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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [1554] | Comments [2]
G’day from Melbourne!!! As you can gather I have made the
shores of Australia. I have been in Melbourne since I arrived one cold Sunday
last week. I have a month on this continent and so far I have been content to
stay in this great city, even ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By michael_chan | Photo Gallery
Oz
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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [505] | Comments [1]

One of the thirty of so pubs (though they're all called hotels ) in Balmain is Dick's, a lovely spot where you can tuck into a good Aussie steak for no more than six Euro or so, and wash it back with a few quiet pints - at least that's what we did last ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [475]
Took a flight through the night, and a separate journey through the maze of inspections issued by Australian immigration, customs and security - serious stuff, intended to keep out all undesirables, from dodgy fruit to foreign wood (!) to all sorts and ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 | By nortina | Views [990] | Comments [7]
Increíble. Ya se me han pasado cinco meses! Han pasado 20 semanas desde aquel 16 de febrero, día que por primera vez pisé suelo australiano. Son tantas las cosas buenas que me han pasado, momentos tan lindos que he vivido que dejan a los malos en el ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 | By patlynne | Views [600]
And, there I was, thinking that I had clearly advised all and sundry, well the readers (if any) of this journal, that we would be leaving on the 16th August. Today, which is the 16th of July, I have received no less that three 'phone calls wishing us ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By dirosa | Views [453]
As we drive quietly to the Cairns Depot we know our daily routine has come to an end. Both sad and unable to speak, it is as if a part of me has died, I have an emptiness I can't explain. The time has come to say goodbye ......goodbye to our home ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [8456] | Comments [1]

Kevin: Luck had it that our arrival in Alice Springs for our (free!) one week trek around Uluru from Intrepid Travel coincided with the annual Camel Cup. Once we noticed this good fortune, it was an easy decision to make; we would become camel racing ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, culture
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By crowie | Views [482] | Comments [4]
Like all good travel storeys, this one also starts with me running off to the toilet............I'm back. With 1 week left before I embark on my next mission through Europe my stomach has sensed I'm leaving the post code of 2464 and I'm sick. Excellent! ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By lizziewebber | Views [557] | Comments [2]
Well the late night bus to Puno was horrible. We had gone from approx 2300m in Arequipa to 3900m. Our bus driver was a complete nut case who overtook everything in sight then slammed on the breaks nearly forcing you out of your seat to take the hairpin ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By lizziewebber | Views [508] | Comments [1]
In Arequipa we were able to catch up with Castles, Matty the Scott and Sheepdog which was really great. We hadn´t planned on seeing them for another week or so,thus it was a nice bonus. The boys all looked really well, tanned and skinny, need less ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By kipnomad | Photo Gallery
Gion Festival
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Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1605]

Val: We drove two straight days and 1200 kms from Mt. Isa to get to Alice Springs. It was a surreal drive with no sign of life for stretches of hundreds of kilometers. Petrol was far from cheap, and one of the in-the-middle-of-nowhere petrol station/hotel/pub/restaurants ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, on the road
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By jetpilotsimmo | Views [321]
Well, its Saturday, not long to go now, and Im away again, doesnt feel like I have been home long, since the last little trip. Although the workload was massive, and overcommiting myself too early, and borrowing some money from the motherly fund.. but ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
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