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Crikey! Clay in The land of Oz This is place where I will document my adventures from the road starting with Australia. (Well most of them) So in case you thought you were going to miss out on every single detail of my adventures -here ya go!

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USA | Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | Views [459]

  Who Let The Roos Out? My adventures in Australia   I looked out the window of the Southwest Airlines 737 as we passed over the vast dessert of the American Southwest. I was crossing the USA for the thousandth time but in some ways ... Read more >

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Days 32 - 43

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [699] | Comments [4]

Day 33: On the Road Again   A brisk 6 block walk starts off my day today. It’s no fun dragging my bags through a busy city like Sydney plus it’s hot. I’m dripping wet by the time I make it to the train station for my 14 hour ride to Brisbane. The ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline


Halloween

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 2 Nov 2007 | Views [446]

Well nothing will make you homesick more than a holiday that is pretty much an American exclusive (as in N America.) However, I was pleased to find out that some clubs in Sydney were going to have Ween party/events on Sat the 27th. My first stop was ... Read more >

Tags: Party time


Gallery: All Hallows Eve(s)

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 2 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery

good times
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Gallery: Melbourne

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 2 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery

good times
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Days 25 - 31

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 2 Nov 2007 | Views [863]

Day 25: Wonderful Melbourne   Monday was a chill day: laundry, updating the blog and organizing the snaps. I decided to head out after dinner and catch a cab back to the Mexican restaurant for some marigs and some conversation with the ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline


Gallery: Coast with the most

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 28 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

cool snaps!
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Days 20 - 24

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 28 Oct 2007 | Views [569]

Day 20: The Orange Blossom Special   A huge tour group has booked the entire car except form my seat. They are a group of senior citizens on a two day trip to Melbourne. I became an instant celebrity when I showed one of them how to raise the ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Gallery: K I

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 20 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

Island
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Days 14 - 19

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 20 Oct 2007 | Views [614] | Comments [1]

  Day 14 Another Town and Another Hat   Got off the train and it’s freezing. I went from 108 to 53 in 24 hours. My hotel did not provide   a pick up so I hitched a ride with Annie’s Place’s bus and they were cool enough to drop me off.... Read more >

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Gallery: The Outback

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

Hot Hot Heat!
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Day 9 - 13

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | Views [1065] | Comments [2]

Day 8-9 The Legendary Ghan   Today I board the overland railway called the Ghan as I start to head South. The cheap seats were booked by a huge group so I was forced to get a sleeper car for the 2 day trip down to Alice Springs. What a blessing ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Days 5 -9

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 7 Oct 2007 | Views [498]

Day 5 Darwin (down time)   It’s hot here. I put the AC down to 22 (Celsius) and took a nap trying to sleep away the day. In the later afternoon I walked into the heart of the town and did some grocery shopping. The prices were fairly reasonable ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Day 1 -3

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Oct 2007 | Views [436] | Comments [1]

Day 1   The 13.5 hour flight was GNARLY (plus it took an hour to load and get off the ground.) I was able to sleep for 6 hours then watched 2 movies (Blades of Glory and a killer indy called Cashback) and a few episodes of The Simpsons. The ... Read more >

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Testing Testing 1 -2 1 -2

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 19 Sep 2007 | Views [369]

Test of how uploaded images update the RSS feed and show as an update to the blog. If you are reading this it worked!

Tags: Adventures


2 Weeks and Counting

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 15 Sep 2007 | Views [402] | Comments [3]

Well the trip is getting close. So far each week of travel has = about 30 hours of research. The time difference is not helping, the folks I'm dealing with are 12 hours ahead. So far it's been fun and keeping me busy.   I'm actually excited about the ... Read more >

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