Krista's Travels

Trip: Six Months Down Under

There are [48] stories from my trip: Six Months Down Under

Gallery: Christchurch

USA | Tuesday, 10 Feb 2009 | Photo Gallery

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WWOOF Host #5, Hobart, and the Blue Mountains

USA | Sunday, 1 Feb 2009 | Views [1948] | Comments [5]

I'm Baaaaack! Back in Sydney, that is. I had a wonderful month in Tasmania and am preparing to head to New Zealand tomorrow morning for the second half of my amazing journey. Unfortunately I will need to keep this short, because I injured both of my ... Read more >

Gallery: WWOOF Location # 5, Hobart, and Blue Mountains

USA | Sunday, 1 Feb 2009 | Photo Gallery

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WWOOF Location #4 Continued

USA | Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | Views [1782] | Comments [2]

I decided to return for another week at my last WWOOF host farm, Highland Herbs, near Liffey, Tasmania. Both the land and the family have such wonderful, healthy, lovely energy it drew me right back. If I wasn't so keen to make it back to Sydney for ... Read more >

Tassie Camping Tour

USA | Monday, 12 Jan 2009 | Views [758] | Comments [2]

The last 6 days and 5 nights I spent touring some of the primary tourist attractions of northern and eastern Tasmania with two japanese ladies (Tsubasa - 29, and Naoe - 55) that I met WWOOFing at my last site. We split the cost of a rental car and shared ... Read more >

Gallery: Tassie Camping Trip

USA | Monday, 12 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery

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WWOOFing Locations 3 and 4

USA | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [470] | Comments [1]

Since Christmas I have discovered a whole new paradise! Tasmania, aside from the battles with extensive logging and such, is a wonderland. So far I haven't seen much of the country, just basically the central north lands, an area of rolling pastures, ... Read more >

Gallery: WWOOFing Experiences #3 and #4

USA | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Christmas on the Great Ocean Road

USA | Saturday, 27 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery

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Christmas on the Great Ocean Road

USA | Friday, 26 Dec 2008 | Views [479]

Hello! I just arrived in Tasmania this afternoon after a fun 3 day campervan relocation with my new friend Rebecca, from Germany, who I met on the outback bus tour. Actually it was a Toyota Bushcamper, which is a LandCruiser with a high top and all ... Read more >

Gallery: The Outback

USA | Sunday, 21 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery

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The Outback - an 8 day bus tour

USA | Sunday, 21 Dec 2008 | Views [483] | Comments [2]

Where to start?! Well, it all started in pretty little Alice Springs, the biggest town in the Outback with a somewhat mixed reputation due to racial tension and horridly hot summers. I was there at a wonderful time, however, after the highest rainfall ... Read more >

WWOOFing Experience #2 - Ravenshoe, Atherton Tablelands

USA | Thursday, 11 Dec 2008 | Views [1658] | Comments [2]

I've just arrived in Alice Springs, at the center of the "outback", having flown here from Cairns this afternoon. It was a lovely flight and I had great views of the cayes off the coast of Cairns and the red desert spotted with green trees ... Read more >

Cairns and Vicinity

USA | Friday, 5 Dec 2008 | Views [436] | Comments [1]

Howdy all! I've been WWOOFing since November 26 with weekends to play, so this installment will address the playing and I'll summarize my WWOOFing after this stint is done on December 11. I explored tropical rainforests, did a boat trip to snorkel on ... Read more >