Australia. Australia. Katoomba to Singleton
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 - Friday, March 6th, 2009Singleton/Hunter Valley, New South WalesWhen people think of Australia, Singleton is not often the town that comes to mind, but it was actually a nice...
View ArticleAustralia. Australia. Singleton to Melbourne
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 - Friday, March 13th, 2009Melbourne, VictoriaTwo facts:FACT #1: at some point, in the not so distant past, Melbourne was named the world's most "liveable" city (REFERENCE;...
View ArticleAustralia. Australia: The Great Ocean Road
Saturday March 14th, 2009 - Monday, March 30th, 2009Great Ocean Road, Victoria(Torquay, Anglesea, Fairhaven, Aireys Inlet, Apollo Bay, Princetown, and Lorne!) "Look ma', the kid can walk!"That's right,...
View ArticleAustralia. Australia: Melbourne
Tuesday March 31st, 2009 - Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Melbourne, VictoriaPerhaps you've heard -- the world is experiencing some economic "bumps".. The majority of this period has been spent in a state of...
View ArticleBev'n'Micks Hostel - Melbourne, Victoria
I think it's worth having a little blurb about the hostel that was our home for 3 and a half months. When we were in Melbourne for the first time we stayed at a different Bev'n'Micks, it was directly...
View ArticleHobart, Tasmania
Monday July 20th 2009 - Thursday July 23rd 2009We are finally in a new city, it's nice to have a change of scenery. The rainy weather in Melbourne was getting a bit depressing and it was great to get...
View ArticleLaunceston, Tasmania
Thursday July 23rd 2009 - Sunday July 26th 2009After looking into the Overland Track and when we could actually catch a bus to get out to Cradle Mountain, we thought that we might as well go to...
View ArticleAttempt at the Overland Track - Tasmania
Monday July 27th 2009 - Wednesday July 29th 2009Our main motivation to go to Tasmania was a hike known as the 'Overland Track', one of the best and most beautiful hikes in Australia. And we missed snow...
View ArticleBack to Hobart and on to our 4 day east coast road trip!
Thursday July 30th 2009 - Friday August 7th 2009One thing to note about the Overland Track: when we decided to turn around, we were worried about the possibility of hypothermia. It was a good decision....
View ArticleCatching up with family in Sydney
Saturday August 8th 2009 - Tuesday August 11th 2009We flew from Hobart to Sydney on the Saturday, bright and early in the morning - the sun wasn't even up when we had to catch our shuttle bus. But we...
View ArticleTravelling up the east coast of Australia - 7 stops!
Tuesday, August 11th 2009 - Saturday September 5th 2009East Coast tripWe booked our tours for the east coast while in Sydney because there was a friendly Canadian guy named Andy who said he'd give us a...
View ArticleExtended Return to Melbourne and Wilson's Promontory
Saturday September 5th 2009 - Sunday September 13th 2009Thankfully I checked the receipt for our flight to Melbourne a few days in advance as I had written down in my notebook that we flew out on...
View ArticleThe Great Road Trip through Southern Australia, the red centre and the...
Monday September 14th 2009 - Day 1Not much to report for this day, we left around noon and ended up camping in a rest area because it got dark very fast. Drove through highlights of the Great Ocean...
View ArticleDarwin - reunion with friends and working on a mango farm
Sunday October 4th 2009 - Tuesday October 27th 2009Our time in Darwin was spent reuniting with old friends from our Melbourne hostel. Apparently most people that come to Darwin stay in the same hostel...
View ArticleMango Farm #2 - Arnhem Mangoes
Wednesday, October 28th 2009 - Sunday, December 27th 2009So we were back in Darwin, back at Frog's Hollow Backpackers and disappointed with our current unemployed status and desperately looking for...
View ArticleMore time on the farm
Monday December 28th 2009 - Monday January 18th 2009We were on the farm for Christmas and New Years - both passed by pleasantly enough. We had to work a lot over the holidays as our supervisor was...
View ArticleBrisbane, Bonnie, Brigitte and lots of Bundy!
Tuesday January 19th 2010 - Wednesday January 27th 2010We were really spoiled during our stay in Brisbane. My friend that I met while working in Scotland, Bonnie, let us stay at her place (which she...
View ArticleAsia . Malaysia . Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Invasion
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010This is one big entry for one big day. It chronicles the trip from Brisbane, Australia to KualaLumpur, Malaysia.There is a theme that is visited twice in this entry: my...
View ArticleAsia. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia (Continued)
January 28th 2010 - January 30th 2010Although arriving in KL was a bit of a struggle, we settled in pretty quickly. We ended up staying in Chinatown, which was great for cheap deals on food from stalls...
View ArticleAsia . Malaysia . Tanah Rata (the Cameron Highlands)
January 31st, 2010 - February 2nd, 2010Kuala Lumpur was interesting, but it was also hot, humid and crowded. So after a couple days it was time to move on to somewhere a little more relaxed. Tanah Rata...
View ArticleAsia . Thailand . Bangkok . Team Canada
February 3rd, 2010 - February 4th, 2010The trip to Bangkok was pretty straightforward. Our flight was early in the morning so we decided to just stay in the airport. The plan was to find a quiet corner...
View ArticleAsia . Thailand . Bangkok . Pat Pong
February 4th, 2010 - February 7th, 2010So, Team Canada met around midnight at Khao San Palace. Their first act was to walk the length of Khao San Rd. Sounds simple, eh? Well, let me tell you about Khao...
View ArticleThe Journey into Laos
February 27th - 28th 2010We parted ways with Team Canada in Pai, Thailand. Brigitte and Christel went on a 2 day trek to some local villages and the other two girls got sick but decided to stick around...
View ArticleAsia . Thailand . Southern Islands
February 7th, 2010 - February 20th, 2010So after seeing the markets, playing at haggling and riding in some tuk-tuks (asian open-air taxis), it was time to leave Bangkok and start our island-hopping...
View ArticleAsia . Laos . Tube-Mecca
February 28th, 2010 - March 7th, 2010Vang Vieng, Laos8,000 kip = $1"Real backpackers" are philosophers and connoisseurs. They want cultural immersion. They want new tastes and new sounds. They want...
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