Destination: Australia

Gallery: Family

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 | By dianne_peter | Photo Gallery

Cairns to Sydney

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 | By bob_and_caroline | Views [448]

Well, following growing calls for me to contribute something else to this blog I will oblige and confirm to my parents that we are currently in Sydney, having spent the last couple of weeks travelling south from Cairns.   This is actually our second ... Read more >

Gallery: Cape Tribulation & Cairnes

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 | By gborchers3 | Photo Gallery

A+ Students at Surf Camp

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 | By theblackgirls | Views [1940] | Comments [3]

We've been keeping busy in Byron Bay, it's such a cool town with heaps of interesting people, shops, and restaurants. We managed to complete our 3day surf camp, and can now successfully say that we can surf.  Still lots of room for improvement though! ... Read more >

Tags: byron bay, surfing

Gallery: Perth

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 | By adventurergirl | Photo Gallery

All that jazz

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By chiclet | Views [502]

Hello Sweden, Hoppas att ni alla njuter av en trevlig helg! Vi har Sara och Niclas på besök nu. I onsdags hyrde vi bil och åkte upp till Nationalparken Ku-Ring-Gai. Naturen var fin, men bortsett från en ödla såg vi inte så mycket djurliv. Men efter ... Read more >

Gallery: Whitsunday Islands

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

Chiclaya - Trujillo , Peru

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By ree | Views [610] | Comments [1]

Day 18 - another early morning, im beginning to hate this 5am wake up thing.Caught the bus going to Peru. Lots of signs at the border about people smuggling and drug smuggling, but it was just a hot dusty little building and another stamp on the passport!!!.... Read more >

Sydney & The Blue Mountains

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [994] | Comments [1]

We tried to take a budget flight from Byron Bay to Sydney but Australia had had a bit of rain and the runway had warped (Australias version of leaves on the line ?) so we were driven by bus to Surfers Paradise to get a replacement plane.... Read more >

Gallery: Australia

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By theblackgirls | Photo Gallery

Noosa & Byron Bay

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [9799]

Noosa was a nice place. We stayed in a good hostel near a typically huge beach and ate at a restaurant that had these incredible lamb and mint pizzas (see Travel Notes: Incredible Food). It was a great place to hang out and get some beach time – ... Read more >

Gallery: Oz

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By flashorton | Photo Gallery

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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 | By schiri | Views [376]

Mittwoch, 14.01.09 Dank dem 7-Tages-Ticket, kann ich sieben Tage mit dem Zug in der City herumfahren für nur ca. CHF 27.00. Dies erlaubt mir jeden Tag die berühmte Towerbridge sowie das Operahouse zu sehen J . Abgesehen von dem liegt es ... Read more >

Where did it all start?

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 | By out2explor | Views [361]

Whilst teaching in Western Sydney for 3 years, I had many encounters with kids of refugee backgrounds from parts of Africa or the Middle east. The impact of these events, were in some cases horrific and would influence the childs life for years to come.... Read more >

Great Barrier Reef & Whitsunday Islands

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1803] | Comments [2]

When we landed in Australia we had passed through Europe, survived Egypt, experienced India and explored Hong Kong – so it was quite odd arriving somewhere with no significant cultural or language differences from home. Which was a great relief.... Read more >