"Pluck not the wayside flower, for it is the traveler's dower" - William Allingham, Irish poet November 3rd 2008 I’ve been talking about WWOOFing for weeks. I was starting to get discouraged - every host family I called near Toowoomba and Noosa either didn’t have enough work or already had a full roster of wwoofers. Finally, while in Brisbane for the second time, I made a list of interesting looking hosts near the Newcastle area. Lucky for me, the first family I called said that I could come the follo ... read more
Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Gosford Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
I spent six months backpacking through Australia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, South Korea, Japan, and New York City. I finished my trip March 27th, 2009 when my bus pulled into Ottawa.... full info