Destination: Australia

Gallery: 49 Victoria St

Fri, 3 Aug 2007 | By ed | Photo Gallery

Camel Races

Fri, 3 Aug 2007 | By edinoz | Views [1038] | Comments [2]

OK For all the things that Australia is famous for and in the interest of education, I am going to tell you a couple of facts. 1) Australia has the most camels of any country in the world. 2) Australia has the only wild camels in the world. Consider ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

From waterfalls to rockholes

Fri, 3 Aug 2007 | By steph | Views [925]

Monday morning, the road is mine. Not for long though. Barely 20 km out of town, I had to turn around because of a minor electrical problem. Despite being overwhelmed by customers, the guys at Traveller’s Auto Barn did a great job in finding and ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, relaxation

Tribulations of a swiss guy

Fri, 3 Aug 2007 | By ambassador | Views [2202]

"What should simply have been backpacking across Asia, became cycling through Tibet and the Himalayas. I was aiming for Japan, and I'm now heading Down Under to drive a crazy van from Darwin to Perth. But as I read somewhere, you're not doing ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, friends, road trip

Whales

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [566] | Comments [1]

We drove for a good 2.5 hours to Hervey Bay, a surprisingly big city to the north of the Sunshine Coast. The place is nowhere near as nice as Noosa - in fact Noosa locals are currently opposing amalgamation of their council with neighbouring towns (yes, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Kayleighs NEW BLOG!!!!

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By kayleighandhanna | Views [684]

http://journals.worldnomads.com/leightheflea/default.aspx

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Litchfield

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By steph | Photo Gallery

Nearly Gone

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By patlynne | Views [656]

Hello People, well time marches on and now we have only two weeks before the pre-dawn rush to the airport...note:  must book Taxi!  Most of the bills have been paid, especially all the travel costs, Hire-cars are booked for pick-up at various airports ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Here at last!

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By moley | Views [827] | Comments [5]

Dear all, well here I am in Sydeny Australia. 14 hours by plane from LA. Got sat in the middle of two guys who didn't say a word to me all the flight...the guy on the right having taken a large amount of pills just before takeoff went straight to sleep ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Gallery: Australia

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By connie_elman | Photo Gallery

Still in Oz (1)

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By connie_elman | Views [649] | Comments [3]

So I am still at home at my parents house, and just want to write in here to test it out and maybe add some photos.  Flying out tomorrow, yay! Very excited now. I have said bye to everyone and no longer have a mobile number.  Doing one last trip to the ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

August 1 2007

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By demertzis | Views [349]

We are all packed and ready to take off tomorrow on our European Adventure.  We leave Adelaide 3pm Thursday 2 August and arrive in London just before 6am Friday 3 August.  I am feeling a little anxious and stressed but Bill assures me once we take off ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Night Out!!

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By leightheflea | Views [556] | Comments [3]

Well last night we met some really cool Irish guys and we all decided to get drunk and head out to a place called Bondi Hotel...well its not a place called that. it pretty much is a hotel in Bondi!! But before we went there we made a very strange friend ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Noosa

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [2363] | Comments [2]

Maybe we're obsessed with placenames, even names in general. In fairness, the Aussies give us good reason to do so. We've already written about the plain speaking clarity used in the naming of Australia's finest tourist spots. Visiting these places never ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

A change of name perhaps?

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By steph | Views [869] | Comments [1]

When he learnt that Captain John Lort Stokes from the Beagle , a former shipmate, had named a beautiful bay in northern Australia by his name, evolutionist Charles Darwin must have been quite flattered. It was back in 1839, and the name was Port ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, culture