CrustyAdventures

Random travel thoughts from WorldNomad's Community Manager

Australia

There are [78] photos and [4] stories about Australia


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All mist. No smoke. Fears gone.

Saturday, 28 Mar 2009 | Views [200]

Last night, after a little concern over the smoke lingering in the forest, we soon found ourselves distracted. There were a million stars keeping us amused... too long in the city and you begin to forget that they are still there. It's so beautiful ... Read more >

Tags: camping, nsw, family


Into the forest

Saturday, 28 Mar 2009 | Views [172]

Slightly nervous driving in.  The sun, huge on the horizon, signals that there's only a few more minutes of light before the darkness envelopes us. It's not really the fading light that's jangling my nerves - setting up a tent in the dark isn't that ... Read more >

Tags: camping, nsw, family, map, lost, wingello


A new kind of journey

Thursday, 25 May 2006 | Views [868] | Comments [1]

Now THIS is travelling... imagine 9 months cocooned in a dark, wet environment where sounds are muffled and sensations insulated. It's home, although altogether a foreign place and not somewhere it's possible to visit once you've left. And then ... Read more >

Tags: philosophy of travel, travel with children


Burning Up on Re-entry

Monday, 12 Jan 2004 | Views [444]

I'm back at home this afternoon after an overnight flight (aguably preferable to your overnight busrides) and experiencing mild burn-up on re-entry symptons. A little bit of reverse culture shock going on, noticing all the large white people, the ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel


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