Australia
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Monday, 4 May 2015 | Views [803]
I've been in Victoria for nearly seven months and I've done hardly anything other than busking and geocaching. In fact, I haven't even left the Melbourne area since I arrived here in late November! Today I would go out and explore. Whilst I was contemplating ... Read more >
Saturday, 25 Apr 2015 | Views [616]
Last year I was in NZ for Anzac Day and I missed the dawn service. Now I'm in Australia and I made it! Anzac Day isn't a celebration or a time to party, and you'll never hear "Happy Anzac Day" coming from the mouth of an Aussie are a Kiwi. 25 April 1915 ... Read more >
Monday, 13 Apr 2015 | Views [904]
To say "Jo is a great cook" is a vast understatement. She's brilliant in the kitchen! With the likes of carbonara, spaghetti bolognaise, Indian curry, chicken parmagiana, beef stew, and so forth, I've never had anything of Jo's that I didn't like (even ... Read more >
Thursday, 26 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 10 Feb 2015 | Views [944]
It was more like 103 Geocaches we found in Woodlands Historic Park. There is a series of Geocaches called "Woodlands 100" in the park, and it would be the first Geocaching "series" I'd complete. Over the past several weeks Jo and I have visited the park ... Read more >
Saturday, 7 Feb 2015 | Views [603]
"Pangastuti" means "kindness" in Javanese. She calls herself Ning, and she was my CS host in Yogyakarta. For years I'd dreamed of somebody visiting me overseas, and "Ms Pangastuti" as I call her is my first overseas visitor. Many times I've visited friends ... Read more >
Monday, 26 Jan 2015 | Views [611]
Happy Australia Day! Little do people know it's not Australia's independence day, but the anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet in 1788. For Australia Day I'd be the "walking flag" in the words of fellow busker Miranda. She's a Canadian circle ... Read more >
Tuesday, 6 Jan 2015 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 21 Nov 2014 | Views [673]
"The Track” is what the Stuart Hwy is called: a 3,000 km highway from Darwin to Adelaide. On Thursday I’d be setting out from Chris’ home headed south. He dropped me at the traffic light with all my gear and I wasn’t sure how ... Read more >
Saturday, 15 Nov 2014 | Views [599]
The Kimberley is one of Australia's last great wilderness frontiers. Larger than 75% of countries, it's a vast and inhospitable region. Needless to say it's hot, hot, hot (thank you Arrow) but without the "oh lay, oh lay, oh lay." I'm in Kununurra and ... Read more >
Friday, 14 Nov 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 7 Nov 2014 | Views [567]
Australia, I love you! Though I must say you haven't been particularly kind to me these past couple of weeks. Interviewed by the police at the airport, a broken camera, and a terrible case of heat rash have been my brutal introductions back into the ... Read more >
Tuesday, 4 Nov 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 3 Nov 2014 | Views [636] | Comments [1]
My camera has been on that kind of mode the past 12 hours or so. It's like the plane where all engines fail (too many episodes of Air Crash Investigation) and the pilots go through the restart drills again and again. My ears badly clogged after leaping ... Read more >
Sunday, 2 Nov 2014 | Photo Gallery
Indigenous culture, rock formations, and plunge pools
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Sunday, 2 Nov 2014 | Views [832]
Two Taswegians, one free-spirited nomad, and no didgeridoo! Here we are in Kakadu. Chris gave me a lift to Humpty Doo this morning and I was picked up within a few minutes by Andrew and Stuart, two adventurers from Tassie (Tasmania). With this oppressive ... Read more >
Thursday, 30 Oct 2014 | Views [1315]
When referring to the natives I prefer the term "Indigenous" with a capital "I." It simply sounds so much better. As I stated, this is an entry about Indigenous art and my love for it.
