Destination: Australia

Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island

Thu, 19 May 2011 | By jtmoughton | Views [387]

Hi everyone, how are you? Rainbow Beach was my next stop, where I spent 2 nights before going off to Fraser Island. The hostel was pretty chilled, they had a free pool table which we made much use of! I met some of my group for the Fraser tour the night ... Read more >

NZ - professional campers we are not

Wed, 18 May 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [286] | Comments [1]

Picked up the van - all good except for the fact that as I went for the cheapest option we have no power or heating.  Our first night was spent cuddling up to a hot water bottle (thanks Su).  Our first night of camping was spent going to bed at 7pm, ... Read more >

Railway

Wed, 18 May 2011 | By damonlk | Views [697]

The Kadem Train Museum opened in 2008 to house the rolling stock of the old Hejaz Railway. A narrow gauge line – the tracks are only a metre wide - it once snaked its way from Damascus to Medina, carrying pilgrims from across the Ottoman ... Read more >

Photos: Sun, sun and more sun, it must be Perth

Wed, 18 May 2011 | By flyted | Photo Gallery

On your mark, get set ....

Tue, 17 May 2011 | By mattso | Views [572] | Comments [3]

Well, here I go again. Its only 5 more days before I fly off to the land of the pharaohs!!  As far as possible I'll be sharing this adventure with all of you, depending on how often I get to an internet terminal, and I'm pretty sure that will be regularly ... Read more >

Photos: Preparations!

Mon, 16 May 2011 | By afrosentrix | Photo Gallery

Auckland

Mon, 16 May 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [304] | Comments [1]

Finally got here safely - although the flight was a bit stressful as you can imagine.  No airline food for me! After turning up and realising that we did not have a clue where we were staying- this is the second time for us, we managed to eventually ... Read more >

Some things I'm looking forward to

Sun, 15 May 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1013] | Comments [2]

I’m going to be brutally honest here; I’ve got a nine-week school break coming up, and I really would love to spend it somewhere totally alien. It would be awesome. Spin the hypothetical travel bottle and plonk myself in a random country, scope it ... Read more >

Hangover III

Sun, 15 May 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [287]

How I got up this morning I don't know. Great night for Su's B'day! Great to catch up with everyone. Have some vague recollection that Man U won the league last night - shocking. fingers crossed that the shower is fixed! Steve & helen

Thailand to Cambodia

Sat, 14 May 2011 | By jobowman | Views [1178]

We arrived in the port town of Ban Phe @ around 1pm. Ban Phe is just out of Rayong. We had researched Ban Phe on the net and found a gorgeous beach with some acomodation- not so cheap. We found a taxi to take us there- WELL it was a run dowm maybe ... Read more >

Tags: sihanoukville sights

Travel

Sat, 14 May 2011 | By nooltn | Views [328] | Comments [2]

the trip down was pretty uneventful.  but i know i don't fit into planes very well.  did luck out with getting a whole bench to myself for the long part of the flight and was able to strech out and sleep.  getting settled going to do some looking around ... Read more >

The Move

Sat, 14 May 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [245]

To put it into perspective, we live in a 2 bedroom flat, don't really own too many assets, so why, when 3 of the biggest men alive came round to pack our stuff at 8am, did I finally hand back the keys at 9.30pm.  I suppose I could see it coming as G-... Read more >

Sailing

Sat, 14 May 2011 | By oconnorclare | Views [243]

I am sitting on the ship, at anchor off Cape Peron, Shark Bay, WA right now. I haven’t written here in an age so as usual I have loads to write and it will be in a nice higgildy-piggildy fashion! We are in Shark Bay for 5 weeks and then I will be flying ... Read more >

Photos: Australia

Fri, 13 May 2011 | By kittben | Photo Gallery

Australia: Cairns to Melbourne

Fri, 13 May 2011 | By kittben | Views [860]

Australia The four of us wasted no time arriving in Oz.   We went straight to the Cairns Wicked Van rental shop and got ourselves a camper van! A Chuck Norris camper at that!! It was great to be back in western civilization again. Our plan ... Read more >