Destination: Australia

Random Stuff

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By justineillana | Views [474]

Klaus is writing heaps of emails so I may as well stick around here and write something. I reckon I will stop with the blog for a few reasons, a) the whole world can stalk me, b)i am shit at explaining/expressing things so any cool experiences i do have ... Read more >

Contact and Perhentian Island

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By justineillana | Views [881] | Comments [1]

Hi all. I had a long think on Perhentian Islands and I may be morally against this blog now for various reasons. So I am not sure if I will keep writing in it? But as a vague recap, the island was fucking gorgeous, very relaxing and such but was forced ... Read more >

Four days in the fields, to face plants, to fortuitous free time

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By homeless_harry | Views [1407]

Four days of work is a good enough reason to have the whole following week off. It's not by choice, but it fits in so nicely with my plans that I cannot believe my subconscious desires did not play a part in it becoming a ... Read more >

Tags: adrenaline, beaches & sunshine, work

Plans have changed...... (Shannon)

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By shannonj2589 | Views [553] | Comments [5]

So plans have kinda changed and not really because we wanted them too. Our landlord wasnt answering our phone calls the night before we were supossed to mve in and friday morning we were all ready to go and we still could not get a hold of him. We suddenly ... Read more >

Gallery: Road Trip on the GOR!

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By bigels | Photo Gallery

Meet World Nomads in Melbourne

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By nomads-news | Views [3033]

Want some tips on travelling safely? Got a tricky question about travel insurance? Want a free luggage tag? Then come meet the gang from World Nomads in Melbourne next weekend today (Sat 21st) and tomorrow (Sun 22nd) at the  Melbourne Adventure ... Read more >

Tags: expo, travel safety, travel tips, worldnomads.com

Sydney - Another surfers’ paradise!!

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By bixente | Views [896] | Comments [1]

Et le paradis pour nous aussi! On adore la vie a Sydney – il faut dire que nous sommes plutot gates:   Martine,   la cousine de Vincent nous a gentiment invite chez elle et nous retrouvons enfin les joies des repas faits ... Read more >

The Dregs of Australia...

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By smelix | Views [765]

So i left Australia almost 3 weeks ago and im only just getting round to completing my description of our australian adventure. Disgraceful. Ill pick up where i left off at the start of our second day in the Whitsunday islands... After having such a ... Read more >

Canberra to Melbourne, Victoria

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 | By smorg | Views [1031] | Comments [5]

I had a productive day in Canberra visiting the Australian War Memorial of the australian soldiers who died in WW1 and WW2 this was a sad place to visit but eye opening as well. They had real bomber planes in there, guns you name it from the world wars ... Read more >

Tags: canberra, melbourne, melbourne city, sunburnt, trekking

It's not that far

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 | By redzircon | Views [306] | Comments [2]

Thanks Juzz the photos are lovely as was the letter. Tonight I saw a large billowing cloud from Mitcham and though there was a massive fire in Ringwood. Turn out it was somewhere near Warburton. Hoof luck for us but not for them.

Melbourne

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 | By jsherdc | Views [1417]

I booked a room at this beautiful victorian hostel, the Nunnery, in the Melbourne neighborhood Fitzroy, which is funky neighborood filled with great resturantsand shops. Across the street from my hostel was carlton gardens and the melbourne museum ... Read more >

First week...

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 | By kath_and_kim | Views [347]

We arrived in Sydney on 31st Jan to 25 degree weather and sun! I'd forgotten what that looked like. My hair frizzed and my feet puffed out like Sherman Klumps but we have arrived. Sydney is a great city - a lot like London. Or is that just the street ... Read more >

girls out and about - day 3 :)

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 | By nik-jules-ren-bub-and-barb | Views [646] | Comments [5]

we awoke to an amazingly clear blue sky this morning - (the clearest so far) and our view of the ocean while eating breakfast was picturesque - flat and blue!!! fanta sea last night was an amazing cultural experience - with pyrotechnics (i think that's ... Read more >

Gallery: Sydney Random Nights

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 | By wills_77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Rainbow and Fraser

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 | By ellie | Photo Gallery