Destination: Australia

Gallery: Bullara Cattle Station

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By mcnab_family | Photo Gallery

Working as a conservation volunteer in Australia

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By rory2034 | Views [706] | Comments [1]

I wanted to do something other than just travelling whilst away so I joined Conservation Volunteers of Australia(CVA) for 2 weeks. We spent the first week working at a wetlands site near Mount Tamborine clearing away non native plants and trees. The ... Read more >

Gallery: Guilderton

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By mcnab_family | Photo Gallery

3rd update.....we did'nt just survive the gibb river road, we thrived!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By mcnab_family | Views [907] | Comments [3]

After a couple weeks and close to 1000kms, we are off the dirt roads. Rosie handled everything though she was running a bit rough by the end, while Reg, our trusty campertrailer, is in perfect condition still. So many beautiful sights i really cant ... Read more >

Gallery: Australia 10-15 Aug 2008

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By roxyfish | Photo Gallery

Australia

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [650] | Comments [1]

Hmm, well for all those that don't know I had a flying visit to Australia and flying it was too!  Basically I went to Australia.  Visited a very good friend of mine in Tassie and then headed to Victoria to catch up with more friends and family. In Tassie ... Read more >

Tags: australia

The Adventure Begins!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By nelson-mouellic | Views [1096] | Comments [2]

As I stepped off the plane is Brisbane yesterday, I was filled with excitement for the adventure that lay ahead of me. This was my first time in Australia, and I didn’t quite know what it had in store for me, but I knew that I would soon find out! ... Read more >

The Trip

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By lopes_family | Views [327]

Visiting Santiago, Chile then off to Peru for 3 weeks visiting Lima, Amazon Jungle (Iquitos), Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and La Paz Bolivia then off to the UK for a couple of weeks then a few ... Read more >

Three days to go!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By lopes_family | Views [314] | Comments [1]

All the planning is done, all thge loose ends are tied up we just have to pack and get going. Actually I don't have any news to tell i was just making sure this blog thing works

Tags: planning phase

Sacred Valley

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By david_vanessa | Views [746]

Hola Amigos, Day started well with more coca tea...hope we don´t get drug tested before the inca trail. Superb day. Day tour of sacred valley starting at Saqsaywaman which is a large inca ruin situated above cuzco. Our guide told us that it was the ... Read more >

My Birthday

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By littlepipes | Views [396]

Wasn't sure what it was going to be like having my birthday so far away from home. Was beginning to feel a bit homesick by the whole thing. I shouldn't have bothered. Hannah threw a birthday dinner for me at her house, which was a great laugh. She cooked ... Read more >

Crashing at a crossroad in my life.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By homeless_harry | Views [833] | Comments [2]

We were at my Uncles farm for two days to help him harvest his grape crop. For better or worse, my Uncle and Aunt had me pegged as a thorough waste of molecules since an early age and I was determined to prove them I had some nous. Nousnessly, (A new ... Read more >

Who let me near a computer again?

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By homeless_harry | Views [816] | Comments [3]

I'm back. It took me awhile to get over the messy break up with my last laptop, but I am ready to get on with my writing life. Backing up after every third word typed may seem somewhat superfluous. I deemed it to be necessary after exhausting every ... Read more >

OZ=Australia

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By auaround | Views [734] | Comments [6]

Ben trovati a tutti....noi siamo da un po' di giorni gia' in Australia.....che storia! Prima di tutto va reso noto che il djembe' di Ricca e' riuscito a passare positivamente tutti i controlli della dogana e quarantena locale....yuppidu! non e' stata ... Read more >

Trip Preparation

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By jaybeen | Views [452] | Comments [2]

Link to itinerary in tags below. Six mostly middle aged guys (me, Ray, Tony, Lindsay, Brendan and David) on bikes for about 11 days with our guide Adam. Most of the others have ridden in Asia before and know what to expect. I have not so I am looking ... Read more >

Tags: grasshopperadventures.com/tour-aplv08.php