Australia
There are [2] photos and [10] stories about Australia
Sunday, 12 Aug 2007 | Views [663]
Jonny and I hit Sydney International Airport early in the morning like two zombies not really in control of our faculties. We were booked on separate flights, mine with the cheapest carrier Jetstar and Jonny’s with Quantas Business. We had ... Read more >
Thursday, 9 Aug 2007 | Views [609]
Jonny and I arrived in Sydney downtrodden and weary, we haled a taxi driver to take us to the hostel we had pre booked. The Lebanese cabby was a little rude to us when we tried to make polite conversation with him and tension was steadily building ... Read more >
Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 | Views [415]
As we drive quietly to the Cairns Depot we know our daily routine has come to an end. Both sad and unable to speak, it is as if a part of me has died, I have an emptiness I can't explain. The time has come to say goodbye ......goodbye to our home ... Read more >
Wednesday, 4 Jul 2007 | Views [440]
It was another beautifully hot day in tropical Cairns, North Australia. Jonny and I decided to take advantage of the glorious weather and walk the Lake Placid track. After walking for a couple of hours with the sun relentlessly beating down ... Read more >
Saturday, 30 Jun 2007 | Views [458]
Oh the joys of the great outdoors! Every crisp morning I have to grab my rucksack packed the night before with clothes for the following day, toiletries and towel and run in the individual showers which are a freezing outside block. Showering ... Read more >
Monday, 25 Jun 2007 | Views [440]
So the drive continues northward bound. Australia is so vast in comparison with the UK, we have been driving for hours before we reach anything remotely considered as a town. So we have ended up in Rockhampton. What a weird place! Greeted ... Read more >
Monday, 18 Jun 2007 | Views [460]
I have a cunning plan, well it’s not so cunning really, it’s to head to Fraser Island. I’ve been told that it is a 'must do' in Australia so now in Hervey Bay I try and track down a suitable tour package. In the local Backpackers ... Read more >
Sunday, 10 Jun 2007 | Views [428]
I never considered myself to have ‘itchy feat’. I mean I’ve always considered myself to be a stable and reliable person but there’s something about living out of a suitcase and being on the road which makes me want to keep on moving. If I don’t like ... Read more >
Sunday, 10 Jun 2007 | Views [714]
Our home for the next two weeks is a 'Wicked' Camper van. All Wicked vans have a theme, Scooby Doo, Xmen, The Simpsons, the list is endless. When Jonny and I went to pick our ‘Wicked’ camper van up from the Brisbane depot I was secretly hoping ... Read more >
Monday, 4 Jun 2007 | Views [559]
So here I am down under! I arrived in Brisbane on the 4th June, to my disappointment there has been non stop rain for the last week. My first meeting with a true Aussie was an interesting one and I will try not to associate all Aussies by this ... Read more >