Destination: Australia

Picking Up the Van!

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [1835] | Video

Are you kidding us?! We still can't believe that World Nomads is actually trusting us take possession of their freakishly tall, psychadelically decorated Amabassador Van. Its not that we're not responsible (totally trustworthy, we promise!)...its ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, planes trains & automobiles, trains & automobiles

Vivid Sydney

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 | By chiclet | Views [1138]

Har precis ätit en god söndagsmiddag vid five-ways. Terry vann på publotteriet förra veckan, och delade givmildt med sig genom att bjuda ut oss på en bit mat. Jag har haft en ganska hektiskt men mycket trevlig vecka. Min kurs i strategiskt HR-arbete ... Read more >

Tags: blue mountains, lee scratch perry, vivid sydney festival

And the Winner is...

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 | By annarisa | Views [986] | Comments [6]

...my very good friend Anna N! Congratulations!! Your prize will arrive in the mail shortly (when I say shortly, I mean some time before Christmas, I am not in the least convinced of the efficiency of the Italian postal service :)  Thanks to ... Read more >

Into the Diamantina

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 | By jmandjm | Views [756] | Comments [2]

After a good night at Toompine we headed for the Diamantina National Park with a stop at Quilpie for fuel and coffee then an overnight stop at Coopers Creek just east of Windorah. After fuelling up again at Windorah we set off on the long haul into the ... Read more >

Surf, Sand and Fun in the Sun

Thu, 5 Jan 2017 | By camilleandjamie | Views [751]

So our month of work has finished and we are back into holiday and camping mode!! Saying goodbye to Andy and Teresa we met up with Marcus and Hayley and their little girl Gabbie who had driven from Sydney to Adelaide to spend Christmas with family and ... Read more >

Byron Bay -- Part 2

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | By josdent | Views [714] | Comments [2]

Wow, the last couple of weeks have disappeared in a haze of sun, sea, sand, surf and... um, backgammon. A day or two after my last update, we had a bout of bad weather. It bucketed it down for a few days along with strong winds. There was even a level ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

The Low Down

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 | By p-j | Views [686]

What we’ve been up to! Caxton Street Seafood & Wine Festival 2011: Fantastic food and drink, glorious sunshine, fun entertainment and dancing in the street, what more can I say!?   Live beat boxing was class.   Would recommend to a ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, horse riding, nimbin, pbr 2011, pelicans, seafood, sunsets, sydney, taronga zoo, whale watching

The city of gold leaf and statues

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By jeffro | Views [520]

After a tops flight on Virgin (plenty of in flight movies, TV and music)I landed in london at 430 in the morning. I didn't mind so much but Zigga's room-mate wasn't quite as cirpy as I was when I rocked up on his doorstep and he didn't know who I was.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Seim Reap

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 | By pjandc | Views [362]

19 Sept. After Breakfast it was an 8am pick up and we headed off to Siem Reap The weather is balmy. The roads are very busy but before long we had left the city behind and were charging through the countryside that we had seen from the air days ... Read more >

Who says country towns are boring?

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 | By terriferreira | Views [319] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Film and travel. My two passions combined into a rich and diverse profession which I would love to take part in for the rest of my life. Being an 18 year old first year student studying Media and Arts production isn't the easiest thing, you need to be ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Travel in comfort and luxury using Melbourne airport transfers

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 | By aidanlehmon | Views [257]

Travel is the most exciting part of any person be it for person or business reason. There are people who only like travel for vacations and not otherwise so for them any other form of travel is a pain and they simply find reasons to avoid or postpone ... Read more >

Tags: chauffeur cars melbourne, chauffeured cars melbourne, melbourne chauffeur cars, melbourne vha chauffeur services, vha ai

A little bit of everything

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 | By jessicaswanson | Views [256]

After a pretty good nights sleep, I'm ready to tackle breakfast and hit the streets of Paris :-D Wow, what a day! I enjoyed breakfast at the hotel then headed down the streets of Paris. I started walking down the champs élysées and it was so early there ... Read more >

Crocodylus Cove

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [165] | Scholarship Entry

He stared benignly at me unblinking and unmoved, despite my being just centimetres away from his body. The words of that old Peter Pan song played over in my mind: “Never smile at a crocodile.” As his belly hovered above my head, the close up view I got ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: Australia

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By christianslezak | Photo Gallery

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By kayakcameraman | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012