NAMIBIA | Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008 | Views [781]
I'm in an internet cafe in Swakopmund, Namibia. The town is surrounded by rolling sand dunes on 3 sides and the other side meets the Atlantic ocean. Where have we been for the last few weeks? Cape Town We spent a week holidaying in Cape Town with ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [939]
The Grampians From Kangaroo Island we started the drive to Victoria . We were keen to drive as much as we could after getting off the ferry but with the tent you really have to be pitched by dark. We spent the night in a town called Keith – ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [1022]
Clare Valley and Mt Remarkable NP From Adelaide we drove up to the Flinders Ranges . On the way up we called into the Clare Valley , which is a small wine growing region (apparently reminiscent of Tuscany ) full of boutique wineries and sleepy ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Jan 2008 | Views [1016]
This journal entry may be a little bit busy! It's been way too long since we added anything and we've been rather busy in the meantime. We've been keeping a journal so I'll just try and keep to the highlights. Fraser Island The winds finally dropped ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 21 Dec 2007 | Views [870]
Doubtful Sound Cruise After the 3 day Routeburn track we were expected every muscle in our body to ache so we'd given ourselves 3 days to recover before we began the Kepler Track. We originally intended to go to Milford Sound during this time but ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 16 Nov 2007 | Views [670]
Oh my goodness! Where to start...I'm sitting in a caravan typing as fast as I can see my credit running out!! From Auckland we headed North up the East Coast. To break the drive we stopped at Goat Island Marine Reserve. The island was about 50m off ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [654]
After all this time we've finally started our trip. I'm in our hostel in Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand which is apparently 18,339km from London,UK. For the first time in my life I declared something at customs: Walking boots and out tent. They're biosecurity ... Read more >
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