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Fraser Island

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By jasonspillar | Views [2615]

We arrived in Hervey bay and checked into the YHA where you can camp.  A nice hostel that seemed quite luxary compared to what we'd become accustomed to.  We went for a walk into town and got completely drenched as it decided it to piss it down when ... Read more >

MORE BYRON BAY!

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By vantasticnsw | Views [2127]

Shopping, Djembe & Snorkelling! Shopping We stayed in Byron Bay for 5 nights overall, and found it to be a great little town.   We spent the afternoon after our kayaking adventures wandering around town.   There are lots ... Read more >

Tags: australia, byron bay, byron bay dive centre, djembe, drums, nsw, road trip, snorkelling, van-tastic adventures, vantastic

Sunshiny Goodness

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 | By dazey311 | Views [1448]

Day 2 I woke up to my brother’s face peering through the locked van door. I still get surprised, after traveling on my own for so long, that I’m now with someone who has known me essentially my entire life. There’s a level of comfort that comes with ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, beaches & sunshine

Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1305]

Tasmania is the adventure capital of Australia, a land of roaring rivers, temperate rain forests, sparkling lakes and hundreds of kilometers of hiking tracks, where rainfall is plentiful and it can snow at any time.  Nearly one-third of Tassie is national ... Read more >

Officially independent?

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 | By misslynee | Views [957]

So this morning my beautiful Mother's time to head home arrived. Somehow she found it just to leave me in this country on my own? As if that was what I wanted or something..who knows. To mention the difficultly of the goodbye makes me cry all over again! ... Read more >

Tags: adventuringaustralia, independent, missmymom

The Apple Isle visited, finally!

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By bundynbeaches | Views [924]

Brisbane has been described as a big country town. That makes Hobart a village!  The first thing we noticed was how friendly the Tasmanians are, and that was before we even left Brisbane. The guy checking us in at Brisbane airport was a Tasmanian ... Read more >

Oz Update and beginning of NZ

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 | By gators1335 | Views [884]

Okay, so to update on things here. I went to the city on Thursday to do some sightseeing. I was going to get on one of those red double-decker buses like they have in NYC but I ended up walking around being my own tour guide. I started at Darling Harbour ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

New York New York!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 | By yellowducks | Views [787]

Part 1 New York, New York! After 32 hours of very unpleasant air travel I arrived in New York. I’d been subject to overbooked flights, nearby passengers who got drunk and sick (gross), a side trip to Boston where we sat on the tarmac for ... Read more >

Sticker Shock

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [744]

Exactly one year from departing Australia, I returned to Adelaide on an overnight flight from Singapore. It was a beautiful March day - as most March days in Adelaide are - and I was excited to bring my trip full circle, as it were. Despite my lack ... Read more >

Tags: australia, culture shock

The End ... for now

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 | By escape | Views [664]

The man seated next to me on my first flight was a grossly overweight, middle aged slob. Besides encroaching on half my seat space, he alternated between humming loudly and picking his nose and flicking the boogers onto the floor. The other flights ... Read more >

The Unlikely Outback

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry

As I stood atop of the valley, I could not help but think about how lucky I was to be standing there, staring in awe of views before me, 17,000 kilometres away from my home. Most tourists see Sydney as a vibrant city, home to the Opera House, the ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 writing scholarship

Photos: Alice Springs

Sat, 22 Aug 2015 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery

Alice Springs
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Gallery: Mt. Bogong

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By mel_mel | Photo Gallery

Hiking up Mt. Bogong
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Photos: Echuca & Swan Hill

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 | By siblysgotroppo | Photo Gallery

Our first Victorian leg
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Photos: Cromarty Wetlands

Mon, 5 Sep 2011 | By jonsimmons | Photo Gallery

Cromarty Wetlands is a 30min drive south of Townsville, Queensland. Cromarty Wetlands is currently a working cattle station.
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