AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [366]
Fossicking, according to wiki, is a Cornish word that we Australians have taken as our own to refer to prospecting. That being the case, and for the readership of all, I’ll sub title this article Prospecting in Emmaville ... Read more >
Tags: t a j, allwelcome, camping, rain, fossicking, gems
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [235]
When we were going to pick up the van in Darwin, we flew from Brisbane with Jetstar. Reading the inflight magazine we saw that they were doing a competition for a travel story, and the winner was going to get two free return tickets to the Jetstar ... Read more >
Tags: allwelcome
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 6 Aug 2008 | Views [302]
They say that the area west of Emerald, and compressed by the small townships of Sapphire, Rubyvale, Anakie and Willows are the largest gemfields in the world. And the world is a pretty big place, so I guess this must be quite a special feature. ... Read more >
Tags: gems, solo, albert
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 6 Aug 2008 | Views [422] | Comments [1]
Many people had told me already how magnificient the Carnarvon Gorge is. But you know that a big amount of words doesn’t feel quite like a real experience. Well then, after my real experience, I will join those who tell how magnificient the Carnarvon ... Read more >
Tags: gorges, albert, solo
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 6 Aug 2008 | Views [277]
You don’t know it yet, but a few days ago, I started a new trip. A couple of friends of mine from Spain are coming all the way down to visit us, so considering the effort in time, will and money, we have to happily pamper them a little bit.... Read more >
Tags: albert, tiffany, solo
CYPRUS | Wednesday, 30 Jul 2008 | Views [250]
At the beginning of our trip ‘half way around the world’, we stopped in Cyprus. It seems to have been a little step on the path to Australia, with the giant of India in our sights, but looking back in time, from my armchair, it ... Read more >
Tags: t a j, art, beaches, albert, coffee, temples, forests
INDIA | Thursday, 26 Jun 2008 | Views [432]
The two men jumped out of thin air, smiling, gesturing, waving an exotic smell under my nose, and I was hooked. I had a list of ‘musts’ to experience in India. Some call this being a tourist. I’m going to see something I’ve heard about, ... Read more >
Tags: scams, t a j
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [562] | Comments [3] | Video
And with this we close our ambassadorism! It has been a pleasure! :-)
Tags: allwelcome, t a j, ambassador van, sanchez
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008 | Views [418]
For a long time, Tiffany has been insisting me to write what are the things that, under my foreigner point of view, have called my attention in our Australian experience so far. I have been delaying the writing of this post for ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 13 Jun 2008 | Views [320]
Being poor of purse, but rich in eloquence, let us look back over our two months with The Van with but a drop of nostalgia. Blue skies have taken over as the propelling force, just as we once took over from the Hussy Hicks ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, allwelcome, t a j, thanks
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