Destination: Australia

respectable york

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By leah | Views [708] | Comments [1]

A Sunday drive a couple of weeks ago took us through the little town of York. The oldest inland town in Western Australia (settled in 1831, two years after Perth), York has a cute, historic main street with charm and kitsch not unlike a tiny Colorado ... Read more >

Tags: western australia, york

bird's eye view

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By leah | Views [1161] | Comments [1]

There is a French photographer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand , who takes these amazing ariel shots all across the planet. He has had an exhibit of thousands of photos, Earth From Above , since 2000 that has traveled around the world. I walked through it many ... Read more >

Tags: perth, photography, western australia, yann arthus-bertrand

The Adventure Begins...

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By caitlin_wills | Views [893] | Comments [3]

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS... I arrived at Heathrow at 4:50am this morning, Monday 2nd Feb.  I was really bloody lucky that I knew the guy in Perth who checked me in (regular heavy drinker @ Carnegies) so I got away with having overweight baggage (27k instead ... Read more >

Tags: arrival, condie, heathrow, snow

Getting organised

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By graham | Views [315]

In one week we will be in the air and on our way. Passports - check!  Visas - check! Vaccinations - check! Insurance check! Tickets - check! Bags packed - not yet... Still a few little details to deal with, but we are getting closer. It will also be ... Read more >

Tags: preparation

Fraser Island Safari

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By theblackgirls | Views [2908] | Comments [6]

We had a blast on Fraser Island - not only did we have a great group of people, but the weather was in our favor and the Island was amazing.  The first day, Thursday, we had an early start at 6:30 AM for our Fraser Island safety meeting and to meet our ... Read more >

Tags: airlie beach, cyclone, dingo, fraser island

Gallery: Fraser Island

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By theblackgirls | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Parties & Random

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By liam-hannah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Christmas 07 & New Year

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By liam-hannah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Wyche Races 08

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By liam-hannah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Meredith 08

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By liam-hannah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Meredith 07

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By liam-hannah | Photo Gallery

Gallery: WA

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By liam-hannah | Photo Gallery

Frogs are living in my Grandmothers septic.

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By melissamain | Views [6239] | Comments [4]

My grandmother called this morning. She has had a stroke so I have to listen really hard to make out what she is saying. I have her punch-in-the-face black eyes when I'm tired and her olive skin. She thinks about a lot of things. She says "... Read more >

Tags: conversation, frogs, grandmothers, septic

How to contact me

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By justineillana | Views [1500] | Comments [2]

Coz I am likely to get quite lonely/homesick from time to time, contact from y'all would be quite nice I think, only if you can be bothered though! You can email me (justinecarey@hotmail.com), facebook me, or you can perhaps write a note on this, and ... Read more >

Postcard Pretty

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By chiclet | Views [572]

Nu har Johan och Linn snart varit här i två veckor och de fortsätter vidare till Thailand på onsdag. Vi har skickat iväg dem på ungefär samma intensiva turistande som Sara och Niclas gick igenom. Vi har också besökt några gratisevenemang under Sydney ... Read more >

Tags: australia day, jervis bay