Got up at an unholy hour to get to the airport, and enter some fun ques. Security was a breeze, with New Zealand once again confirming our suspicions that we don't care, just as long as you don't try and bring in an apple. Then God help you. Auckland security: did not grope me. In a moment of pure genius when I was booking my ticket with Royal B...

I landed in Brisbane around 11:30 local time, and was free from the rigors of customs by noon. Stepping outside was similar to stepping into a sauna. It felt like New Orleans in March, minus the pervasive smell of stale urine and sour milk. A man on the train told me that they've been getting some torrential rains the last few weeks, which has l...

Hello again!!! Hope you enjoyed our last little travelogue! As we are travelling through the Northern Territories at the moment finding internet connections is not too easy and when we do it's bloody expensive so sorry for not updating sooner. We also have a random mobile signal - so mam's and dad's we haven't been eaten by crocs just not been a...

Thursday, March 15, 2007 This entry is dedicated to my brother Kevin, whom today (back in Canada) or yesterday (here in Australia) has turned 27. In spite of the confusing magic of the international dateline, I would like to wish you a happy birthday. So, happy birthday, you old ****! (Sheesh, you're another year closer to thirty... that means I...

Late start this morning, which should be excepted after a night of watching movies. We were heading to the new library again (State Library of Queensland). After a short drive without directions we made it in good time with only a few wrong turns. Parking $10 all day, not bad! Found most of the research Bart was looking for and some he wasnt loo...

bah- we seem to have collided with the cricket... no accommodation and a wait for emma had us sleeping in brisbane airport for a few days... not seen a great deal of auzzie scenery yet...

So I said goodbye to my dad, dropped Kerry, Mary and Tom at the airport and it was Molly and I on the lonely road South for the next week. I made it as far as Townsville and the following morning got the boat to Magnetic island where I walked around and had some lunch. Back on the road in the afternoon and down as far as Proserpine, 100km shy of...

Today we flew to Brisbane. we checked out of our hostel in bangkok at lunchtime and went for one last trip around town. it was another hot day, but the people were out in force and the driving as bad as ever. got the bus from the hostel to the airport and the guy popped our backpacks on the roof of the minibus. for the whole trip we were sure th...

So, after 2 glorious weeks on the open road in El Barto we finally arrived in Brisbane. Our first task was to drop Bart off at the Wicked depot in a part of the city called Fortitude Valley. The Valley, as it is more commonly known in these parts, is home to China Town, some of the more individual shops and offers a variety of night time activit...

After a long wait, I'm finally getting around to an update. I'd also like to wish everyone a happy Easter...hopefully some great meals were devoured in proper fashion! The gang, Jack, Andy, Matt, Dan and I headed to Brisbane on the 7th in search of work and a little sense of being a contributing member of society. We all worked basically a colle...