Destination: Australia

Gallery: Intrepid Uluru Tour

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Photo Gallery

Daintree Rainforest

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [678]

We mentioned yesterday that our plan for today was to visit Cape Tribulation , the sole confluence of two world heritage sites on Earth. In fact, that doesn't even begin to illustrate the significance of this area. The Cape, so named by the intrepid ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

NOTICE FOR THE DUTCH VIEWERS

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By yanni-timmie | Views [868] | Comments [14]

Zooo………………..Hallo, Ik ben Ryannan Vooral een groot HALLO aan Jacqueline, Frans, Nicky en Willem aka de lelijkerd (lange pauze en nerveus rollen met de ogen) Ik denk dat dit schrijven over het internet nog moeilijks is dan mezelf gewoon voorstellen ... Read more >

Tags: People

Day Two in Tasmania.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By drowsykitten | Views [613] | Comments [2] | Video

Today we visited Seahorse World and the Platypus House in Beauty Point, Tasmania. The Seahorse world was interesting, but maybe not worth the cost of admission. There were a large number of varied seahorses who were interesting to watch for a few ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Introducing...

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By damonlk | Views [788]

In August this year I travel to Lahore to teach Printmaking and Drawing at Beaconhouse National University - Pakistan's first liberal arts university. This project has been generously supported by Professor Salima Hashmi, Dean, School of Visual ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: at home

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By damonlk | Photo Gallery

almost take off

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By angeline | Views [511] | Comments [6]

well i've only got three more sleeps till take off, although it still hasn't completely sunk in yet. its a bit hard to believe that i leave in three days, i've been talking about going to africa for the last five years and i only properly started to plan ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Great Barrier Reef

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [554] | Comments [1]

The Low Isles are so named because when Captain Cook first saw them, the lowness of them struck him. He is also responsible for naming the Wooded Isle which is, eh, wooded. Great explorer. No wordsmith though. Anyhow, these Low Isles are just a ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Big Heads in Small Places

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By jonno-nadia | Views [617] | Comments [4]

The last few days have been a bit of a rollercoaster ride.  La Serena was beautiful.  We stayed at a hostel called Maria´s Casa where Maria (a 50 something lady) was too hungover to welcome us after partying too hard with the previous backpackers the ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Koala Day

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [493]

Inspired by our furry friends from yesterday, we took to testing how exactly one (well two, I suppose) could spend a day that consisted of only four waking hours, half of which are spent eating. Not too difficult, let us assure you, in fact we mastered ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

First Real Day in Tasmania.

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By drowsykitten | Views [664] | Comments [1] | Video

Today we had a lovely morning walk in the foggy Launceston City Park. They've got a whole giant enclosure with gobs of little monkeys, right there in the park! We watched them for a bit. You can find a video of them right at the top of this entry.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Launceston City Park

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By drowsykitten | Photo Gallery

1 Day to go

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By crowie | Views [418] | Comments [2]

This should be my last trip to my shop....I've said that quite a few times already. The potential for procrastination and faffing is enourmous.Does my ipod have enough new songs....no, need to download some more, have I downloaded all the maps I'll need ... Read more >

Tags: Packing & gadgets

All Creatures Great and Small

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [496] | Comments [1]

Today we hired bicycles and took to the road, not for too far mind you, 'cause after a couple of miles we came across the Rainforest Habitat , a wildlife sanctuary located at the other end of Port Douglas. During the couple of hours there we met several ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

still here

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 | By chanpembo | Views [298]

Hi Boys, well it is still 6 weeks until we head off to vietnam and I can hear you arguing in the TV room. So stop arguing! I am looking forwafd to heading off but I am going to miss you both very much. Sam you have to remember to be very patient with ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation