Destination: Australia

Countdown to Turkey... 2 days to go!

Sat, 4 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [1278]

Selam! Welcome to my new blog where I’ll be blogging about my upcoming travels in Turkey, including my assignment for the Rough Guides. As the winner of the 2011 World Nomads/Rough Guides Travel Writing Scholarship , the last month ... Read more >

Tags: 2011 scholarship winner, bikehike, istanbul, rough guides, travel, travel writing, turkey

Thailand

Sat, 4 Jun 2011 | By supergg | Views [316]

The countdown to Thailand is on.  Chris tells me it's 72 days till departure from Brisbane.  Excited much?

Where is the snow?

Fri, 3 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [242]

currently in Queenstown at the beginning of the ski season, although the onl skiing that you would be able to so will be on the water at the moment as there is no snow on the mountains.  The town itself is pretty lively and somewhere if you wanted to ... Read more >

Transit

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 | By elishacurcio | Views [601] | Comments [3]

We arrived in Crete last night, safe and exhasted, after a 30 hour transit. And, just so you know, you CANNOT take booze from Australia to anywhere in the EU. Countries in the EU only except those special sealed bags from the EU. Which was fun. In Athens, ... Read more >

Before

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 | By kelbelarino | Views [210]

So... 22 hours until I board a plane for Los Angeles and I am completely unprepared. In the next 22 hours I will finish my work day, meet friends for drinks, go to a Bat For Lashes gig, probably drink some more and sleep... wake up and go to Bank, ... Read more >

USA 2.0

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 | By elise_wilson | Views [369]

Well, who would have thought I would be saving up the pennies to haul myself back to the states for another summer at the Point. I can't say it was always easy, but considering the awesome time I had and friends I made I couldn't see myself doing anything ... Read more >

The Sounds

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [246]

Just a quick one today.  Based in Te Anau for the last couple of days and have been tripping over to Milford and Doubtful sounds.  The drive to Milford was awesome, there are going to be lots of nice scenic photos for you all (hahaha).  Shocking weather ... Read more >

At Home

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 | By touchtone | Views [285]

Today I'm dreaming of my next big trip. They say the world is your oyster but they forget to tell you how hard an oyster is to open! Oh well. Soon. Soon.

Tags: soon, waiting

Photos: Vic Roadtrip 2011

Tue, 31 May 2011 | By crustyadventures | Photo Gallery

Tags: camping, family, mt buffalo

Photos: iPad interface

Tue, 31 May 2011 | By Ask-a-Nomad | Photo Gallery

Between the wish and the thing there is the waiting!

Tue, 31 May 2011 | By leaandray | Views [312]

It has been years of planning, but it is finally at the point where there are less then 30 days till our (hopefully) epic and highly memorable adventure! It is an odd sensation packing our lives up again to store away in a shed and knowing that it ... Read more >

Byron bay and Surfers Paradise

Tue, 31 May 2011 | By nooltn | Views [761] | Comments [1]

So i have started my trip up the east coast away from sydney.  first stop was byron bay where it was a very relaxed time, just lounging on the beach, watched some people surfing and met some very nice people.  its a really relaxed town and so far my ... Read more >

Photos: beaches

Tue, 31 May 2011 | By nooltn | Photo Gallery

Amman

Tue, 31 May 2011 | By damonlk | Views [1107]

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 [450]

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 >