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Fri, 1 Aug 2008 | By pcstorey | Views [442]
We are packed and ready to go!! At home near Byron, we can see the ocean and feel the cool breeze ... I bet it will be different in Singapore and Cairo in the next couple of days! We have plenty of 'cool' clothes packed. Byron has the 'Splendour ... Read more >
Tags: byron, cool breeze, hello
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 | By themorrows | Views [271]
Our last day in Fiji, we headed back to
the Marina on the Bula bus to wander around the shops. In between
another round of meat pies from the bakery, a round of drinks from
the Hard Rock cafe and icecreams from the ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 | By laurentravels08 | Views [487]
Unless you've done some traveling outside the U.S., you're not accustomed to finding a myriad of savory pies on every street corner. In Australia (as elsewhere), "pies" are not very sweet, they're usually filled with meat and gravy, and often ... Read more >
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [854] | Comments [2]
John
We woke the next morning, surprisingly warm, aided no doubt
by the few glasses of rum and coke the night before and leaving the heater on
full blast through the night. Question- can you make rum and coke a with pepsi
max? John says hell ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, and coke, rum
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [992]
So it’s Monday in Melbourne
and I’m wondering why I haven’t seen Karl Kennedy or any other legendary
Neighbours cast members yet! Where are they? Well it seems they’re to be seen
only on one of the ridiculously over-priced Neighbours tours, so ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, great, great ocean road, ocean, road
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [819]
Phew, ok that’s enough Melbourne
speak, we left with a quick visit to St Kilda- hotspot for the arts and
bohemian culture and what not- or just crazy town to you and I. At one point
while taking a peek at all the mental graffiti in an alleyway, ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, graf, melbourne
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [798] | Comments [1]
The one thing everyone says is the epitome of Australian culture and cannot be missed when visiting Melbourne is a trip to the Telstra Dome to see a famous “Aussie Rules” football match- So of course we went… and caught a really good, tension- filled ... Read more >
Tags: afl, ambassador van, aussie rules, footy, melbourne
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [761]
Deirdra
Saturday we got up late and took a stroll though the city.
After negotiating the tram system and finding our way deeper into town we
headed for the various design, art and cinema exhibitions on in town. Within 5
minutes John was accosted ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, melbourne, purple pants
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [1080] | Video
We arrived here on Friday just before lunchtime. As we
approached, the pavements were filled with icey-cold metal café furniture, adorned
with well wrapped Melbournians chomping on pieces of premium meat and fine
cheeses encased in pastry parcels.... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, drink, food, market, queen, shopping, victoria
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [729]
John I picked up Deirdra on Friday morning. On the way to the
airport a toll road immediately tested my backpacker resoluteness, (i.e. skinflintness,)
against my desire to see my girl. –So it begins! Credit card ready, I set off.
... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, day 1, melbourne
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By vacation_practitioners | Views [957] | Comments [1]
G'day from beautiful downtown Yamba on the sunny far North Coast of NSW. Merran and I are about to head back overseas and I will use this site as well as another to update folks on our doings and my thoughts and impressions about where we've been ... Read more >
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