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PORT STEPHENS!

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By vantasticnsw | Views [3244]

Port Stephens After a great time in Port Macquarie, we set off to Port Stephens, which despite our initial beliefs, is not actually a town, but an area. We arrived just after sunset at Melaleuca Surfside Backpackers , which is ... Read more >

Tags: australian ray and shark centre, imagine cruises, melaleuca, nsw, port stephens, roadtrip australia, sahara trails, van-tastic

Mrs Macquarie's Chair

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 | By ciaranandruth | Views [3109]

Mrs Macquarie's Chair is a seat cut into a rock at the end of the Botanic Gardens at Sydney Harbour. From the spot, named for the wife of one of New South Wales' early governers, you get the most stunning views of what must be among the most famous ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Good Days, Sunshine

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By cam2yogi | Views [1373] | Comments [1]

Rains fell on dry lands. Three days of clouds, wind and accompanying cold kept work to a minimum. It first arrived as a fine mist, turning the invisible into the visible; the gossamer threads of geometric designs, the fine clear beads of moisture, the ... Read more >

Tags: australia, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, gympie, laura defreitas, queensland

Brisbane

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 | By mattandnetty | Views [1167]

We arrive in Brisbane on the 3rd July, on a hot and sunny day, but with a cool breeze still. We book into a 'Big 4' campsite ($36). We have a really cold night, but wake up the next morning, to another beautiful day, after several days of rain.... Read more >

Shopping & Vaccines (ouch)

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 | By ryanandjo | Views [841]

Ouch, money disappearing quickly (and not because of the credit crisis) and my arm is very very sore. With only two ish months to go, our backpacks are bought and we're shopping for all the travel gear and gadgets we need, or don't need, but want just ... Read more >

Tags: planning

Sticker Shock

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [737]

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

Sofia, Britain, Morocco

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 | By scigwen | Views [696]

Briefly, because we both have better things to do. Sofia was fun. Depressing because of the architecture and the poverty. Flying in over the top of it is so different to flying in over Vienna. The inner buildings are all grey concrete, bleak and utilitarian, ... Read more >

Terri: HCM City 2/4/10

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [603]

After enjoying the chunky berry jam on warm baguettes at Madam Cuc 127 along with fresh coffee, lemon juice and bananas, we went to explore the Backpacker district that we had missed last time although we were right on the fringe of it. The backpacker ... Read more >

Australia - Day 4

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 | By changstein | Views [508]

First day in Sydney, went for a walk around the harbour to enjoy the incredible view of the Sydney bridge and the opera house.

Tags: australia, sydney

Chile to Bolivia

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 | By dipperstravels | Views [357]

Sun 10 Mar Eleven hour drive to Santiago, arriving late afternoon and checked into Hotel Espana situated near Plaza Armas, very central. Unfortunately, within an hour of arriving, one of our group was mugged in the street and had her bag ... Read more >

A ticket to anywhere

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry

Have you ever woken one morning and thought to yourself, ‘how did I get here?’ No, not as in one of those the-morning-after-the-night-before situations where you wake up in some strange place not knowing where you are (believe me, I’ve been there!) I ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip