And so I began my first multi day solo car adventure. One that would cover almost 1500km and take me to some of Tasmania’s most coveted locations. I’d hired a manual car and as I hadn’t driven anything but automatics since leaving home, this initially resulted in some rather painful crunching and jerking for the …
Tarraleah. The town that’s not a town. At least, not anymore. Originally built in the 1930s to house employees for the local Hydro plant, an automation of much of the machinery resulted in a drastic cut in the number of workers. Now, the ‘town’ is all one property owned by a local family and has …
I spent the first couple of days after leaving Woodford trying to will my tired mind into creating some direction as to what I would do and where I would go next. Should I stay near to Brisbane, keeping transport costs low, head north toward Cairns, or south to Melbourne, or Tasmania? All I knew …
Just a short train ride south, Woodford is a world away from the life I lived in Bundaberg. In the country, surrounded by greenery, the suffocating packing shed is but a distant memory. Having found out about Woodford Folk Festival through a friend, I secured a volunteer position as part of the setup crew. Working …
Bundaberg – like the ginger beer, except not at all… True, it is the place one of my favourite drinks is made, but this resulted in my mind creating visions of the city quite far from reality. In fact, the city seems nothing more than a functional settlement, its sole purpose to provide a base …
Before I knew it I was on my own again, heading south on the Greyhound bus to Byron Bay. As soon as I stepped off the bus I knew I would like the place. There was such a laid back vibe, people walking the streets barefoot, healthy living and organic shops, not to mention bicycles …
After some initial confusion with our separate flights delivering us to separate airports, I met with Maggie and Neil once again at our hotel. We were soon on our way out to Darling Harbour, only a short walk from the hotel, for our dinner. A footbridge led us across the water so we were able …
Arriving in Melbourne it was time to meet up with my aunt and uncle (Margaret and Neil) who were also travelling Australia, and who I would be spending the next three weeks with. After a catch up over breakfast we headed out to explore the city. As none of us really had an idea where …
Finally my time had come to leave Asia. It’s safe to say, although I was looking forward to a whole new adventure in Australasia I was sorry to be leaving. I’ve had an incredible five months, seen some incredible sights and scenery (including a motorbike down the middle aisle of a coach), eaten so much …
