AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 1 Sep 2009 | Views [74]
We've been hanging out in Coober Pedy South Australia for the past few days. It's a strange little town full of peculiar people. It's an opal mining town and everyone and everything is dusty. As you drive in all you really see are mounds of dirt.... Read more >
Tags: painted desert, oodnadatta track, moon plains, opals, coober pedy, outback australia
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 28 Aug 2009 | Views [52]
I’m writing this in the middle of a dust storm. I’m sitting in the caravan, free camping at Curtain Springs,abut 85kms from Uluru, looking out at the trees and the red sandy dirt being thrown around by the huge winds. The storm followed us all ... Read more >
Tags: kings canyon, curtain springs, outback australia, caravaning
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009 | Views [87]
The last 11 days have
been absolutely amazing.
From Katherine we headed
south first stop an iconic outback pub at Daly Waters. We drank beer
served to us by a german backpacker, listened to the dulcit ... Read more >
Tags: uluru, red centre, caravaning, daly waters, devils marbles, alice springs, west mcdonnell ranges, sounds of silence dinner in the desert, kata tjuta
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [62]
As I write this I'm sitting outside in the cool morning air smelling the lantana, drinking chai and listening to the birds sing their wonderful wake up song. We're in Katherine. Yesterday we spent the day cruising down Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge). ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 14 Aug 2009 | Views [77]
After 10 months living and working in Darwin, we headed out Thursday morning and we're finally back on the road. We spent our last weekend in Kakadu and it was definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far. A friend recommended we head out ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [146]
I can't believe tomorrow it will be March 1 and in the south that signals the beginning of Autumn. Up here in the top end there does seem to be a slight change in the air and the mornings and evenings seem to be just a smidge less humid. The birds ... Read more >
Tags: darwin, top end
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 27 Dec 2008 | Views [253]
It's been over two months since I have updated this journal. Life in Darwin is flying by. The seasons are beginning to change and the periods of thumping heavy driving rain are becoming more frequent. We are now on the cusp of the "the big wet"... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 22 Oct 2008 | Views [223]
Life in Darwin floats on by amidst the relentless humidity and thunderstorms. We are both now gainfully employed, Jen at the Darwin Convention Centre and me at Bunnings. Those of you who have known me a while may well chortle at the thought of me ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008 | Views [246]
It's very early morning here in Darwin, the sun has just come up. Just me and the ducks at the moment. The early mornings here are alive with the sounds of birdlife, and it’s a wonderful natural alarm clock to greet the day with. We're staying ... Read more >
Tags: darwin, crocodiles, sunsets, mindil beach
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 3 Oct 2008 | Views [386] | Comments [1]
We have now been on the road for 8 days. We spent four of those days in Rockhampton. We had planned to overnight in Rocky to catch up with family but our stay was extended and extended again due to a comedy of errors that isn't worth mentioning except ... Read more >
Tags: outback, caravans, road trips, australia
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 25 Sep 2008 | Views [227]
Well we're on our way!. After a hectic couple of weeks preparing the van and the car for the journey we are packed, and on the road. Today was huge!! Saying goodbye to our friends was really hard. When we went to Asia I kind of knew it was only for ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Views [274] | Comments [1]
Yesterday we picked up our new home. An 18 foot Semi Off Road Nova Caravan that we had custom built. We've called her Nancy. It was a bloody exhausting day. We had 6 hours of training and orientation with the caravan dealers so we now know ... Read more >
Tags: nova caravans, travelling around australia
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 1 Sep 2008 | Views [201] | Comments [2]
Well we finally made it home from South East Asia. What a trip. It seems a bit like a dream these days. We have been frantically preparing for our next journey around OZ and haven't really had much time to sit back, relax and think about all we did ... Read more >
Tags: grey nomads, travelling around australia, caravans
THAILAND | Friday, 27 Jun 2008 | Views [388] | Comments [2]
It's been over 5 weeks since I wrote a journals entry..long overdue for all you devotees who are simply glued to your chairs in anticipation of what will happen next. We have been travelling through Thailand for the past 5 weeks, landing first ... Read more >
Tags: thailand, travel, koh lanta, koh samui, pai, chiang mai, dreams, beach
LAOS | Sunday, 18 May 2008 | Views [358]
I’m sitting here at the little writing desk in our riverfront bungalow in Nong Khiaw looking out at the emerald green jungle that covers the limestone mountains surrounding this stretch of Northern Laos. There is actually many different shades of ... Read more >
LAOS | Thursday, 15 May 2008 | Views [271]
Yesterday was a great day. When we caught the bus from Luang Prubang to Nong Khiaw the other day we met these wonderful English girls Catherine and Sasha. They were staying at the same bungalows as us and we instantly befriended each other. ... Read more >
Tags: nong khiaw
LAOS | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [331]
Sometimes you come across a place so beautiful you can’t quite believe it’s real. Where the landscape is so stunning and the accommodation so simply perfect and cheap that you keep checking to make sure it’s not all a mistake. Today we arrived ... Read more >
LAOS | Saturday, 10 May 2008 | Views [410]
There is so much more to write about Cambodia. It’s a country that changes lives. It affected us both greatly. At times it left us saddened to the core of our souls with the tragic history of what the Khmer people have been through. At ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [256] | Comments [1]
On April 26 we both fulfilled a lifelong dream by visiting the mother of all temples “Angkor Wat”. The feeling of awe you get in that first moment when you walk through the outer wall and view the magestic and massive temple for the first time is indescribable.... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | Views [343]
After the tragedy of The Killing Fields we thought it was time to celebrate the beautiful spirit and incredible genius of the Cambodian nation. We went to the Royal palace in Phnom Penh we we stood in awe of some of the finest architecture we have ever ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, phnom penh
