Down Unda
In and around Oceania
Midway on the Trip, We Arrive in a Slightly More Familiar Land.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Ian and Magda
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Welcome to Australia
We landed at the Darwin airport at One O'Clock in the morning. We'd hoped to be staying with a Couchsurfer named Dave, but we hadn't heard from him... Continue reading »
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Loooking For, and Finding, Crocs
While we were waiting to hear from Dave, we walked around from Hostel to Hostel checking the postings on billboards. We didn't quite know what we w... Continue reading »
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The Ghan
Slightly out of order I will quickly mention our trip from Darwin to Alice Springs on the Ghan, the venerable train line that traverses the country fr... Continue reading » -
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Uluruland
We signed up for a tour of Uluru and I know what you're thinking, "Sell Outs!" Only 'tourists' do tours. Travelers get there by themselves. Could... Continue reading »
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The People All Live in a Hole in the Ground
The Aboriginal people in the area of Coober Pedy must have been totally and understandably perplexed as they watched the tiny opal mining town develop... Continue reading » -
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Short Changing Adelaide
I'm afraid we've shortchanged this fine city by only spending one day here. Late in the game we realized it was a lovely city with much to do and see.... Continue reading » -
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Great Ocean Road Pt. 1
We were picked up early in the morning by the Goin' South tour company, along with six other travelers. All were backpackers save for an older Au... Continue reading »
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Great Ocean Road Pt. 2
The next day was a full day of Foggy exposure, or over-exposure. We started early and drove into the Grampian mountains where a hike was on the sch... Continue reading »
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Great Ocean Road Pt. 3
We woke up early to finally reach the great ocean road. As the sun rose we were cruising through farm fields and rolling hillsides. For some reason... Continue reading »
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Leisure Time
Ah Melbourne. It sometimes reminds me so much of Seattle that my head does a little Matrix like blip and I'm standing suddenly on the corners of 1s... Continue reading »
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The Great Ocean Road Redux
Our tour of the Great Ocean Road, or the Great Bloody Ocean Road as some like to call it, may have rather stunk, but that doesn't mean we weren't i... Continue reading »
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Sydney
I have lapsed a little on my blog updates, sorry folks, but it doesn’t mean we aren’t still having adventures, they just haven’t recently been mu... Continue reading »
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Landing in Middle-earth
We said goodbye to Australia at the international airport in Sydney. It wasn't a tearful farewell since we will be returning there soon, but the air... Continue reading » -
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South Island Summary
NZ is unfortunately lacking in much swashbuckling adventure, being a rather calm and civilized place. It all feels a little like visiting an altern... Continue reading »
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Fall Catches Us
The Silence is deafening. We are currently in Brisbane Australia and have been for a couple of days, and I still can't bring myself to update... Continue reading »
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Returning to Oz
We returned to Australia at the Brisbane airport and were welcomed by a welcome but unfamiliar feeling: Warmth. From the day we touched down in Chr... Continue reading »
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Up The Sunshine Coast
Our relocation van is a Toyota Hiace (pronounced "High Ace", not "Heeatchi") and we are driving it from Brisbane to Cairns whic... Continue reading »
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Drinking and Diving
Our host Dan arrived home from a long frustrating day at work to find two lost souls sitting in his yard surrounded by bags of various colors. He c... Continue reading »
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Journey Into the Red Center
We were taking another relocation van from Cairns to Darwin, 3200 kilometers across the outback. We made about a tenth of that on our first day, li... Continue reading »
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