AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Views [49]
Okay, this is just a short note to finish the travel blog off. The Oak Hall tour came to a sad end, as our group split, shattering into individual shards like a glass thrown away, we drifted apart with many, many promises to Facebook (i.e. - keep ... Read more >
Tags: home, friends, flights, experiences, its the end
FRANCE | Thursday, 17 Jul 2008 | Views [56]
Well, we visited Paris - the ultimate whirlwind ending to our ultimate whirlwind tour. It was in and out for a day - but what a day. Off on another boat cruise to start the day - a lovely ride down the Siene River - we saw all the sights that you ... Read more >
Tags: paris, eiffel tower, snails, siene river, the lourve, open space
FRANCE | Friday, 4 Jul 2008 | Views [67]
Off again on our adventures - we once more battled with the elements when the time came to strike the camp; I don't think that that many tents (13 plus a single & two cook's tents) have ever been erected in such a short period of time - and I do ... Read more >
Tags: thunderstorm, switzerland, alps, snowfights
ITALY | Tuesday, 1 Jul 2008 | Views [69]
So we've gone from the broiling heat of Rome, to the less so of Florence onto the happy medium in the lake district of Italy. Up near the Alps again, next to Lake Magiore(sp?), we have had a bit of an adventure around the place. First challange came ... Read more >
Tags: neptunes palace, isola bella, lake district, sleep deprived, rain
ITALY | Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 | Views [76]
Still enjoying the Italian summer - we headed up to Florence on the Wednesday, and had our five hour excursion to the city yesterday. Em-J and I were rather boring on this trip as we had already been to Firenze and there wasn't anything else we ... Read more >
Tags: beach, aimlessly ambling, shopping, firenze, fun
ITALY | Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Views [108]
We left the searing heat of Venice for the muggy melting-ness of Rome. It was a long drive down, but when we finally got there we found out that this was indeed “A party place peoples!”. There where Contiki Buses everywhere.. Anywho we set up as ... Read more >
Tags: suntan, st. peters, italy, gelato, cookies, oreos, dark side
ITALY | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [101]
We traveled by coach from the lovely Austrain Alps; said “Goodbye” to the cold weather (with some relief it must be admitted, although the area was so beautiful) and “Ciao Bella!” to the gorgeous 30 degree + sunshine and clear skies of warm, wonderful ... Read more >
Tags: venice, italy, gondalas, beach, sunburn
AUSTRIA | Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 | Views [82]
*sings * The hills are alive/ with the sound of... waterfalls? No, actually, the hills where alive with the sound of music (but also waterfalls; will explain in a bit!)– we drove from Petronell-Carnuntum to Zell in the Zimml Valley, but on the way ... Read more >
Tags: sound of music, salzburg, waterfalls, kimml valley, austrian alps
AUSTRIA | Sunday, 15 Jun 2008 | Views [81]
Okay – so after an awesome day out on the town; mad-cap soccer induced antics included, how on earth could we possibly top those adventures? Easily enough it would seem! Em-J and I got up at half six – batty I know; such a evil hour should not exist..... Read more >
Tags: lipanzzana horses, spanish riding school, vienna boys choir
AUSTRIA | Saturday, 14 Jun 2008 | Views [102] | Comments [1]
Ok - so the last two days since I updated have flown and as usual were jam-packed with all this stuff I can hardly wrap my head around. We drove from the Czech Republic all the way through the province to Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria; which right next ... Read more >
Tags: concetration camps, driving, euro cup, soccer, schönbrunn palace
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