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 19 Apr 2008 | Views [281]
It’s difficult to put into words what we saw the other day. It’s difficult in anyway to understand what the Cambodian people have been through. Actually I find it impossible to grasp. In 1975, after 5 years of civil war, The Khmer ... Read more >
Tags: the killing fields, cambodia, khmer rouge, genocide
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 | Views [242]
We crossed the border into Cambodia on a boat travelling down the Mekong. The change was immediately apparent. The Cambodian people are far more laid back than their Vietnamese neighbours. They are extremely friendly and welcoming and even the hawkers ... Read more >
Tags: phnom penh, the manor house, b&b
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 | Views [1397] | Comments [2]
The last week or so has given us some of the most incredible travel experiences we have ever had anywhere in the world. The Easy Rider boys picked us up in Saigon early one morning and we set off on another motorbike adventure this time through the ... Read more >
Tags: vietnam, mekong delta, kids, river life
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | Views [621]
It all started as we were strolling along the beach at Nha Trang one bright sunny day. As the waves gently lapped against the plastic bag lined shore and we admired the massive Hollywood style VINPEARL sign on a nearby island, these two Vietnamese ... Read more >
Tags: easy rider, motorbike, tours
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 1 Apr 2008 | Views [330]
We’ve spent the last 3 days sunning ourselves at a beachside bungalow in Mui Ne. Mui Ne for those of you not familiar with Vietnam is a small coastal village about 200kms north of Saigon. It’s also the Kite and Wind Surfing capital of Vietnam. ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 28 Mar 2008 | Views [356]
We've been laying on deck chairs under coconut thatched umbrellas on the beach at Nha Trang for the greater part of two days just chillin' out, slurping Mango Lassi's and looking at the calm turquoise water of Nha Trang Bay. We landed here quite by ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Views [239] | Comments [1]
We've been laughing our arses off at some of the hotel descriptions. You know, the things hotels say to entice you to stay there. Well in Vietnam they reach a whole new level and we feel compelled to share them with you. "Welcome to GOLDEN HOTEL ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Views [498]
The last 6 days have been fairly chilled. After an horrendous over night train journey down from SaPa..(there is nothing quite as delightful than having dysentery on an overnight train that keeps stopping and starting suddenly when your only friend ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008 | Views [304]
After seeing the daggy photo’s of me that Rosi has been putting on this site I thought it was about time that I 1. Started writing some observations and 2. Check what photo’s of my rough head Rosi is putting the gallery ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 18 Mar 2008 | Views [243]
There’s a smell up here in the mountains of Northern Vietnam. It’s hard to place. It’s a mix of the wood burned in fireplaces every night, it’s part cardoman drying, it’s the smell of farmyards, and freshly cut fields. It’s Vietnamese sizzling ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 14 Mar 2008 | Views [452] | Comments [3]
Every day that we spend in SaPa reaffirms that our decision to travel here independently and for 8 days, rather than take a short 3 day organized tour was the right one. We feel that we have really soaked in the true feeling of the town, the surrounding ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Views [234]
Hi there. We are currently lost in the fog around Sa Pa. We have added heaps more photos of Sa Pa. Take a look. More stories when we find our way out!!! Love Rosi and Jen
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2008 | Views [345] | Comments [1]
We caught the night train on Sunday night from Hanoi to Lao Cai. We shared our cabin with Stephan and Annabelle, two young German medical students who we’ve been travelling through Halong Bay with. We bought deluxe soft sleepers and were shown photos ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2008 | Views [591] | Comments [2]
Friday saw us take off on yet another tour, this time to the mystical Halong Bay. It’s situated on the North East Coast of Vietnam and consists of 3000 or more islands jutting out of the Bay of Tonkin. According to our guide Tien the legend has it that ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2008 | Views [260]
The more we travel through Vietnam the more we come to love this country and it’s amazing history and warm friendly people. On Thursday, my 43rd birthday, Jen bought me a day tour of the ancient capital Hoa Lu, the rice fields of Tam Loc and surrounding ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 5 Mar 2008 | Views [388] | Comments [2]
We've been in Hanoi since Saturday. Toot toot honk honk. Every 2 seconds someone toots or honks or asks us to buy a watch, a zippo, a hammock, a pineapple, a banana, some rambutan, a cap, a tshirt, some chopsticks, another banana, a toy wooden ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | Views [246]
Today we saw the cutest dog ever!!!!! Sorry to all my dog luvin' friends back home.. Yes this dog was cuter than Molly the wonder dog or Weasel... Today we met Hanoi Pearl. I bet she even barks in Vietnamese!!!!
Tags: Sightseeing
VIETNAM | Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 | Views [515] | Comments [1]
As we walked through the old quarter laughing about how gullible we were to fall for the great map scam, a lady carrying bamboo baskets across her shoulders filled with bananas and pineapples approached us to buy a banana. “No No bananas” we said.... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
VIETNAM | Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 | Views [688] | Comments [1]
We wandered the old quarter this morning. In Hanoi everything you see is a tourist attraction so we decided just to wander the streets and get a feel for the place. We wandered down to Hoan Kiem Lake which is a beautiful lake not far from our hotel.... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
VIETNAM | Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 | Views [357] | Comments [1]
We arrived in Hanoi yesterday afternoon and on the way in from the airport in the taxi our minds exploded with images of the South East Asia we had always imagined. The moment I saw the guy with 48 dozen eggs strapped to the back of his motorbike racing ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
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