Destination: Australia

One more sleep

Tue, 1 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [235]

Almost all packed, off at 5am tomorrow, and hoping morning fog does not delay our 7.05am flight from Canberra.

Tags: flights

Day 67 - 29th June 2014 Port Lose Showdown

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [340]

Day 67 – 29 th June 2014 Sunday. Started packing items away. Fishing rods, tables, weber. Kevin went shopping for his supplies, lollies and peanuts that is. Tried to get Kevin to be   more involved in where he wants to go and what ... Read more >

Day 66 - 28th June 2014 Stocking Up

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [342]

Day 66 – 28 th June 2014 Saturday. Kevin off walking again. Decided to clean the solar panels before we leave for Barn Hill so I hopped up through the front and rear hatch to do so. Helped dad pack up the bikes. Headed to supermarket with ... Read more >

Photos: Road trip Melbourne-Darwin

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

Not all who wander are lost.

Sun, 29 Jun 2014 | By sarahlizweaver | Views [379]

In true backpackers style, I am 8 hours into a 24 hour bus ride taking me up the coast from quiet Hervey Bay to busy Cairns (aka the Great Barrier Reef). Brenda and I said our goodbyes this morning as she is heading off to Cambodia for work (lucky girl!) ... Read more >

Day 65 - 27th June 2014 Lunch at Matso's

Sat, 28 Jun 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [394]

Day 65 – 27 th June 2014 Friday. Aaron’s birthday. The gas strut on the bed broke last night and so I was on the phone first thing to Cameron Caravan’s to see what we could do. Spoke with Stuart and he asked for me to find someone ... Read more >

Photos: kia ora , chao, konnichiwa

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By kizzyandnathan | Photo Gallery

see you in a while crocodile....

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By kizzyandnathan | Views [313]

sooo it happened...... we left the NT. That magical place that stole my heart after taking everything i thought I knew about life and turning it on its head. the experiences we had during our time in the territory were phenomenal. from working out ... Read more >

Day 64 - 26th June 2014 Horizontal Falls

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [366]

Day 64 – 26 th June 2014 Thursday. My Horizontal Falls Full day tour got underway at 5.30am with me standing on the road waiting to be picked up. 20 minutes later the 4WD Bus finally arrives. I am the last on board. We head off up the Cape ... Read more >

Day 63 - 25th June 2014 Town Beach Cafe for Lunch

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [344]

Day 63 – 25 th June 2014 Wednesday. Went to the Woolies complex to Dick Smiths looking for a printing cable that I forgot to bring. Kevin went into Sportspower and bought another orange T-Shirt.   After getting fuel we went down ... Read more >

Day 62 - 24th June 2014 Bowls Winners Again

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [311]

Day 62 – 24 th June 2014 Tuesday. Did a load of washing and then washed the windows of the van. Bloody bird nesting overhead has crapped all over the van. Would love for Kevin to wash it. Headed off to bowls in avo and drew Rink 1 which ... Read more >

Romantic love and the transformation of marriage styles (across time and cultures)

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By juliabedi | Views [394]

Love, particularly the marital aspect of love, is an innovative research topic in twentieth century anthropology. Many historians contend that romantic love is a novel invention from the Age of Enlightenment and so can only be experienced by elite societies.... Read more >

How we see the world

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By juliabedi | Views [414]

She tells me to draw the sunset and says ‘it’ll be easy’. Everyone around me begins to work away at their easels I however am left with a blank canvas and what I can only assume to be an orange charcoal in my hand. A sunset. She ... Read more >

Tags: perceptions, sunset, view the world

Beautifully Strange Byron Bay

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By sarahlizweaver | Views [391]

  While planning this trip, Brenda and I asked everyone we knew who had visited Australia what their ideal itinerary would be. One place that kept coming up was Byron Bay and once we arrived, I understood why. This beach town is laid-back, yet ... Read more >

Day 61 - 23rd June 2014 - Lawn Bowls

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [353]

Day 61 – 23 rd June 2014 Monday. Kevin off for a walk again. Did a load of washing. Ray dropped over some food supplies that he isn’t taking on the boat and then I went into town with mum and dad to do some shopping. Went to both Coles ... Read more >