Destination: Australia

Gallery: Darwin-Broome-Perth-Melbourne

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By mellissa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Oz Alice-Darwin

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By mellissa | Photo Gallery

Days 32 - 43

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By clayontheroad | Views [748] | Comments [4]

Day 33: On the Road Again   A brisk 6 block walk starts off my day today. It’s no fun dragging my bags through a busy city like Sydney plus it’s hot. I’m dripping wet by the time I make it to the train station for my 14 hour ride to Brisbane. The ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Bundaberg - Part 1

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By josdent | Views [3077] | Comments [4]

There is really only one reason backpackers go to Bundaberg: work. It is pretty much the fruit picking capital of Australia. I arrived at the transit centre about 5pm and was picked up by the hostel. I mentioned I was looking for work and was told ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Berlin Bert

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By ambassador | Views [2002] | Comments [1]

Berlin Bert likes: Canned food, running, cities, soccer, after-lunch sleeps, photography, family, coffee... and working. After way-too-long hunched over a computer in the WorldNomad's offices, we have kicked out our hard working backpacker and sent ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, friends

Gallery: Eastside Gallery

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By bert166 | Photo Gallery

Leaving Sin City

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By bert166 | Views [1426] | Comments [7]

So here we are. A van that looks like a bunch of flowers, an iPod loaded with music which is falling in the categorie "Ohhh-yeah!!!!!",and me. Rob. What’s the plan? Having a great time. Nothing less. Meeting people, listening to their ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road

Somewhere over the Rainbow

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By esther | Views [727] | Comments [4]

Rainbow Beach is a bit like Summer Bay without the caravan park. There are a thousand people and a couple of dogs. Spent one night there before the trip to Fraser Island. What a night it was! It was one of the staff in the hostel's leaving doo and ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Party!

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By raspberrybullets | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cairns

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By fkasinsky | Photo Gallery

Down Under

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By spongey | Views [619] | Comments [2]

Made it to Australia, here in the national capital of Canberra, where amusingly for the first two days its rained and been almost grey enough to call home. Now however over the weekend its reverted back to the norm, not a cloud in the sky and i require ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Sydney

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By ttlax | Views [245]

Well, Sunday morning….our last full day in Sydney and another big day.   We started off over at Paddy’s market for a few souvenirs, grabbed a quick bite of hotcakes at McD’s and set off for the rest of the day.   We took a bus down to Circular Quay, ... Read more >

counting down

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By wild_blue | Views [393]

Test pack today - shoving coats and jumpers into the bags and reading reports of gales and blizzards in Scotland - hard to fathom as the hot sun and cool breeze makes the pool so inviting... 18 days to go!!!

Tags: Adventures

Sydney Backpackers & Adventure Travel Expo 2007

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By worldnomads-on-tour | Views [1708]

The Sydney Backpackers & Adventure Travel Expo is on again at Darling Harbour this weekend (9-11 November). So come along and say hi to Phil, Rob & myself at our World Nomads stand. Maybe score a World Nomads t-shirt, sunsceen or other goodies ... Read more >

Tags: adventure travel expo, ambassador van, backpackers, berlin bert, expo, free t-shirt, the planning phase, world nomads

From Alice Springs to Uluru

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [1373]

I chose to fly the 1,500 km. or so that separate Darwin from Alice Springs. From 40 degrees the temperature inexplicably dropped to 17. Apparently this is an aberration for a place that is very nearly a dessert. It is surprising how civilised a town ... Read more >

Tags: Culture