Destination: Australia

Brisbane

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By littlepipes | Views [384]

I have to say, I didn’t think much of Brisbane as a place. The Southbank was really nice, which is where we spent most of out time whilst there. We went to the Andy Warhol exhibition (just wish we had more time to look around, but didn’t get there until ... Read more >

Homeward Bound

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By monica_gill | Views [789] | Comments [1]

Well, I've checked out of my room, and soon will be heading to the airport to board a plane back to the US.  The last few days have been great.  A few days ago I went to the Blue Mountains and hiked a bit.  The views were astounding.  They apparently ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Tin Can Bay - Sydney

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By an_oliver | Views [1005] | Comments [1]

7th February 08: - Today we drove to Tin Can Bay, arriving @ about .  Our campsite is lovely & quiet with what looked like a fab pool.  However we were unable to sample this as a massive storm blew in.  You should have seen the different colours ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Replies

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By marge | Views [762] | Comments [2]

So I was lying in bed this morning (I really had to pee but I didn't want to wake Lindsay up since it was a bit early) and I was thinking about all the people who have written me who I haven't responded to.  Or maybe who I have responded to but in my ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Day 14 - Bunbury Radio interview and Closed Vineyards

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By hussyhicks | Views [1026]

We headed south bright and early the next morning as we had a radio interview with Glynn Greensmith on ABC state wide and wanted to get in a good afternoon of wine tasting in Margaret River but alas on the way down the highway was closed due to a ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road

LCD Soundsytem

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By t_l | Views [911] | Video

Finally got a chance to upload a video from Big Day out. This was the last song LCD Soundsystem played for their set, and it rocked, SO WATCH IT!

Tags: Party time

Lonely Planet Great Guidebook Moment - The Roundhouse, Fremantle

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By hussyhicks | Views [2640]

We've been a little behind on our Lonely Planet moments so I'm going back to recap a couple ... Feb 28th we decided to meet up with our mates Oops and Jodie to check out the Fremantle Roundhouse and say our farewells before heading south. Our mates ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, lonely planet great guidebook moment

It's been a few days

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By marge | Views [786]

Tuesday Lindsay and I went to the Comedy Night and it was DREADFUL. One of the comedians had such a thick Australian accent and used SO much slang that it was impossible to understand him. It was like someone stuffed my ears with cotton and then started ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

Melbourne second act

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By jeje-nadia | Views [895]

Hello, hello, les choses ont continue dans le bon sens...on est un peu a la bourre sur le blog, donc plein d'infos "in one go"! L'Australian Open est arrive comme prevu, premiere visite super sympa, different matchs bien interressants et une ... Read more >

Tags: people

Gallery: Tasmania

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By jeje-nadia | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Best of Cairns

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By numa | Photo Gallery

Indi Bar via sheesha and a long lost cowboy

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By hussyhicks | Views [1172]

Dear HH blog readers, I sincerely apologise for our tardiness in keeping the travel stories up to date, but I assure you we’ve been gathering lots of good material and I’m sure it will have been worth the wait! I last left you with tales of strange ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, party time

Days 10 to 13 - More gigs, an injury and lots of radio interviews!

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By hussyhicks | Views [1200] | Comments [1]

We got to the Denmark Tavern in the afternoon and had a leisurely sound check with our PA guy Andi (check out www.andimaps.com.au) while sipping on some great local chardonnay and then tucking into an amazing meal before going to our campground to ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, hussy hicks, on the road

Home, home on the range

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By count_zero | Views [452]

We arrived back in Rocky at the end of last week after our massive 5 week trip down the east coast of Australia and round Tasmania (I know it's part of Oz, you don't need to remind me) by road. The last few days of the trip were relaxing and stressful ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Kate and Simon's Wedding

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By simon_castles | Photo Gallery