< Previous 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 Next >