Destination: Australia

Photos: Around Atherton.

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery

Kakadu

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [398]

Just a short one this - I can hear the relief as you all read.  Spent the last couple of days in Kakadu, famous for its crocodiles and aboriginal art work.  The first day we did the Adelaide river jumping crocodiles tour and all I can say that it was ... Read more >

Day 33

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [426] | Comments [1]

Drove from Georgetown to Atherton today with varying road conditions. The first part to Mt Surprise had lots of one lane only sections which are very scary when a road train is coming the other way. We then were travelling through Savannah woodland with ... Read more >

the calm before the storm

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By shishi | Views [235]

im not gonna go hard in milan. im just gonna take it easy and go shopping and have a few cocktails with vlad. vlad is my mate who i am with traveling with, who met up with me at the airport this morning. we spent the day shopping. the shopping hear is ... Read more >

Nearly Ready!

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By nadi-boots | Views [745] | Comments [1]

I had my last vaccination today, finalised my travel insurance, sorted last minute visa details, stocked up on insect repellant and booked a cheap hostel for the first few nights in KL ... I think it's time to go! I will try to keep you guys posted ... Read more >

Day 32

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [264]

It was sad to leave Kurumba this morning but we have to keep moving if we are to get to Port Douglas by Saturday for John Mac's party. We drove via Normanton and Croydon to Georgetown all of which were involved in mining in 1800s. The Burns Philp Company ... Read more >

Photos: To Georgetown

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery

Day 31

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [246]

We were a little apprehensive about our trip today from Cloncurry to Karumba as we had heard varying reports about the condition of the road. The first half to the Burke and Wills roadhouse was excellent but unfortunately when I was driving (CW) the ... Read more >

Photos: To Karumba

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery

Photos: Mamu

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By saint-hitman | Photo Gallery

Darwin

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [505]

I actually never thought that Darwin would actually turn out to be alright.  Spent the day seeing the sights of Darwin and okay I will admit it is not quite like one of the big cities but it is not bad. Today we checked out the aquarium, well not quite ... Read more >

day one

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By shishi | Views [290]

i hate flying, packing and leaving my mates/family. so i am not to excited at all at the moment. i have a 24 hour flight a head of me. 

Did I Mention Istanbul?

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 | By elishacurcio | Views [483]

We have been back in Crete a week now, since our whirlwind east meets west on the Bosphorus adventure. Istanbul was incredible, similtaniously very similar and suprisingly different to how I imagined it would be. The vibe was kind of like Nepal, ... Read more >

Photos: Halls Creek to Darwin

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

Day 30

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [299]

We drove from Camooweal to Cloncurry (311Km) today arriving by 2.00 so time to do some washing. We passed through Mt Isa quickly as we are not sightseeing during this part of the trip. The mine dominates the town but the surrounding area has an interesting ... Read more >