 | Last motorbike trip
2005-11-20, Byron Bay, Australia. By: pedrofletc | | Well I finished uni on Thursday and handed in all my assignments on time and it looks good for next year. I’ve accepted a job in Kent but haven’t got the contract yet – so I am still going ahead with ... |
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 | Motorbike ride: Sydney to Byron Bay
2005-11-24, Byron Bay, Australia. By: pedrofletc | | Day 1. Bronte Beach (Sydney) to Newcastle
Tuesday 22nd Nov 2005.
My Father used to catch a tram to Bronte Beach. He says that the big patch of asphalt where buses turn around used to be the end of... |
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 | Sun, surf, beaches, boats & beer
2005-11-07, Sydney, Australia. By: charl_paul | | 7 Nov - 15th Nov
Collected by Lorna and Neil who were to be our hosts for the week (This was a very kind invite from Lorna who is an old roommate of Charlotte's when lived in Canada 10 yrs ago) Any... |
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| Brizzy (as called by natives)
2005-11-05, Brisbane, Australia. By: charl_paul | | 5th and 6th Nov - Stayed in YHA. Brisbane was nothing special, usual surf shops, pie shops and lack of decent pubs as noted thru the whole of Oz.. Noticed an advert for a Food and Drink festival so we... |
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 | Still in St. Kilda
2005-10-30, Melbourne, Australia. By: Linds | | Hello all....
Well we are still in st.kilda and it is still lovely. It was a bit rainy for a few days but it has gotten much better in the last few days. Back up in to the 30's. I went and visited ... |
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| impulsive decision turns out well
2005-03-04, Sydney, Australia. By: pedrofletc | | In the middle of last year I was quite bored with my job and so sent off applications to several universities to see if they'd let me do a dip ed and retrain to be a teacher. I've thought about it man... |
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| Last day in Australia
2005-11-06, Melbourne, Australia. By: thesuhs | | Our hostel has a free pancake breakfast every Sunday, so we gladly went down and ate our fill before going out to tour the city on our own. We hopped on a tram just outside of our hostel and went to t... |
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| Penguin Parade
2005-11-05, Melbourne, Australia. By: thesuhs | | We slept in later than we wanted to after the long day on the Great Ocean Road, but the rest felt great. We made grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch at the hostel, and then checked our email and ... |
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 | Road-trains, camels and motorbikes
2005-10-15, King's Creek Station, Australia. By: ramblinman | | After a day of the usual hostel limbo at the Alice Springs YHA (did manage to get to the tiny Flying Doctors museum - sort of remember the TV show from when I was a kid - and the Reptile Centre to cud... |
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 | The Uluru Experience
2005-10-16, Ayers Rock, Australia. By: ramblinman | | I am awake ridiculously early the next morning (we're talking pre-5am here) to head for the famous King's Canyon before sunrise and, more-importantly, the tour groups. We are soon off the bus (still i... |
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 | November Rain
2005-11-10, Byron Bay, Australia. By: huffnclub | | WOW time has been flying by, from what I hear at home, everyone is doing swell, and the Flames are making nhl hockey ever so interesting! Thank you all for the emails and guestbook signings. It is s... |
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| Recovering in Noosa
2005-11-04, Noosa, Australia. By: charl_paul | | Caught bus from Hervey Bay but this time was only a couple of hours away and at a decent time ! Stayed in an old Queenslander house which is one of the best hostels yet. (see pics) Noosa is a small b... |
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 | Fraser Island
2005-11-02, Hervey Bay, Australia. By: charl_paul | | Got to Hervey Bay after a long bus trip from Airlie Beach. We were really tired after the sailing trip so did our washing and slept most of the day!
Fraser Island Trip - Another overnight camping t... |
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| Paradise
2005-10-28, Whitsunday Group, Australia. By: charl_paul | | 28 Oct - Got to Airlie Beach after an overnight bus from Cairns. Bit uncomfortable especially as the bus stops during the night and you have to get off. We have a bus ticket from Cairns to Brisbane ... |
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| 3 days in Cairns
2005-10-24, Cairns, Australia. By: charl_paul | | Mon 24 Oct - arrived on Qantas flight, had a wander round and sorted out the next few days. Great swimming lagoon on the waterfront - can't swim in the sea during the summer due to the deadly stingers... |
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| City crazies and krispies
2005-11-03, Melbourne, Australia. By: thesuhs | | We made ourselves wake up around 11 so that we wouldn’t feel like we were in a different time zone, and got ready to head into the city for some sightseeing. Nathan had grabbed an official Melbourne t... |
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| Long trip to Melbourne
2005-11-02, Melbourne, Australia. By: thesuhs | | For our last day in Cairns, we had a free day to tie up any loose ends and take things at a slow pace. Susan’s knee was still aching, so we tried to avoid walking on it too much. After packing up and ... |
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| St. Kilda
2005-10-30, Melbourne, Australia. By: Linds | | Hello my darlings
So you must all be wondering how the Melbourne cup was??? Well it was absolutly amazing!!!I have never attended such a glamourous event. I will put some pics of the ladies in thei... |
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 | Everyone needs good neighbours...
2005-08-02, Sydney, Australia. By: minesh | | G’Day all..
Well my 3 weeks in Aus is up, not that long really but I only came here to fill in the gaps from my last visit – Ullura (Ayres Rock), and Darwin.. and so that’s exactly what I did. Spe... |
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| Braving the Tully River
2005-11-01, Cairns, Australia. By: thesuhs | | As expected, the Timex was not a welcome sound at 6am, but we rolled out of bed and packed a bag for the day. The hour and a half ride to the Tully River was in a large air-conditioned coach, so we ha... |
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| A tropical Halloween
2005-10-31, Cairns, Australia. By: thesuhs | | The rental car was due back by 8am, so we dropped it off at 7:45 and then walked about 20 minutes to our dive boat on the pier. The boat was pretty full with day-trip scuba and snorkelers, and also so... |
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| Port Douglas has a lot of birds
2005-10-30, Cairns, Australia. By: thesuhs | | We were hoping to get on the road at a decent hour this morning, but didn’t get out until about 10am. The drive north to Port Douglas was about 50 minutes, and we went through a surprising number of r... |
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| Plans for Cairns
2005-10-29, Cairns, Australia. By: thesuhs | | We had a nice easy morning with PB&J and bananas for brunch. After making our plans for the day, we treated ourselves to a second meal, this time heading to the kitchen area to make grilled cheese. Th... |
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