Destination: Australia

The Beautiful (and cold) Coast of NSW

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1742] | Comments [1]

Val: The North Coast of New South Wales is gorgeous! We're currently in Port Macquarie, soaking up the incredible sea views and relaxed grassy parks while we figure out what's next. The bright blue water is so inviting, but one thing is for sure -... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Port Macquarie and Surrounds

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Photo Gallery

Gallery: General Photos

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By davidlill | Photo Gallery

Flying Foxes in Wingham

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1121] | Comments [1] | Video

Kevin: The Lonely Planet and local tourism authorities highly recommended checking out the colony of flying foxes in a rainforest nature preserve in Wingham, NSW. It was well worth the side trip. Check out the hundreds of large, loud bats hanging ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, the great outdoors

Gallery: Amy - Last weekend in Sydney

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By lisa-amy | Photo Gallery

The Big Trip Picks Up Ambassador Status

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1309] | Comments [4]

If this is your first time reading any of our blogs, allow us a brief introduction. I'm Kevin, and my girlfriend Valerie and I have been traveling around the world for about nine months now. We started with a brief trip to London to see some friends, ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road

Scooby Dooby Doo Where are you?

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [946]

Hey everyone, Well, we only have 3 more days in Australia - the 20 days went so fast. We leave for the airport on Thursday night for a 12.25am flight to Bangkok for our 2 night stopover before our 12 days in Vietnam. Not too sure if, when or where we ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

hello from bali

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 | By hoogies | Views [567]

well ihope you get this o.k. I have been very, very busy.burning the candle at both ends.i arrived at 12 midnight and after about 4 hrs sleep i went surfing at dawn.good surf then i slept, ate and went for another surf at the end of the day... till i ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Gallery: Byron 05

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 | By bjw_uk | Photo Gallery

Bye from Byron,

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 | By bjw_uk | Views [608] | Comments [1]

Byron seems like a distant sunkissed memory! I’ve been back in Sydney since Monday, wearing shoes and hiding my hippy hair under a beanie: its chilly down here!!! Has pretty much rained torrentially since I got here but its been good meeting Ian’s ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

where, who, what

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 | By bjw_uk | Views [838]

I thought it might be of interest to see where Im working, living and who Im knocking about with so I have uploaded some photos with this in mind (see Byron05 album). This is the team sheet, in no particular order. Thibault is a Frenchie ... Read more >

Tags: People

I can't say no to Noosa

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By dirosa | Views [471]

I never considered myself to have ‘itchy feat’. I mean I’ve always considered myself to be a stable and reliable person but there’s something about living out of a suitcase and being on the road which makes me want to keep on moving. If I don’t like ... Read more >

It's a 'WICKED' world!

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By dirosa | Views [773]

Our home for the next two weeks is a 'Wicked' Camper van. All Wicked vans have a theme, Scooby Doo, Xmen, The Simpsons, the list is endless. When Jonny and I went to pick our ‘Wicked’ camper van up from the Brisbane depot I was secretly hoping ... Read more >

So much ado about nothing...

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By danijela | Views [476]

So here I am. Bags packed, loose ends caught and hands still smelling like roses from the manicure. How long to go now? Still another two days? It seems that somewhere in the hype of working as many jobs to help the time fly I've still come up short.... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Berny Java us home for 8 days

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hoogies | Views [615]

Bern is getting ready for his trip to begin tomorrow, we will wait another week for us to depart. It will take me that long to get organised I know. I can't believe we are about to put our main bread winner on a plane for Java for 10 days and we have ... Read more >

Tags: family, journal, world nomads