Art has never been my forte but I sure have a deep appreciation ... Read more >
Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014 | Views [872]
That's a quote from Fern Gully. It's the scene where Crysta tries to return Zak to normal size. The film takes place in Australia (Mt. Warning), so it's very fitting. Here I am, in Darwin. Ahhhhhh-stralia! It feels great to be back here after more than ... Read more >
Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 13 Sep 2014 | Views [529]
I’ve stayed with many people and many families, though it’d never happened where I’ve stayed with several members of one family at four different homes! In five days I’ve stayed with Emily & Hannah at their home, Jessie and ... Read more >
Sunday, 7 Sep 2014 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 7 Sep 2014 | Views [632]
As Diana, Eduardo, and I drove along the Steve Irwin Highway, we made our way toward Kondalilla National Park. It's hard to believe I'm back in Australia, where my travels all started nearly 10 years ago! In less than two weeks I'll be 30. Australia ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, waterfalls
Monday, 29 Jan 2007 | Views [1037]
Today was, sadly, my final day in this amazing country called Australia, the Lucky Country, Oz, Down Under…you name it! It’s all beautiful. I woke up at 8:30 from the cute dogs jumping on the bed. Jessica was getting ready to leave for ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy of travel
Sunday, 28 Jan 2007 | Views [1214]
Today was my 20 th and second to last day in the Land Down Under. I’m sad that I’m heading home tomorrow. I woke up at 8:30 and I packed up everything. I was hoping to go to the Australia Zoo, so I went to the train station at 9:30 ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine
Saturday, 27 Jan 2007 | Views [2207]
My 19 th day in the Lucky Country was another exciting one! I’ll tell you all about it. I woke up at 9:00 and Jon and I each had a cup of tea. I packed up the remainder of my stuff and we decided on going to the beach. So, we checked ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Saturday, 27 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 26 Jan 2007 | Views [1477]
Happy Australia Day!!! It was my 18 th day in this special land. I was awoken around 6:00 in the morning form the call of the laughing kookaburra, although I fell back asleep for a few more hours. Kookaburras and rainbow lorikeets are very plentiful ... Read more >
Tags: party time
Friday, 26 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 25 Jan 2007 | Views [1887]
Today was my 17 th day in Australia. I woke up in a good mood determined to make up for a rough day yesterday. Oh well, I shouldn’t complain because I’m in such a lovely country with such lively people. I packed up and gave Scarlett ... Read more >
Tags: people
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2007 | Views [1075]
Today was my 16 th day in this “holy land.” I woke up at 9:00 and packed up my stuff. I went down to the reception desk, and Louise was there. She was excited to see me and I told her about my travels in the Red Centre. I gave her a ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2007 | Views [1476]
Today was my 15 th day in Australia and my last day in Alice Springs. I woke up hearing the birds’ morning calls at 7:40. I had some time, so I packed up my stuff and then walked down to the BP station for a couple of Red Bulls. For ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Monday, 22 Jan 2007 | Views [1251]
Today was my 14 th day in Oz, and my last full day in Alice Springs. I ended up sleeping in until 10:00. I’ve never done that on a trip. Last night I had a dream that I bought a plane ticket to Japan to climb Mt. Fuji. But, I woke up thinking ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy of travel
Sunday, 21 Jan 2007 | Views [8978] | Comments [1]
Today was one of the most exciting days of my young life! I spent heaps of time at Ulu r u. I actually woke up at 5:15 because Leith’s alarm didn’t go off, and as a result, we all woke up late. Leith got us all up in a hurry and told us ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
Saturday, 20 Jan 2007 | Views [1586]
Today was my 12 th day in this beautiful land and I woke up in a swag roll. I actually had woken up at like 3:30 (or something like that; I don’t have a watch) and thought it rained because my pack was saturated with dew. I fell back ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Saturday, 20 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 19 Jan 2007 | Views [3113]
Today was my 11th day in hot “red” Australia, as I’m in the middle of the Outback. I woke up at 5:30 AM after being so tired last night. The birds were singing and making their morning calls. There are a lot of beautiful birds ... Read more >
Tags: culture
Friday, 19 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
Areas of the Outback. I've spent loads of time all around on many roads
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Thursday, 18 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 18 Jan 2007 | Views [1147]
My 10th day in warm, sunny Australia was another exciting one. I was looking forward to my flight to the Red Centre, which is almost in the dead center of Australia. I managed to wake myself up at 4:45 AM. I woke up fearing that I missed my flight ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
Wednesday, 17 Jan 2007 | Views [1044]
Today was my 9 th full day in the Land of Oz. I woke up at 8:30 and got ready to leave Jessica’s house. She had to leave for work and she left her phone number for me. I checked my email and all that and then started out. Hopefully ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
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