I have 31 sleeps left and am starting to feel a little excited, I have everything orgainised and only one more flight left to pay for, Jamie has added Phoenix and Tucson to our itinerary and I'm now looking forward to finding some Cowboys before we head up to the Canyon on our little road trip. 

Saturday it was sunny as we drove along the winding saddlebacks and twisting roads of the Yarra Valley, visiting a number of vineyards, sampling a few choice wines, and thoroughly enjoying the scenery.  That night Jane and Ian departed on the last flight out of Melbourne to spend a few more days in Brisbane before finally moving back to the...

G'Day Mate!!! The Beginning of Australia Despite her many adventures in NZ, she didn't fully feel the impact of travelling until she landed in a new country, left the comforts of her flat behind, and prepared herself once again for the nomad lifestyle. Well, it finally has hit me. I'm no longer in New Zealand, and I certainly didn't expect to be...

It was so hard leaving Auckland, as I miss Rick and his family a great deal. So, some final thoughts on New Zealand - it is indeed a beautiful country, with very friendly people.  The disheartening part was how expensive it was to do anything.  There was no such thing as a 'one cost' admission, as we have in North America.  The ad...

Elie  -   We arrived in Melbourne to be welcomed with torrential rain. We tried to book a hostel from the airport but everything was full, after trying no fewer than 15 places we found a hostel with two beds left, sadly in a room with 16 other people! Needless to say it rated pretty low as a night sleep. We decided to quickly esca...

Can't be bothered getting up for work today but I drag myself out of bed anyway. On the way to the shower, I notice a small nibble spot in our new bread bag.  By the time I get out the shower its turned into a huge whole and a good chunk of bread has gone.  Blasted varmint!  It's going to get personal here.  Not sure where th...

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ On the 23rd w moved into our apartment, rented for a week. That's where I was to spend Xmas, with 7 british guys: Sam, Tomo, Allan, Vish, Stevo, Teddy and Ian (these last two alledgedly holding a French passport). That was also the last day I saw my car: I had no hope whatsoever to be able to se...

My first memories of Melbourne was a teenager, being driven around for hours in the wet, rainy weather for 2 weeks, visiting relatives and pretty much doing everything I didn't want to do.

Je viens donc de passer le nouvel an avec 10h00 d'avance sur vous !!! c'est vraiment bizarre!! Mais bon je vous souhaite a tous une BONNE ANNEE!!! et j'espere que vos nouvels ans respectifs ont ete vraiment sympa!!! et surtout que vous avez pris plein de bonnes resolutions!!! Bon sinon moi me voila de retour sur Melbourne et en train de contacte...

Ok so today is the big day, leaving all this behind, all those memories, all those moments... all the pictures are just running through my head now like crazy, don't remember anything the way it exactly was, but what I have is going to last me a lifetime. Moments will fade, Faces will fade, but I know they were there. The older I get, the more h...