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It’s Not S-s-so C-c-c-cold

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

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Ssssssssspringbrook National Park

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

While walking through a dense sub-tropical rainforest: Nora: I wonder how many snakes are in this park. Kelly: Don’t be silly. It’s winter. They’re all hiding. Hibernating probably. Nora: Hibernating? