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Ssssssssspringbrook National Park

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 | Views [7421] | Comments [1]

While walking through a dense sub-tropical rainforest:   Nora: I wonder how many snakes are in this park. Kelly: Don’t be silly. It’s winter. They’re all hiding. I think they're hibernating. Nora: Hibernating? Do snakes ... Read more >

Tags: brisbane, world nomads, ambassador van, springbrook national park, trekking, hiking, waterfalls


Lonely Planet Great Guidebook Moment: Burger Urge

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 | Views [588] | Comments [3]

Kelly loves cheeseburgers. And we have both missed them since we left our home in Canada almost a year ago. But cheeseburgers do something for Kelly that goes beyond simple fondness. In fact, when asked, Kelly will cite his all-time favourite food ... Read more >

Tags: burger urge, eating, world nomads, ambassador van, brisbane


Terror. Pure Terror.

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 14 Jun 2008 | Views [467] | Comments [4] | Video

“We have to what? Drive a what? Where? And how?” was along the lines of what I said as the reality sank in of having the World Nomads van in our possession for the next six weeks. I had spent the last few months in Asia studying the ... Read more >

Tags: brisbane, driving in australia, world nomads, ambassador van


The Kindness of Others...A True Exchange

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 12 Jun 2008 | Views [559] | Comments [2]

Our first week in Australia has been an amazing one, due in no small part to the kindness of others we have received. Cairns Through our Hospitality Club membership (one of the organizations I researched for an article on ... Read more >

Tags: world nomads, ambassador van, brisbane, cairns, bunk brisbane, hospitality club


How Refreshing…and It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 12 Jun 2008 | Views [303]

After six weeks in Asia, there are a number of things we find amazingly refreshing about Australia: The ability to express affection in public. Every once in a while we’ll engage in a liplock in the middle of a busy street ... Read more >

Tags: brisbane, world nomads, ambassador van, asia


Taking our Ambassadorship to New Levels

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 10 Jun 2008 | Views [337]

We (Nora Dunn & Kelly Bedford) were never the sort of people who do things in small measures. We don’t just bungee jump; Kelly is an instructor and I have jumped all around the world (including the world’s highest bungee jump ... Read more >

Tags: brisbane, world nomads, ambassador van



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