Destination: Australia

Gallery: Darling Harbor

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By florida_family | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Sydney Sights

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By florida_family | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Melbourne # 2

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By jeje-nadia | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Siem Reap

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By tash | Photo Gallery

All farmed out

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By count_zero | Views [336]

Day 4 of the roadtrip finds us in Uralla on a farm, surrounded by chickens and flies. The last few days have been very eventful, starting with a beach wedding. I had pretty much decided that I was not going to enjoy the reception as I knew no-... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Southern Forest - Tasmania

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By bj | Views [656]

The forests have played a central part of life in Tasmania since the beginning of time. It still is central today! A visit to the great Southern Forests is a must for all visitors. To make it worthwhile an overnight stay is worth considering. Camping ... Read more >

Tags: airwalk, forest, tahune

Gallery: Tahune Airwalk

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By bj | Photo Gallery

A first glimpse of the world down under

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By florida_family | Views [659]

Friday was another travel day as we left Hong Kong and flew to Australia. We spent the morning and early afternoon in China then boarded Singapore Airlines for our trip down under. Those of you who know me know that I am practically always early, especially ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Just One of Those Days...

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By dazey311 | Views [1281]

Day 11 Well, today was just one of those days. Let me preface this post by saying we have had absolutely perfect weather the past 12 days. Could not have asked for better. Today, finally, it rained. ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, misadventures

On the Road

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By dazey311 | Views [1356]

Day 10 The key to roadtripping is, one might say, is to find the perfect balance between the actual driving and the “other” stuff. Eating, sightseeing, hiking, etc. For some, the idea of spending six hours in a car — tunes blaring, windows ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, philosophy of travel

Gallery: Paradise and Rainy Days

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By dazey311 | Photo Gallery

South Australia: The Road Less Travelled...

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By lex | Views [849] | Video

In all my discussions with other backpackers since I've been out here, I'm yet to meet someone who has stayed in Adelaide more than 2days - it appears that most people just use it as a stop-off point between the Great Ocean Road and Uluru / Perth..... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Emus and Roos!!

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [393]

Hey everyone, Well we left Albany on Monday after a great Sunday spent snorkelling and boogy boarding.. The gear was loaned to us free of charge by the hostel which was nice....  Carl had a great man sized boogy board and I had a bright red childs 'Clifford ... Read more >

Tags: Australia

Anyone for tennis?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By esther | Views [575] | Comments [7]

I had a fantastic week in Christchurch, largely thanks to Scottish/Swedish hospitality and kindness. Didn't do much sightseeing or activities, but a week of home comforts was as good as any trip, tour or event so far on my travels. However it's ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Arrived!

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By cjaus | Views [589] | Comments [4]

Hi All, So we arrived safe and sound 14.5 hours later. Flight was fairly easy, slight delay but we still arrived on time. Weather has been crummy...still fairly warm but cloudy and RAINY believe it or not. Also very windy! Hostel is nice and the people ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures