Destination: Australia

The day before

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By coro35 | Views [368]

It is now the day before, and I am feeling exhausted. To be fair, I think everything is done...and all we have to do is a little packing.

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Toowoomba

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By crazyfinns | Views [790] | Comments [2]

15.1.2007 Toowoomba Eka kokonainen tyoviikko vierahti yllattavan nopeasti, ja viikonloppu ollaankin vain lepailty. Tama Toowoomba on ihan mukava paikka, suurinpiirtein Jyvaskylan kokoinen. Puutarhakaupungiksi tata sanotaan, eika suotta. Ei olla loydetty ... Read more >

Tags: Work

High Country

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By stowaway | Views [2510] | Comments [3]

After a cool night in the van at Thredbo, we grabbed a hearty breakfast and headed up the crackenback chairlift, accompanied by the musical sounds of the continuing weekend long blues festival echoing up from the valley below. From the top of the ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, mountains, mt kosciusko, snowy mountains, thredbo, thredbo blues festival

Photos: Threbo Blues Festival 2007

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By stowaway | Photo Gallery

Tags: i got the blues, thredbo

Thredbo Blues festival

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By stowaway | Views [3129]

On Saturday we made it to the Thredbo Blues festival, an annual musical event held in the Thredbo village, which is now in it's 13th year (or 14th year if you count the one that was rudely interupted by a bushfire) We got to see quite a few bands, ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, blues, culture, live bands, music, snowy mountains, thredbo blues festival

Gallery: Reaching New Heights

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By whitneyj | Photo Gallery

I see Jessica!

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1349]

            On my 6 th full day in sunny Australia, I had another eventful day. I woke up on board the Sunlander. While I was sleeping, we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, which is my first time crossing a Tropic circle on land. I reckon it was ... Read more >

Tags: friends

Gallery: Brisbane

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

So excited I can't sleep ... !!

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Views [842] | Comments [3]

And we're off ... Thought we'd set up this journal so you could all keep track of us and see some photos of us as scruffy backpackers.  We've been waiting for this trip for months and it's almost unbelievable that we're actually leaving this week.  ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

still in charters

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By susie | Views [483]

running around stressing out over nothing.

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Coral Bay

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By liluella | Photo Gallery

The Sunlander

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2509]

            Today was my 5th day in sunny, beautiful Australia. I woke up at 5:30 and finished packing my bag. I was exhausted because I only slept three hours last night. I checked out of my hostel and started walking toward the train station.... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Photos: Queensland Coast

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Leaving ballarat

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By steph-glen | Views [354]

I am creating this Travel Blog for Glen and I so you can all chart our trip around the world, hopefully this form of media will be interactive for you all and i hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy traveling and having FUN adventures in far off ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Canberra in a Heatwave

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By stowaway | Views [2245]

After a day of travelling in blistering 40+ degree heat, we have arrived in Canberra. Both the van and us struggled a little in the draining heat but we pressed on with a few cooling rest stops. Along the approaches to Canberra by Lake George, a bushfire ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, canberra, sightseeing