AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 22 Oct 2008 | Views [815] | Comments [1]
So on the way out of Byron we made an effort to explore in teh direction of the lighthouse and various walks up at the point. Anyway this was pretty short lived as Deirdra was hungry or something and it was all i could manage to walk down to the beach ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 22 Sep 2008 | Views [746] | Comments [3]
Hey everyone, we know its been an absoulte disgrace how bad we've been with the blogging but we're working on it- slowly but surely- john's working away at a video of sorts and i've been sifting through memory lane trying to write up all we've done since ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 3 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
Largest Moving Sand dunes on the Souther Hempishere- and we 'board them- yea
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 3 Sep 2008 | Views [846] | Comments [1]
We wake up in Byron
Bay on (insert day
here…I’ve lost track..being a hobo and all that) to the first day of proper
sunshine! Now this is what I came to Australia
for…sack the Snowy Mountains and the Great Ocean
road…give me a bit of sun and ... Read more >
Tags: beach, byron, inflatable phone
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 3 Sep 2008 | Views [1157] | Comments [1]
Next we headed for Byron Bay. Well, that was the plan …then John remembered about a little place called Nimbin…a place that time has forgot or else just got too stoned to remember…i.e the place is stuck in 1960’s hippie central mode. A quick look ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 3 Sep 2008 | Views [789]
Woolgoolga
Reminding ourselves that we were past the half-way point in our Ambassador adventure, clocking up K’s now became our number one priority.
We whizzed through Coffs Harbour, stopping only on my insistence and childish urge to take ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 3 Sep 2008 | Views [1755] | Comments [1] | Video
So over the next few days we got the full run down on the cabins, dorms, camping and everything there was to do in the area: Whale & Dolphin watching, Wine tasting, Shark feeding, Quad Biking, Paragliding, Parasailing, 4x4 tours etc, etc …i.e. a ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 3 Sep 2008 | Views [1167]
Scouring round the guide books for somewhere to stay after
leaving Newcastle
late in the evening, Deidra pulled Melaleuca Backpackers out of the Lonely Planet,
a camping ground and hostel in one and described fairly positively in the guide
books.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [1163]
So its Thursday morning and we wake up feeling quite
unrefreshed and unrested after a chilly night in the van and aching bones from
our rare bout of exercise on the mountains- but hey - we’re “real” campers
now…yea. We’re the real deal- we’re ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, newcastle
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [1058]
Anyway, the blue Mountains experience continued the next day with more walks and a trip on some cool mountain-rides in “Scenic world”- its this place that take you down into the valley in this mental train ride developed from the old mining days- it ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, blue mountains
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [1635] | Comments [1]
So it’s Tuesday Morning, and having spent about two full days recovering from John’s Birthday weekend, we eventually summoned the energy to pack up and leave Sydney after a great 10 days or so. It’s a city with so much to do and see and so many areas ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [1085]
Sunday was a write off, a DVD day if ever there was one. By the time Monday came around I was starting to notice something about our $50 a night double room (the cheapest- not only in Bondi, but anywhere we’d seen). There was some kind of mark on the ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, beds, bondi, pigeons, sun
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [750]
The next day was my friend Mike’s birthday. We’d met in Perth months ago and it was the lad from Blackpool’s 23rd. Handily he also was with his missus so the four of us headed for an Indian and night on the tiles. Having drunk our way through what little ... Read more >
Tags: drink, heath ledger, indian, jager, murder, wine
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [1148] | Comments [1]
I awoke in the single bed we’d been sharing and within seconds Deirdra had disappeared. A few minutes later she returned with a bottle of bubbly and a small dark, coconut rolled, cream filled, sponge, ‘Lamington’ cake on a plate. For all you that don’t ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, drink, girls, vice
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [1024]
The next day we were in the mood for chilling. It was around 2 before we managed to pull ourselves out of bed and head for the sea front, about 50 meters away, in search of some grease for breakfast. After waiting for this what seemed like an eternity ... Read more >
Tags: 30, ambassador van, grease, knackered, manly
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Aug 2008 | Views [1225] | Comments [1]
Yet again I’m writing the blog cos Deirdra is either too lazy or too scared to write it –plus she’s kinda driving right now. So –where were we …Considering it’s now the 21st of August and 4 weeks since we picked up the van. (I’m hurriedly trying to ... Read more >
Tags: 30, ambassador van, billabong, charlie brown, manly
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 11 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
Skining to Sydney
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Aug 2008 | Views [1047] | Comments [2]
Having checked out Collaroy beach YHA, in an area that seemed dead, we decided to head to Glebe –in the north of the city. It was Saturday night and we wanted to go out. Last night we arrived in the Billabong Village hostel. It’s actually warm ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, sydney
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Aug 2008 | Views [1382] | Comments [1]
As we drove in it became immediately apparent that this was a big city. (Thought this could be attributed to the fact the GPS sent us round the houses in an effort to avoid any form of Toll road.) We ‘rocked-up’ (Deeds hates me saying that,) ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, bondi, sydney
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Aug 2008 | Views [1041]
Well what can I say. I thought- it’s off the tourist trail really –everyone says don’t bother- so there must be something there everyone’s missing- right? Well the caravan park was paved but pretty sh*te as far as facilities for us were concerned.... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, canbaerra
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Aug 2008 | Views [938]
–Turns out it was easier to stop midway at Albury and recoup, ‘cos it was getting late and we were knackered. Boat Haven Caravanpark –Albury. In: 5 th August What a cool caravan park. We pulled in having called them out of hours –they let ... Read more >
Tags: albury, ambassador van
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Aug 2008 | Views [1978] | Comments [3] | Video
Blip Blip went the GPS and a total of 292kms was laid out in front of us. (That ladies voice has been a godsend but later in CBD Sydney our relationship would turn sour.) Another tank of gas and we were off. Victoria has been surprisingly ... Read more >
Tags: alpine national park, ambassador van, deeds, mount buller, skiing, snow, snowboarding, world nomads
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Aug 2008 | Views [992]
So we awoke to the sound of trams cluttering by in the morning and made our way over to the ‘Cooee’ for a couple of hung-over days chillin on their sofas and drinking lots of tea. It became our mission to see the new BATMAN film, (the second time for ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, cooee on st kilda, dark knight, deeds, fitzroy, melbourne, trams
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 8 Aug 2008 | Views [1439]
Pushing that little Toyota lump to the its limits we arrived in Melbourne to a relatively mild Thursday evening. Having attempted to check into The Cooee on St Kilda -a nice relaxed hostel one of my old friends 'Shobian, Perth' (-spelt as it appears ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, drink, fek, girls, melbourne
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 8 Aug 2008 | Views [1069] | Comments [1]
Ok so last time we left you we were exploring the Great Ocean Road. As a note- we went on and saw Cape Otway Lighthouse, stayed in tiny Princetown and visited the beautiful Twelve Apostles... a nice little religious touch for the Irish contingent ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, great ocean road, mits, twelve apostles
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