Destination: Australia

Van-Tastic Western Australia - The final leg of the the ultimate Aussie roadtrip hits the road

Mon, 3 May 2010 | By ambassador | Views [1805] | Video

On the road in Western Australia On Thursday, May 6th the final leg of the Van-Tastic Adventures roadtrip kicks off in Darwin with Alex and Patrick , two freelance filmmakers from Toronto, Canada behind the wheel. The team has 6 weeks ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, australia, backpackers, campervan, driving, funny, oz, roadtrip, travel, van-tastic adventures

DEGLAMOURIZED: WHAT TRAVELING IS REALLY LIKE

Sun, 2 May 2010 | By vantastic_nt | Views [1480] | Comments [1]

Ah, the allure of traveling. Hopping from one country to the next, coloring in and crossing off entire landmasses on your world almanac. Never knowing where you’ll be the next evening, maybe even the next morning. Seeing a spectacular sunset over the ... Read more >

Tags: andrew adams, brushing teeth, how to shower, how travel, laundry, real life on the road, rest stops, road trip, vantastic, willie concepcion

Day 0.5- Take off

Sat, 1 May 2010 | By escape | Views [582] | Comments [3]

I gotta say, Air Austral is ok in my books! Decent leg room, attentive staff, smoked salmon for lunch and a nice French red on offer. No economising with ‘petite’ sized meals either. The only drawback is no individual entertainment for this ... Read more >

Australia

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 | By nic_jones_ | Views [352]

So i realize i haven't wrote anything for ages and i have a lot to catch up on but going to try and quickly write about Australia. Me and Debs hired out a campervan from wiked -which had a rather funky paint job- for the first 2 weeks of our ... Read more >

Video - WEIRDED OUT IN WYCLIFFE WELL

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 | By vantastic_nt | Views [1109] | Comments [1] | Video

Roadtrip Australia: Van-Tastic Adventures Northern Territory On their roadtrip through the Northern Territory with Van-Tastic Adventures, Andrew and Willie hunt for signs of alien life in Wycliffe Well, the UFO capital of Australia. Follow the adventures ... Read more >

Tags: aliens, australia, backpackers, itinerary, northern territory, outback, oz, travel, ufos, wycliffe well

A LOAD OF CROC

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By vantastic_nt | Views [1814] | Comments [2]

Perfectly evolved. This is how the saltwater crocodile has been described to us. A mean, intimidating, snaggle-toothed killing machine that’s older than the dinosaurs. That could compete with the dinosaurs for territory, even. ... Read more >

Tags: andrew adams, crocodiles, crocosaurus cove, darwin, northern territory, swimming with crocodiles, vantastic

Photos: Our Australian Home

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By laurieandmatt | Photo Gallery

Photos: Noosa

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By laurieandmatt | Photo Gallery

Our New Home and Noosa

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By laurieandmatt | Views [704]

Sorry for the delay! We have moved into our new house now and have been living here for nearly a month. Have really settled in nicely now with our 5 other ozzies house mates. We have the en-suite room as we are the only couple in the house which is a ... Read more >

Photos: Travel Documentary Scholarship 2011

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By scholarships | Photo Gallery

Guitar Woes

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By callwill | Views [425] | Comments [2]

It had to happen sometime I guess – a broken E string.   I mean when you think about it my guitar is being particularly long suffering – and even though it is luxuriously cushioned in it’s new padded case (thank you Pauly XX) – it is still ... Read more >

The “Grapes of Wrath” and the Great egg breakout.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By callwill | Views [437] | Comments [2]

  Currently, whilst enjoying the beautiful surrounds of Port Lincoln, we are valiantly attempting to struggle through the consumption of 5 litres of what can only be described as “metho mixed with fruity elixir”.   Apparently – Steve ... Read more >

“The death of comic genius”

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By callwill | Views [376]

I forgot to mention this story previously, but before you get to Port Lincoln, you pass through the city of Whyalla.   Now for those of you who know Whyalla – you would be aware that there is a large iron-ore smelter on the outskirts of ... Read more >

April - the last two weeks.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By partners-in-crime | Views [588]

LJ joined a girls-only gym and started going to classes before work. Thought girls only went to the gym to show off their compacted spandex bodies to boys so don’t know what that’s about? Seems to love working on the beach though, and the commute ... Read more >

Video - KANGAROO FEVER

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 | By vantastic_nt | Views [1101] | Comments [4] | Video

Roadtrip Australia: Van-Tastic Adventures Northern Territory On their roadtrip through the Northern Territory of Australia with Van-Tastic Adventures Willie falls in love with a kangaroo. This one gets weird. Follow the adventures at http://www.... Read more >

Tags: adventure, australia, funny, kangaroos, love, nature, northern territory, van-tastic adventures, wildlife, worldnomads.com