Stowing Away I stood between two facing mirrors & almost caught a glimpse of infinity, but my bloody head kept getting in the way

March of the Penguins

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 19 Jan 2007 | Views [14731] | Comments [2]

  We hightailed it from Wilsons Promontory to try and get to Phillip Island in time for the famous Penguin Parade which starts at dusk. Our research indicated that the good tickets sellout fast, so we drove straight there and got there with an ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, beaches & sunshine, fairy penguin, penguin parade, penguins, phillip island, victoria, vietnam veterans museum, wilsons promontory

Wilsons Promontory

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 18 Jan 2007 | Views [4365]

After spending the night with a pair of savage possums beating our door down to get into our cosy van (maybe because it was raining), we started our long trip straight to Melbourne for some van maintenance, then on to Wilsons Promontory. Thankfully ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, beaches & sunshine, echidna, possums, squeaky beach, victoria, wilsons promontory

Photos: Great Ocean Road

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 18 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery

Tags: 12 apostles, ambassador van, great ocean road, road trip, sea caves, wind

Ned Kelly's Last Stand

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 17 Jan 2007 | Views [9401] | Comments [3] | Video

Check out our hard hitting Documentary about Ned Kelly's last stand in Glenrowan, Victoria. I have to say I was extremely disappointed with Glenrowan - I guess I was expecting something a bit more impressive considering the towns history with the rather ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, glenrowan, kelly gang, laughter, ned kelly, video

High Country

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 15 Jan 2007 | Views [2429] | Comments [3]

After a cool night in the van at Thredbo, we grabbed a hearty breakfast and headed up the crackenback chairlift, accompanied by the musical sounds of the continuing weekend long blues festival echoing up from the valley below. From the top of the ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, mountains, mt kosciusko, snowy mountains, thredbo, thredbo blues festival

Thredbo Blues festival

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 15 Jan 2007 | Views [3060]

On Saturday we made it to the Thredbo Blues festival, an annual musical event held in the Thredbo village, which is now in it's 13th year (or 14th year if you count the one that was rudely interupted by a bushfire) We got to see quite a few bands, ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, blues, culture, live bands, music, snowy mountains, thredbo blues festival

Canberra in a Heatwave

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 13 Jan 2007 | Views [2175]

After a day of travelling in blistering 40+ degree heat, we have arrived in Canberra. Both the van and us struggled a little in the draining heat but we pressed on with a few cooling rest stops. Along the approaches to Canberra by Lake George, a bushfire ... Read more >

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Photos: Ambassador Van

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 11 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery

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Going Nomadic!

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 10 Jan 2007 | Views [2101] | Comments [1]

Well, we've picked up the World Nomads Ambassador Van, and have taken it for a quick spin around sunny Sydney before we head off into the unknown. We have to drop the van off in Melbourne, but we will decide our path to get there as we go. Canberra ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, australia, harbour bridge, stowaway, sydney, world nomads