NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 27 Sep 2007 | Views [95]
After Christchurch we headed off down south. Leaving the city behind and heading along the road towards the snow capped mountain was a good feeling, after sitting in Cairns for all those weeks dying to get moving again. From the start the driving in ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | Views [144]
Well we have made it to the next place on our around the world trip, the beautiful country of New Zealand. I will probably repeat how amazing and beautiful it is many times in my stories but believe me it is for good reason. Our first sight of the South ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 4 Sep 2007 | Views [98]
Our final day in Melbourne was spent doing another couple of Melbourne sights. We had a walk to the Victoria markets, it was not quite what i had expected but a good place to stock up on cheap clothes and trainers (Sam bought a bargin pair for $15) and ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [167]
This place is definatley a breath of fresh air after being stuck in Cairns for what seemed like an eternity. I may be exaggerating a little bit but for those who have been to Cairns and stayed there for more than about 2 days let alone the 7ish weeks ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 6 Jul 2007 | Views [185]
Well we have made it to Cairns in our adopted home, our camperman campervan. It has been a long drive up from Sydney and we have finally escaped the cold and the rain. However, it is a shame to have to give up the van it has been good to be able to do ... Read more >
Tags: Budgets & money
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 1 Jun 2007 | Views [80]
We arrived in Cairns in the dark and were dropped off at our accomodation straight from the airport. Everything was silet and dark and there were no visible signs of life in the surrounding area. It was not a particularly good start especially when the ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 1 Jun 2007 | Views [121]
You could say that it was a bigger culture shock coming to australia that going to asia. Having become used to life in Asia, the cost, the colour, the people i don't think that either of us were thrilled by Brisbane. We had been excited about Australia ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
SINGAPORE | Wednesday, 2 May 2007 | Views [116]
We certainly managed to fit in a lot of places and activities in our few days in Singapore. We arrived in the morning on the train from KL which had really comfy beds and pillows and even a window on the top bunk, i don't know what the seat belts were ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
MALAYSIA | Thursday, 19 Apr 2007 | Views [244]
Arriving in KL i was struck by the size of it and some of the 'modern' amenities such as the monorail/underground system. This is certainly a city a world away from some of the places we had previously been. One of the most striking differences was also ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
MALAYSIA | Thursday, 19 Apr 2007 | Views [130]
So after a quick flight we were back at the KL airport, which as i think i mentionned before is not particularly near KL. The plan had been to get a bus straight from the airport to Melaka but unfortunatley this was scuppered by missing the last bus ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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