6 months enjoying the bottom of the world :o)
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JES & AL Enjoying 6 Months of the bottom of the world :o)
Hi, everyone.
We've decided to broaden our horizons and take the plunge to see parts of the southern hemisphere, soaking up different cultures and seeing some amasing sights.
Starting on the 2nd of October 07 (for Jes: as she's going the Long way round!) or the 3rd Oct for Al (going the quickest way) we fly to Sydney, (separately and different ways, as we couldn't get on the same flights) then a short flight up to Brisbane where we pick up our Hippy Camper Van! Taking in some of the Great Barrier Reef before heading back down the Gold Coast towards Sydney
From Sydney we Jet off to Christchurch in NZ on the 10th of November, where we'll get another Camper van of sorts and eventually end up in Aukland.
Then a week in Fiji from the 12th of Dec 07 where we have a special stay in a local village planned
Back to Sydney again on the 19th of Dec 07 until the 2nd of Feb 08
This part of the trip is undecided yet apart from christmas on a beach chucking a shrimp on a barbie and seeing in the new year by the harbour bridge
The 2nd of Feb 08 see's us flying to Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam and we finally fly out of Bangkok on the 6th of March 08. Again, we'll play this by ear as to which way we go
So, 6 Months to explore, absorb and relax. It's going to be fantastic!
Keep your eyes peeled on here for photo's and updates
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Jes & Al's Travels
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Home to pack and visit the family
Some thoughts by Al:
Strange thing: to have left behind the life as I knew it! Yet that is what I have done! I've quit my job, I've left my l... Continue reading »
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Enjoying the High Life in the First Class Lounge @ Heathrow
It's Alasdair again:
They say "it's not what you know, it's who you know"
This is such a true statement! As I write... Continue reading »
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Jes's Long Journey!
Jes:
Well as ive seen Al is loving it up in the BA club lounge and having EXTRA leg room on his flight! ok VERY unfair!
I departed at... Continue reading »
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Very Brief stop in Singapore
Al:
Very Tired: I feel like I should've slept on that flight but just couldn't muster even 40 winks.
Plus it's now 9 in the morning he... Continue reading »
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Getting over the jet lag!
Al:
First few days in Sydney was mainly getting over the jet lag
Jes got a little bit cranky at times (well so did I to be fair!)
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The Fun has only just BEGUN!!!
Jes here....
Ok so we realise that the flight to Brisbane from Sydney is at 8am, thus we have to be at the Airport at 7am, so we have to get... Continue reading »
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1664, 1066, or is it 1770? Who know's!
Al here:
The Rum factory in Bundaberg was smelly but Jes seems to like it quite a bit so we went for a tour
Afterwards we went to a Bea... Continue reading »
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2 Days of proper OFF ROADING on Fraser Island
Al here:
When we got to Hervey Bay we did a bit of ringing round for a deal and then in the morning we swapped our hippie camper for an old L... Continue reading »
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Indy Car Racing
Jes Again,
We left Coolum beach (a lovely little beah area and nice camp site)early on thursday morning and headded for brisbane (again). How... Continue reading »
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Mt Warning!
Jes:
Mount Warning! you would think that this would be enough not to go near it - but NO we thought that it would be a good idea to CLIMB it!... Continue reading »
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Kisses from Dolphins and Seals x
Jes again,
We decided to head to Coffs Harbour, as it looked nice in the book we have ! however we didn't realise how much fun it would actu... Continue reading »
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Dolphins & Koalas
Jes:
From Coffs Harbour it was on to Hawks Nest which we decided upon as it was on the noth show of Port Stephens and there are dolphins that... Continue reading »
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Nobbys head!! he he...
Jes:
The town/city of Newcastle was very big, however we didn't hear any geordies! but after sitting in traffic alon the main road in we soon... Continue reading »
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Cycleing in The Entrance.
Jes:
The Entrance was a place between Newcastle and Sydney where there is an entrance to a lake (thus the name!) we arrive in the early morin... Continue reading »
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Why are the blue mountians BLUE?
Jes:
From Gosford we headded up to the Blue Mountians, where the weather turned a little chillie and it decided to rain! (ok when i say a lit... Continue reading »
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The night of the photos
Jes:
Well, we have been in Sydney for 5 days now and hav't really done much (as everything costs money!) so we went to the Aquarium, which wa... Continue reading »
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We have arrived.... now the fun begins!
We arrived in Sydney Airport on time thanks to Tims friend giving us all a lift :o) and our flight was due to depart so Al disapeared off to his ga... Continue reading »
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The CADBURYS Factory!
Jes:
The second day with the high top we headded to Dunedin (the scottish university town) and yes it was. It was full of trendy shops and ba... Continue reading »
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WOW! AMAZING!
Jes:
Milford Sound (it isn't actually a sound it is a Fiord) is absolutly amazing! We were not too sure what we were going to find here, but... Continue reading »
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Flying
Jes:
Before we went to Milford sound we were told that Doubtfull sound was the better of the two. (named doubtfull by Cook as he was Doubtful... Continue reading »
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Bunji? Paraglide? Canyon Swing? Fly by Wire? Jet Boats? Ummmm, who would, ay?
