Destination: Australia

Der allgemeine Australier

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | By flanders680 | Views [658]

Dieses Kapitel möchte ich nun einmal der Spezies Australier widmen. Wie sich nach mehreren Wochen Aufenthalt in Sydney herausgestellt hat ist es nämlich gar nicht so einfach, einen "echten" Australier zu finden. Grundsätzlich waren die meisten ... Read more >

Tags: People

Bundaberg - Part 3

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | By josdent | Views [935] | Comments [2]

I've spent a good proportion of the past few weeks doing sweet potato related work. Picking them, planting them, cutting vines to plant, rescuing caterpillars, fixing irrigation pipes, driving tractors around - you name it. Today I was mostly weeding ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Vagabonding

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | By ambassador | Views [1944]

Stuart, a young Scottish nomadic type with excessive wanderlust and a confessed addiction to Australia, takes the keys of the Ambassador Van in Cairns, rounds up some friends, and heads off into the sunset. Read about Stuart's adventures ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road, vagabonding

It´s snowing!

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | By j9fabre | Views [851] | Comments [2]

I am now in Ushuaia waiting for my ship to come in ;-)  I was walking down the street & it was snowing.  Dad, I immediately thought of you & how much you´d enjoy it!! We board the ship at 4pm & sail at 6pm... it is now noon.  Can´t wait.... Read more >

Tags: Snow

Gallery: Rainforest

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | By nortina | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ambassador trip

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | By whippin_picadilly | Photo Gallery

Meeting The Locals...

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | By whippin_picadilly | Views [1236]

I wake up, on my first full day as an ambassador, sweating like an Eskimo in a sauna. I stumble out of the van, desperate for fresh air, and instantly feel bad about thinking that Innisfail might be a bit of a hillbilly spot. I’m confronted by ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Gallery 2

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 | By daynacasey | Photo Gallery

Broome with a view

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 | By esther | Views [629] | Comments [3]

After two nights spent in Karratha we went on to Broome, the largest town in northern Western Australia. Everyone kept telling me it's not hot but it bloody well felt it to me. I was sweating so much I thought I was back in Asia. The only place to be ... Read more >

Tags: People

Nearly there...

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 | By j9fabre | Views [594]

Just got home from work (it is now 2.17am Saturday).  In just over 2hours my friend is picking me up to take me to the airport.  Do you think I should bother going to bed?!

Tags: The Planning Phase

Its not the heat...

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By spongey | Views [417] | Comments [1]

Made it to Darwin and finally found a net cafe where i could punch the photos up! so here they are in all their "glory" eh other than that, reporting that Darwin was 28 degrees at midnight and humid enough to make me feel like i was swimming ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Melbourne

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By spongey | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kuranda

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By nortina | Photo Gallery

The Confession

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By whippin_picadilly | Views [1323]

When the day comes when I eventually have to go to one of those group therapy meetings for people with addictions, it is unfortunately fairly inevitable in my case, I’ll be forced to stand up and admit, “Hi, my name’s Stuart and…I’m…well…addicted ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

I'm here!

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [638] | Comments [1]

Hi everyone... Just checking in, saying hi. Everything is awesome and all new and a little scary. I'll put some photos up and write a proper story soon! The flight was crap. the longest I've flown before is 2 hours...so 8 hours (and not being able ... Read more >

Tags: Culture