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Sawat-dii Khrap! We've been loving Thailand over the last three weeks experiencing a new culture and way of life. To sum up in as little words as possible... elephants, temples, Buddhas, snakes, shakes, rice, noodles, tuk-tuks, songthaews, jungles, waterfalls, ladyboys, monkeys, markets, monks, massages, beautiful beaches, geckos.... Following on from the River Kwai we spent the next day relaxing at Erawan Falls (also in Kanchanaburi) where we bathed in beautiful clear waters where the fish nibbled at our feet if we stopped still for too long (a little disconcerting!). In the afternoon we v [View Full Entry]

Si and Jess 2009 RTW adventure - Simon Hartley & Jessie Watts | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 9th 2009 | 185 Views | [diary=402939]

Erawan Falls, Kanchanaburi
Erawan Falls, Kanchanaburi
Erawan Falls, Kanchanaburi

I had received an email from my schools old boys club about a London drinks thing and wondered if anything was happening in Australia while we were here. I emailed the Australian contact listed and was delighted to find out that we were going to be in Melbourne the exact weekend of their annual dinner! Serendipity! David was wonderfully patient with us and our ever-changing schedules and we hoped that it would all turn out all right timing wise. We made good time to Melbourne and arrived at the camper park in the afternoon to get sorted and settled and ready [View Full Entry]

mrandmrsbb - Mr and Mrs BB | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 9th 2009 | 12 Views | [diary=414433]

Travel Photos 2548
Travel Photos 2549
Travel Photos 2550

By Isobob
June 6th 2009
Melbourne Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
Photos from Melbourne. [View Full Entry]

Isobob - Isobel Nicholson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 6th 2009 | 2 Views | [diary=405729]

Izzy 190
Izzy 191
Izzy 192

Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum
Nina and the pigmy whale
Well hello again! I'm still chilling in Melbourne, Nina has departed and gone to Adelaide for the weekend to see her cousin, leaving me all alone to fend for myself :'( Not all bad though - today I had a lovely little wander around St Kilda and treated myself to a massage :D Shortly after posting my last blog I stumbled upon a job for myself, setting out and clearing away breakfast each morning in the hostel where I am staying with the benefit of free breakfast and free accommodation, yay! The only challenge is getting up at half past 7 [View Full Entry]

hannmilli - hannmilli | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 6th 2009 | 76 Views | [diary=405781]

Melbourne Mountain Bikers
Boats!
St Kilda pier

Not really having any kind of plan Chris and I decided to join Kyle and Sheridan on their shopping weekend in Melbourne with Wade and Bec. They had an appartment booked in Dockalnds so we were going to stay with them for the 2 nights then I was going back to Adelaide with them... but Chris and I decided to stay for a week and get a hostel. We ended up booking a week at Base Hostel....and the rest is history...I left the guys one night early at the casino and went back to the hostel to find myself at my [View Full Entry]

Gina Cureton - loving life :-) | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 24th 2009 | 55 Views | [diary=421574]

apartment
bottles...
neil

I've decided to create a blog showcasing all the places I've been to in Australia and overseas. I want to be able to share the photos and some of the experiences I've encountered while visiting those places. Old photos will be shown but they will be stamped with a date so you know when it was taken. Please bear with me because I'm not much of a blog poster, more of a commenter or silent lurker. LOL Leave nothing but footprints, Take nothing but pictures,Kill nothing but time, Forget everything but memories. [View Full Entry]

meesai - Catarina | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 3rd 2009 | 189 Views | [diary=404785]

Southgate
Flinders Street Station

Melbourne Australia Our summer expedition started with our trip to Australia. We flew on Brisbane Airlines, and arrived in Melbourne at the Moorabbin airport. We rented a silver MAZDA3 from the Hertz rentals down the block. Our first visit was to the Melbourne Zoo, this is where we realized how much of a tourist trap Australia has become, which is quite sad because the country once known for its gorgeous beaches and amazing wildlife is now filled with souvenir shops. The zoo, even though since tourism has taken over and made our entrance tickets a total of $48, was still [View Full Entry]

JandB Project - Jake and Beth | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 2nd 2009 | 28 Views | [diary=404421]


Digeridoo Dance dude
Digeridoo Dance dude
Drum and Bass meets tradition Australian instrumentation
Hello! I made it to Melbourne! Wierd to think I'm on totally the opposite side of the globe. I now see what people mean about Melbourne being much like an English city. I feel very at home here and not very far away at all. I'm staying at a very happening hostel in St Kilda, with some great roommates and a bar just downstairs, where I have spent pretty much every evening so far. The only exception being Saturday night, when Nina and I went to her friend Jani's prison themed 25th birthday party. Prison themed because 25 years is a [View Full Entry]

hannmilli - hannmilli | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 2nd 2009 | 95 Views | [diary=404433]

The city scape from Albert Park
Bees!
Eureka tower

I've walked Bodhi. I've investigated all the advertising boxes on Dictionary.com and learned the spanish word of the day--precioso (beautiful, lovely, precious). I've cleaned the grout with my old toothbrush, de-spider-webbed the hammock and even stayed awake through Compass (okay, those last ones were just day-dreams, but I daydreamed). Essay is not writing itself but I thought I'd post my ten favourite-ish Mexico photos for you all, seeing as there are none on there already, and it will be a taster for what's to come. Three sleeps to go .... 3 essay writing windows to go ... why does every s [View Full Entry]

Lalarge - Charlston Goch | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 31st 2009 | 39 Views | [diary=403929]

Tequila
Tlacapaca
Tulum

It’s finally happened and we have to leave Sydney and hit the road once again, after packing our bags and saying goodbye to our little flat on the beach in Manly we make the first attempt to pick our very, very full rucksacks… second attempt and I manage to just about steady myself, Helen seems ok with hers, I think she may have sneaked some of her stuff into my bag! Leaving our home of 6 months we get our final ferry from Manly to Sydney Harbour, it’s a mix of excitement and a little nervousness to be back on the [View Full Entry]

Delaney - James Delaney | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 8th 2009 | 16 Views | [diary=416356]

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