Trials and (Cape) Tribulations August 6th 2006 Before I start this blog properly I just have to tell you all about The Arctic Monkeys - yay I managed to get to see them in Melbourne and it was the best concert I've ever ever been to. They were just brilliant. The tickets had sold out in April within about an hour of going on sale apparently so I wasn't too hopeful but I'd arranged to meet up with Grainne who I'd met in Darwin to see if we co ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland 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
So, I have my redundancy (hooray) and am off on my travels again. This trip will last four months and I aim to take in a little bit of Malaysia (for the beach), New Zealand and Australia (for the beer, BBQs, extreme sports and handsome guys) and China (for the hell of it)!
Having said that, on my trip around South America I managed to more or less ignore my planned itinerary, going in and out of Argentina three times, missing out huge parts of Chile and swinging through Columbia.
Hopefully this travel-blog will keep you up to date with my adventures as and when/where they happen.
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