Destination: Australia

Every End is a new Beginning.

Fri, 4 Mar 2016 | By geistzeit | Views [258]

"I can write this history or if on every page there will be some sneaking show of a bitterness I thought long dead... I think myself cured of all spite, but when I touch pen to paper the hurt of a girl bleeds out with the sea-spawned ink, until I suspect ... Read more >

Photos: Gt Ocean Road, Lorne

Fri, 4 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Gt Ocean Rd

Fri, 4 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [461] | Comments [5]

Picked up campervan sucessfully and drove out to the Gt Ocean Road in south Victoria.  Spectacular road hugging the ocean.  We are now in Lorne about half way along the Ocean Road in the Gt Otway National Park.  Amazing scenery, the ... Read more >

Leaving Melbourne

Wed, 2 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [285]

We are off to pick up our campervan this morning. The plan is to head out on the Gt Ocean Rd west of Melbourne for a few days. Don't worry if there aren't any updates for a while, I need internet connection and there might not be any.  Hope all ... Read more >

Day Minus 30

Tue, 1 Mar 2016 | By maceyryan | Views [166]

I sat out the front of my bosses office absolutely terrified. Not that she was a terrifying person, but for the first time in my life I was about to put everything on the line. Sure I had been talking about this for months now, the ideas and scenarios ... Read more >

Tags: imwithstupid, notmakingplans

Photos: Melbourne, day of culture

Tue, 1 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Melbourne, day of culture.

Tue, 1 Mar 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [353]

Mega hot day today so decided to explore inside some historic buildings.  33C with clear skies. Visited Parliment house, treasury house and gardens, fitzroy garden and the Melbourne museum. All great. Having a chill in our cool apartment at the ... Read more >

Photos: St Kilda & Brighton, Melbourne

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Photos: Melbourne city

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Melbourne

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 | By dawnandmark | Views [397] | Comments [2]

We arrived in Melbourne after more than 24 hours travel feeling pretty good, no apparent jet lag.  I knew we were definately in Oz when I spotted a mob of grey kangeroos about 2 minutes after leaving the airport on the sykbus!  Checked into ... Read more >

Our Holiday Blog

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 | By paulcarmen | Views [194]

Hi everyone, I decided to create a blog to share our holiday experience with only our friends and family and only with those who are interested. So, feel free to log in anytime to follow our adventures. We will fly out of Australia to Los Angeles ... Read more >

Intellectual Capital

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [594]

Capital cities tend to get poor reviews from travellers, and Canberra is no exception. It seems like one of those places you either love or hate. I'll likely be hitchhiking the Sydney-Melbourne corridor again and again so I thought I'd stop off at Canberra ... Read more >

Photos: Canberra

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Day 17 v2: Complete

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [221]

Last day of school today, which we are both a little bummed about because you come such a long way in a week. Even though it was intense it has given us some good building blocks. Will maintain the practice with Duo Lingo. Both did surprisingly well ... Read more >

Day 16 v2: un un un todos

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [248] | Comments [1]

I took Marissa to morning yoga. Cher helped me work on my headstand... and it felt pretty good actually. Mike met us at Simon Says and we sampled more of their smoothies. Patricia, the owner, said that if we keep coming back everyday we should try ... Read more >