It's Al here:
Queenstown has been a destination that has been on my wish list for many years due to it's reputation for being the adrenaline... Continue reading »
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Glaciers are COLD!
Jes:
For all of you that know Al well, you will know that if he is going to spend a little time on something he is going to do it properly an... Continue reading »
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They do not call it Grey for nothing!
Jes:
When we were on the the Fox Glacier we were told by our gide that there is nothing to see in Greymouth and that he wouldn't recomend sta... Continue reading »
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The Tiggie Adventure
Jes:
The tiggies - any one know them? well i thought it was time to introduce them. We have 'Tiggie' (brown and white) who lived in ... Continue reading »
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Horse Riding!!!!!!!!!! :o(
Al here:
We were heading for a town called Hanmer Springs for the self titled hot springs. and as we'd woken up earlier than expected we... Continue reading »
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Dolphins and Whales :o)
Jes:
Our travels from the grey place took us on to Hamner Springs where Al had a fantastic time (hopefully he will wright about this) then on... Continue reading »
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Sea Kayaking! :o)
Jes:
Looking at all the amazing leaflets of things to do in NZ, the one that really look great was sea Kayaking. So a quick stop was needed b... Continue reading »
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The place that is deceiving!
Al again:
We set off from Wellington and decided to give the CBD a miss as there wasn't really anything that we wanted to see there. So we he... Continue reading »
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Smelly town, wash out!
Al here:
From Taupo we headed north to a place called Rotorua. This had been cited as the north islands version of Queenstown, so as you can... Continue reading »
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He Jumped AGAIN!
Me again :o)
When the day arrived to give our Bute of a camper back to Freedom Camper we were happy to say goodbye and fairwell to our squee... Continue reading »
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Some Tea???
Al here:
When we arrived at Nadi Airport, we were supposed to be whisked off in a bus to our hostel. This bus didn't arrive and eventually a... Continue reading »
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Climbing Mount Vatarua
Al Here:
Toye had told us if we wanted to climb the mountain, then we would need to get up early, 4.45am was the time he had in mind!
H... Continue reading »
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Christmas and NYE 07
Jes:
Christmas and New Year away from home - sounds like a good idea? we shall tell the story.
We arrived back in Sydney after a long... Continue reading »
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" Canberra - a gateway to everywhere else"
Jes:
A quote from Bill Bryson
"Canberra - why wait for death" and
" Canberra - a gateway... Continue reading »
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Sleeping in the back of a car seems like a good idea?
Jes:
Ok i have just written a long story for the blog - but the computer has just crashed - so i have to start all over again!!! NOT VERY HA... Continue reading »
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The Britz in Tasmania
Jes:
Tasmania was one of the places Al and I wanted to go as only 3% of travelers to Australia go there, not because it is horrible, just bec... Continue reading »
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All the cute things we have seen here :o)
Jes:
After Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road, we picked up the big 4 bearth Briz relocation camper and headed for Phillip Islan... Continue reading »
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The city that always sleeps.....
Jes:
Hobart...... where do i begin.....
Well it was the CAPITAL of Tasmania, thus you would think it would A: be a big place and B: ha... Continue reading »
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The Tropical North
Al:
Jes had been to Cairns before and said she enjoyed her time there. also Tim spent months there and wished he could go back. So, it had to... Continue reading »
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back again
It almost feels like home being back in Sydney again
We're back in "Legend has it westend"
At least we know the city so well now where... Continue reading »
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Moped Town!
Jes here,
From the comfort of Sydney, our home away from home it was on to lands which we (esp Al) had never explored before. We were both v... Continue reading »
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Ohhh its COLD
Jes here.
The only way it seemed to get out of Ho Chi Minh City during Tet was to Fly. It cost around 30 pounds each, which for locals here... Continue reading »
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HuYEEEEEE
Jes here (again),
We decided to travel here to Hue (or as said huYEEEEE) however this was an experience we were not expecting and to be hone... Continue reading »
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All smoke, but no fire???
Where do i begin? - Oh and its Jes by the way.
We arrived @ Hanoi Airport after a nice Vietnam Airlines flight from Hue. In Hue it was cold... Continue reading »
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Ibiza in Asia!
Jes:
We landed in Thailand at 6pm after a long day travelling, but we failed to book any accommodation in advance. We came through customs a... Continue reading »
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East Meets West
Al:
As we'd passed through Singapore for a matter of hours (or minutes) before but only seeing the inside of the airport terminal. We thought... Continue reading »
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Man who go through airport turnstile sideways
Al:
So, we arrived rather late into Bankok. We'd chosen to stay near the Koa San road area in Soi Ram Buttri. Well, I guess we'd passed the i... Continue reading »
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Back Home
Al:
Well that's us back home. well at Jes' parents home as we don't actually have a home being nomad travellers.
To be honest, it's goo... Continue reading »
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