Destination: Australia

Two weeks & the party begins!

Mon, 22 May 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [384]

FFA Travel released their detailed itinerary for the two week Aussie Tour on Friday and it was hard not to get excited just reading it. Can you just picture this: "This morning we meet up with every single person on FFA Travel’s Tour C: Hostel ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Quito... Hmmmmm

Tue, 16 May 2006 | By clarinette | Views [920] | Comments [2]

Well... I have now been in Quito for a week now and am starting to get a good picture of the lifestyle, the people and the culture here. I am still living in the same hotel on Rocafuerte in the Centro Historico because I like the area and honestly I ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

21 Days and the excitement is building

Mon, 15 May 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [353]

I read a great article this week about the Aussie invasion of Germany for the World Cup. You can read the article on the Sydney Morning Herald Website. It talks about how the Fanatics have "chartered two trains, each called the "Aussie Express"... Read more >

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Gallery: The First Month

Wed, 10 May 2006 | By philandholly | Photo Gallery

28 Days and counting down fast!

Mon, 8 May 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [372]

I cannot believe it is only four weeks until I fly out. It can't come quick enough now after the long build-up to the event. I have stocked up on Aussie supporters gear along with my mates so we will look the part in Germany and Melbourne and the rest ... Read more >

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The Last Supper

Mon, 8 May 2006 | By clarinette | Views [649] | Comments [1]

The Last Supper... A little dramatic perhaps?   The posse came over on Saturday night for one last bash. Good food, wine, music and great company... What more could a girl ask for? The highlight of the evening had to have been my brother's warm and fuzzy ... Read more >

Tags: Goodbyes

Gallery: The Last Supper

Sun, 7 May 2006 | By clarinette | Photo Gallery

Tickets Arrive!

Mon, 1 May 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [334]

This week saw match tickets arrive via courier along with some information about getting to the games. They are quite big tickets and made of a thick cardboard compared to any tickets I have seen for any sporting event in the past. Every week I keep ... Read more >

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Contiki gives us a hiccup

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [420]

Well just when you thought it was all going pretty smooth, Contiki throws a spanner in the works. They cancelled our tour of Russia and Scandinavia because there was not enough people booked on it. We now have to choose either one that leaves a week earlier ... Read more >

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Gallery: Animals

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Sydney

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By angelahirs | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Tasmania Road Trip (2006)

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 | By magdalen_lim | Photo Gallery

7 Weeks to go!

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [356]

Seven weeks to go today and hopefully these four 4-day weeks in a row will make it go even quicker! In keeping with my current theme of outlining my itinerary, here's what comes after the Fanatics Tour - From Munich we take the train up to Heidelburg, ... Read more >

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Australia

Sun, 16 Apr 2006 | By fionaanderson | Views [449]

Down under 16 Apr 2006 You know you've been travelling for a while when the aeroplane meal arrives and you swing your legs and jump in your chair like a small child at Christmas!!  Good meal - thanks Air Asia!  Arrived in Singapore and my ... Read more >

The First Week

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 | By philandholly | Views [581] | Comments [2]

Hey everybody we managed to give this address to - and some we press ganged into taking! We are still alive and its been a week so far so we must be doing pretty well. We have been staying with Tony and Trish - Holly's grandparents friends for the last ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase