Destination: Australia

Hmm What Day is It? Oh it's Sunday, great.

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By tara_and_paul_go_travelling | Views [220]

Gee it really sucks when one of you is travelling and the other is at home regardless of what hat you wear. This time around Tara is wearing the pastry eating hat and I am wearing the stay at home hat which for the most part is OK but I am missing Tara ... Read more >

Photos: Flinders to Port Lincoln

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Barossa to Flinders then to Port Lincoln

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

Hungry anyone?

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [430]

Had a couple of awesome days (god I sound like and aussie!).  Started off with some more wine tasting in the Barossa - best was two hands which I had to refuse the half a glass of around 10 wines due to driving reasons, Helen was fine as per usual.  ... Read more >

Day 3

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [284]

Coober Pedy, SA to Erldunda, NT (488km) Another long day of driving with not a great deal of variety in the scenery except for some interesting land forms near Marla and red rock formations near Kulgera. Saw several eagles including one very large one ... Read more >

Photos: Tara and Paul Photos

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By tara_and_paul_go_travelling | Photo Gallery

Day 2

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [263]

A long day of driving today with stops at Pimba and Glendambo. Although the scenery at first seemed monotonous when we looked closely the plants varied considerably with silver, redish and bright green foliage as well as the good old Ozzie olive ... Read more >

started slow...

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By andybruno27 | Views [204]

our flight out of sydney has been cancelled. we are bunking out at gus'. a lot of football talk... we still don't know when we will be off. hope for the best. sightseeing tomorrow? after trying to re book. v e r y   s l o w   s t a r t...

Day 1

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [290]

The beginners site at Brownhill Creek with huge stobie pole in the middle The Flinders from the Arid Lands Garden Sturt's Desert Pea at the garden View from Matthew Flinders lookout We left Brownhill Creek Caravan Park about 10am today.... Read more >

Photos: Australia - Kangaroo Island to Barossa

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

Wildlife and wine ......

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [149]

Warning - this is a pretty boring entry - all I talk about is Seals As you would have gathered from the last post we have just spent a couple of nights on Kangaroo Island.  We were firstly a bit sceptical as to whether it will be any good, seemed to ... Read more >

Documentary Scholarship 2011 entry

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By myeye | Views [482] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I have three great passions. Capturing beautiful images, listening to peoples' stories (truly listening) and travelling into the heart of new cultures and finding their pulse. I went to school in Toowoomba (fairly conservative inland Queensland city) ... Read more >

Tags: australia, awareness, perceptions, refugees, sudan

Bibbulmun Track

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By kymp76 | Views [463]

SO I start my adventure with the most energetic part of the whole five months...walking the Bibbulmun Track from Walpole (or near)to Northcliff.  Considering last time we (Chris and I) attempted such a journey (21months ago) and we had suffered agonising ... Read more >

Photos: Australia

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

The start of the Australian adventure

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [368] | Comments [2]

Right - finally back in Australia, which is what we have secretly been waiting for since we started our journey.  It was a strange feeling coming back to Australia as for once it was not going to be work the next day but another couple of months of travelling!  ... Read more >