Destination: Australia

Tasmania

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By whitneyj | Views [1555]

Separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Sea, Tasmania is home to dramatic coastlines, rugged mountains, beautiful beaches, friendly people, unique wildlife, and good wine. The cool crisp air allows grapes of all kinds to flourish for fantastic ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Made it . but no photos

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By edinoz | Views [574] | Comments [2]

Hi again, Made it to the beach, but misplaced my camera so no photos of the clear blue sky, clear sea, and great surf yet.  I think my camera must still be in Rocky, and if it is I will get it later in the week via the post system !!  If not I'll get ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

ainsi va la vie

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By clocloinoz | Views [556]

Gday  comment ça va? moi tout va bien j'ai enfin trouvé un job, enfin ça vient ça va mais au moins cela constitue un peu d'activité. Comme vous avez pu le voir sur les photos, je suis enfin sortie de Sydney, il était temps encore un peu et je me transformais ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Fairlie

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By vik | Views [753]

I've just been looking at the Fairlie website! Big mistake, nowhere near enough time has passed for me to be able to look at it without getting a tear in my eye, especially all the pictures of the lake and the snow! I think I was imagining the dairy ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

3 days to go...

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By simon_castles | Views [516]

Finished work, 3 days to go, very excited, but still no need to look at the journal yet!

Tags: The Planning Phase

Finished Work

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By edinoz | Views [539] | Comments [4]

There are some new photos on the blog now so you can see where I have been working for the last couple of months. I've now finished work in Marlborough and am heading to Coolangatta tomorrow to do some surfing for a week.  I will then head up to Cairns ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Farewell Missy

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By missy83 | Photo Gallery

Shower Day

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By wanderyears | Views [1796] | Video

I really wanted to catch up with some writing tonight. We had just covered over 300km, much of which were on dirt. It was my turn to cook, so I simmered a simple Spaghetti Bolognaise while I took my first shower in four days. This is not any old ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road

Bathurst - City of Speed

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By wanderyears | Views [2550] | Comments [2] | Video

We had great plans for the day; the decision had been taken, we would definitely make for Lake Eyre, 2000km distant. It is quite an ambitious aim, and we are aware that there will be many distractions along the way. We just didn’t realise it would ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road

Gallery: City of Speed

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By wanderyears | Photo Gallery

Town & Country

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By wanderyears | Views [1702] | Comments [5] | Video

I had a bit of a thing about driving over Sydney Harbour Bridge, but neither of us particularly wanted to pay a toll coming back; so that pretty much decided our route out of the city. We’d go north. Today was to be a settling in day; not too much ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, on the road

Gallery: Town & Country

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By wanderyears | Photo Gallery

Home away from home

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By vik | Views [834]

Now I'm in real australia, lots of little towns and villages, lots of  gum trees and evidence of fire damage, much nicer than being couped up in a big city! I'm just looking for an Aussie cowboy now!!! One thing I have noticed is the roads are much busier ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Party People!

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Views [640] | Comments [1]

Well gang both Chris and I had an absolute ball last night. A big thank you to all those who made it, it sure meant a lot to both of us! To view a few happy snaps of the nite please click on the "Farewell Barbie" link under Photo Galleries.... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Farewell Barbie

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By nat_and_chris | Photo Gallery