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The Gold Coast: An Interview with Jo-Anne Wilkie

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By smarkas | Views [4075]

As we drove along Queensland’s famous Gold Coast on the Van-Tastic promotional roadtrip, windows down, warm sea air blowing through our hair, sun brightly shining, it was easy to see what attracts the masses to the area. The sky was cloudless, ... Read more >

Tags: aquarius backpackers, australia, backpacking queensland, balunjali interpretative cultural kayaking tour, gold coast, road trip, surfers paradise, travel, van-tastic adventures

Transit

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By damonlk | Views [729]

The last stage in any journey is, typically, transit. A day spent, or lost, in the maze of airport security queues, check-in counters and passenger lounges. Some of which were curiously free of clocks. As if the no-time of international ... Read more >

The Outback

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By chiclet | Views [2140] | Comments [1]

Då har vi upplevt "the Outback". Röd sand, kängurus, gigantiska emufåglar, solnedgångar vi horisonten, kokaburrans skratt, dingostaket, fårfarmar, flygande doktorer, vänliga män under vida hattbrätten och opalfält. Vi åkte 10 dagar och 361 ... Read more >

Tags: nature, outback, road trip

Gallery: The Outback

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By chiclet | Photo Gallery

A 10 day road trip
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Gallery: Blue Mountains

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By claroby1 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Sydney

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By claroby1 | Photo Gallery


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Sydney

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By claroby1 | Views [496] | Comments [2]

Finally arrived in Sydney on the 20th July after Air China cancelled our flight from Beijing. Apparently there was a cyclone affecting Shanghai making it impossible to land there. Luckily, after very little customer service at the airport, we got put ... Read more >

Hola from the Selba (Jungle)

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By rella | Views [334] | Comments [1]

Hola, Thanks for the comments chiccos nice to hear your friendly voices. I am having lots of laughs here with my amiga especially when we have found our selves in an indigenous canoe sailing down the river and over rocks and into rocks that have left ... Read more >

shaky beginnings

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 | By daniryan | Views [1168] | Comments [4]

Still here in Australia! Possibly not the greatest start to my once-in-a-lifetime trip however I just couldn't manage getting on that plane today. I dare say it might have had a little (ok, a lot) to do with my blood alcohol levels this morning! Also ... Read more >

Argyle is no Ord...inary Lake

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 | By lynn_david | Views [524] | Comments [1]

Hello there everyone...so glad to hear you are all enjoying my ramblings. Must apologise for doubling up on photos.....I put them up and then couldn’t work out how to delete just a few without losing the lot!! Oh well..... The Ord River flows into ... Read more >

Byron Bay: Backpacker's Bohemia

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 | By smarkas | Views [2010]

When we arrived in Byron Bay, the BBQ was just heating up and the travellers were milling about on the courtyard deck of Nomads Byron Bay Backpackers chatting. The sausages were put out, the goon started flowing and the first Van-Tastic Adventures ... Read more >

Tags: byron bay, launch party, road trip, travel, van-tastic, van-tastic adventures, world nomads

Chilly Down Unda

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By rich | Views [481]

We've finally made it to the last country on the first leg of our world tour! We're in Oz!! Our plane lands in Melbourne around 11pm and as we're exiting the plane, we are slapped in the face with unbelievably cold winds. What's going on? This is ... Read more >

(Trying to) Hang 10 in Yamba

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By smarkas | Views [2954]

We arrived at the Yamba YHA late at night and got the tour of the "mansion" before bed. You could hardly classify this hostel as a backpackers, as it is fully equipped  with a full-service restaurant (that the locals love!), a pool, a table ... Read more >

Tags: australia, byron bay, cliff jumping, nomads byron bay, party, road trip, surfing, van-tastic, van-tastic adventures, yamba

And soon, it will begin again...

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By simon_hennig | Views [811]

And soon, it will begin again... For those of you who don't yet know, I will be heading O/S again in about a month. After being back in Oz for 8 months, I am itching to get out and about again. Where to you ask? Israel!! The ... Read more >

Katherine is Gorge...ous!!!

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By lynn_david | Views [420]

We stayed in a very nice caravan park, with a strange name...Low Level Caravan Park, in Katherine.   We had prebooked it and were wondering what we would find ...but we were very pleasantly surprised. We stayed two nights and yesterday went out ... Read more >

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