Trip: The Big Trip
There are [42] stories from my trip: The Big Trip
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 19 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
Pictures from the road, our camping trip, and Byron
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 19 Jun 2007 | Views [10312] | Comments [3]
Along the east coast of Australia, you can’t help but bounce back and forth from the beautiful and dramatic sea to the stunning hinterland of forests and mountains. After Port Macquarie, it was time to hit the woods for a good old fashioned camping ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, the great outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 19 Jun 2007 | Views [2198] | Video
Val: The koala is a ridiculous animal. It looks like a plush toy, but it could rip your face off in no time. Yep, the koala is high on our list of animals we expect and are expected to see in Australia. Every time we pass a koala crossing sign on ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, the great outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 14 Jun 2007 | Views [1617] | Comments [1]
Val: The North Coast of New South Wales is gorgeous! We're currently in Port Macquarie, soaking up the incredible sea views and relaxed grassy parks while we figure out what's next. The bright blue water is so inviting, but one thing is for sure -... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, beaches & sunshine
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 14 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
Pics from the coast and hinterland around Port Macquarie, NSW
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 13 Jun 2007 | Views [983] | Comments [1] | Video
Kevin: The Lonely Planet and local tourism authorities highly recommended checking out the colony of flying foxes in a rainforest nature preserve in Wingham, NSW. It was well worth the side trip. Check out the hundreds of large, loud bats hanging ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, the great outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2007 | Views [1211] | Comments [4]
If this is your first time reading any of our blogs, allow us a brief introduction. I'm Kevin, and my girlfriend Valerie and I have been traveling around the world for about nine months now. We started with a brief trip to London to see some friends, ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, on the road
SINGAPORE | Monday, 11 Jun 2007 | Views [2551]
Singapore is dripping with money. At least that’s what it seemed like after spending 8 days in Burma!
If Southeast Asia were Oz, we found its Emerald City. We could do
things like drink tap water, not have to dodge open sewers, take trains
anywhere ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
MYANMAR | Thursday, 7 Jun 2007 | Views [3986]
Whether or not you should travel to Myanmar
(or Burma) is still debated. If you are unaware of the situation there,
basically the government is harsh and repressive, and the leader of the
National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi ,
has ... Read more >
Tags: People
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 7 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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VIETNAM | Monday, 21 May 2007 | Views [1221] | Comments [2]
If you took one look at a picture of Ha Long
Bay, you’d probably think, “I have to go there.” At least that’s what I
thought. The place is unbelievably gorgeous and photogenic.
We planned a visit without getting our hopes up too much ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 17 May 2007 | Views [971] | Comments [2]
Phnom Penh is small and quaint compared to most capital cities, and that’s what makes it so interesting. The scooter traffic is as manic as elsewhere in southeast Asia, yet it’s remarkably easy to navigate the city on foot, moto, or tuk-tuk. And ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
VIETNAM | Friday, 11 May 2007 | Views [902]
We’ve eaten at hundreds of restaurants since the trip began. The service at these places has varied from top notch at swanky places in India to unbearably lax and slow at some beach places in Thailand, and everywhere in between. Here are a few anecdotes ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
THAILAND | Thursday, 19 Apr 2007 | Views [2720]
There's nothing like a free visa when you're traveling to around a dozen countries in a row. Visa fees can add up fast, something that's easy to forget when you're trying to calculate expenses. Visa costs are all over the place: free for the UK ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
THAILAND | Thursday, 29 Mar 2007 | Views [1301]
A while back I ditched my crappy travel
tripod and have been carrying around my much sturdier (and larger) Slik
tripod instead. Besides the obvious problem with its size and weight,
it doesn’t fit in my pack the way my smaller one did. I had ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
INDIA | Sunday, 18 Mar 2007 | Views [1499]
You might recall the cute little acronym some people in Nepal made up to describe India: I’ll Never Do It Again. After some six weeks or so exploring the three largest cities, Varanasi, and the heavily touristed state of Rajasthan, we are prepared ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
INDIA | Friday, 9 Mar 2007 | Views [995]
Our Indian adventure continues as we desert the desert and hit the big city. Jaisalmer to Delhi The train to Delhi took twenty hours. TWENTY HOURS. Definitely a record for us! Luckily we chatted with a really nice American guy named Shane, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
NEPAL | Saturday, 16 Dec 2006 | Views [2114]
The only major activity planned for the Big
Trip was trekking in Nepal. When we arrived in Kathmandu we were
immediately approached by someone offering treks, and against all of
our normal traveling principles, we ended up taking our trip with ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
EGYPT | Tuesday, 31 Oct 2006 | Views [793]
Egypt is so crazy! We just finished a 5-day
stay in Cairo. In that time I’ve seen the Great Pyramids of Giza, King
Tut’s gorgeous golden mask, and some shockingly well-preserved mummies! In
addition to the big sights, we’ve been lucky enough ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
TURKEY | Thursday, 26 Oct 2006 | Views [781]
Our last stop in Turkey was Dogubayazit, a
border town close to a pair of amazing tourist attractions: the Isak
Pasha Palace and the beautiful, snow-capped Mt. Ararat, supposed
resting place of Noah’s Ark.
The 2 hour mini bus from Van was ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
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