Destination: Australia

Gallery: Australia

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By craigbyer | Photo Gallery

GLOBAL HANDS CHARITY

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By ontheroadandoff | Views [928]

For readers of Vacation & Travel and anyone interested in donating ideas or money to the building of our second school in The Gambia or our first orphanage in Nepal, feel free to contact me at geofprigge@yahoo.com.au or visit www.globalhandscharity.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

The final a-salt

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By wanderyears | Views [3197] | Comments [2] | Video

NEW MOVIE! Took a wee while to get uploaded, but here it is! “With a full tank of gas, water replenished and good information obtained, we headed up the Madigan track with the aim of reaching the Muloorina waterhole. A sleep there ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, misadventures

Gallery: The final a-salt

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By wanderyears | Photo Gallery

Do you speak English?

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By jeffro | Views [572]

Having meant to read my phrasebook for 3 weeks and try and learn at least some Czech words I arrived in Prague knowing absolutely none. It made things a bit harder but thankfully plenty of people speak English in Prague. If not i may never have got ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Floating home (just)

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By jeffro | Views [542]

Next stop was Bristol and i did end up sleeping on a boat with Borey. It was good to catch up with him since it had been about 6 months since we last caught up. He's doin well with job for greenpeace, savin up so he can do more travelling round Europe.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Toronga Zoo

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By la_gitana_pequena | Photo Gallery

Ktown, Atown, Ptown, Stown - Central Thailand

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By lissaur | Views [1050] | Comments [2]

well. hey. finally got on the bikes again today after a few days off, rode 65 km this morning, not such a bad effort, we are in a town called sukothai or something close to that, much smaller than all the rest of them so far, but still a really cool ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Leaving in one week

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By lost-student | Views [314]

im going to vietnam and cambodia in one week. it hasnt really hit me, this will be my first trip to a country that i dont speak the same language. this is going to be a big cultural change im going for a period of two Glorious weeks. There arnt the ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Following the Camel Toe Trail

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By wanderyears | Photo Gallery

Following the Camel Toe Trail

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By wanderyears | Views [5420] | Comments [1] | Video

We opted for the slow drive through Flinders Ranges National Park, which would eventually reunite us with the road north. Much of the bumpy road is along dry creek-beds that, during floods, rise by two metres or more. For this reason, unless ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road

The Journey

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By twodogs | Views [371] | Comments [1]

My wife and I boarded a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 Registration 9V-SRL at Brisbane International Airport on Monday 19th March 2007. The plane departed from Rwy 01 on a ROMA SID and I was intrigued to see such flap extension for a takeoff. Conditions ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

That sharing feeling...

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [545] | Comments [2]

On my way on the night bus from Mancora to a place called Trujillo (Huanchaco) I was suddenly overcome with that warm fuzzy feeling of wanting to share.  And so I kindly donated my passport, credit card, debit card, some money in US and soles, my 30 ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

Lead up to my trip!

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 | By aptyson | Views [563]

Headed to Hartz National Park on Saturday which was great. It was a good chance to test out the bushwalking boots before the Inca Trail. Jazza, Kristy and I completed the 4hr walk in 2.5hrs and it was good fun (despite the snow storm on the way back ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Blog Naming

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 | By xxd | Views [419]

:-) I know it's lame but Megan dared me to and I couldn’t think up anything else of particular wit or significance :-) Years ago now, I won the universe in a college playstation competition- I had tried to tell the 'expert' boys that my notorious key ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase