Destination: Australia

Sydney

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By dan-isaacson | Views [1041]

I finnaly made it to Sydney after a week of being sick in Canberra. First things first; I headed to Bondi quickly found a parking space and headed for a swim. I met up with some friends there who were headed to a free poker tournament at the Bondi ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, friends

Gallery: Sydney and South Coast NSW

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By dan-isaacson | Photo Gallery

Bye! I'm taking the Blue car 4 a spin

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 | By lane | Views [520] | Comments [1]

Hey Everyone about to set off on our Big Adventure :-)  I will let u all know what we are up 2 as much as I can. Much luv Lane aka pl

Tags: Adventures

Internet Sweatshops

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [791]

The last thing I really wanted to be doing on my birthday, today, is hanging out in an internet sweatshop... But we really had no choice, we had gone without access for so long on the road, that there were bills to pay, tax docs to download, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Preparations

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By simon_castles | Views [554] | Comments [1]

6 weeks to go until leaving, just found the World Nomads website and thought Id write a journal entry, how interesting! HPC registration came through the other night so most of the boxes are ticked...just saving pennies now! Only 3 pays left.

Tags: preparations, the planning phase

Gallery: friends and parties

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By clocloinoz | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Sydney

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By clocloinoz | Photo Gallery

Gallery: the arrival / l' arrivee

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By clocloinoz | Photo Gallery

Sniffer Beagle in Perth

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [930]

Arriving to 38 degree celsius weather in Perth was quite a warm welcome.   Hotter and more frustrating was the fact that all the hostels and backpacker accommodations were booked out.   The woman at the information desk was useless, so we ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Happy's Last Big Night Out

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [800]

Happy has done us well, and has led us over 1400 kilometers over the past week, without once breaking down.   There was the one instance that we had the big red exclamation point light go on, and only   realized 50k's later it was the emergency ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

hello

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By anage | Views [922]

hello and sorry to everyone who has been looking to check journal we have written our last month but have not manage to put it on net yet as been v busy arranging our trip to sri lanka and thailand, ana may be blaming me for it not being oragnised but ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Gallery: emma's b'day

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By anage | Photo Gallery

Gallery: back in sydney...again!

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By anage | Photo Gallery

Backpacker Budget Tips

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1109]

Nothing like sleeping in late on a Monday and not having to rush to do anything.   Our second day in the beautiful seaside town of Robe brought us windy cool weather, with dolphins playing in the surf in front of our camp.   I have ... Read more >

Tags: Budgets & money

Sydney the night before

Sun, 4 Feb 2007 | By anarkali | Views [637] | Comments [1]

First the boring details: We are leaving at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Flight details: Mon 5/2/07 SQ0220 Dep Sydney 830 Arr Singapore 1330 Mon 5/2/07 SQ0408 Dep Singapore 1620 Arr Delhi 1930 We have travel insurance (a tiny wooden Ganesh), real travel ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles