Australia

We spent a long time in Perth 6 mths, when first arriving we stayed at a backpackers, things were very different from the luxury we had in Asia i.e. nice room, good cheap food and hot weather. Perth was cold (the end of winter)the backpackers was no...

 

Circumnavigation 2005

The sharp peaked Southern Alps gave way to rolling hills and massive lakes as we drove through Haast Pass on our way to Wanaka. It's amazing how each lake and river has it's own unique color, from the milky gray of glacial run-off to the melted raspber...

 

Home Sweet HOME

Ness and I arrived home to Mildura one day early to surprise the families after a 5hr delay in Sydney due to fog and a quick look at Brisbane airport. As usual we brought the weather with us in bucket loads. Went and visited dad that evening then wen...

 

Tullamarine - Melbourne

After 5 days of wedded bliss, we began our journey to the otherside of the world. First stop, Hong Kong. Rushing out the door to make the Mildura flight, we spent the next 16 hours traveling to our final destination....

 

My Life In London

Well, I never thought it would actually happen. After all the talk, I finally found myself at Heathrow on Tuesday last week greeting the big Tongan, Andrew Petrie. We'd initially planned to head over here together but when he committed to another f...

 

4WD Adventure

Packed up the car and headed off to Wyperfeld National Park, through Ballarat, Avoca, St Arnaud and Hopetoun. Wyperfeld is a sandy area in the western part of Victoria sometimes called the Murray Outback. There were great camping facilities there and...

 

just before Melbourne

Hi Everyone, Well it's our last official night in Mildura before heading on our first leg of the trip to Melbourne for a quick stopover before we leave for New York on Friday (Australia Day). Don't we just look lovely in our backpacks; we look lik...

 

Christmas 2006

Christmas 2006. What a good time. Vanessa's Sister and Brother in law announced that they are pregnant and shocked everyone that didn't already know. As you can see in the pictures, the big italian lunch then Vanessa's dad dressed up as Santa for the k...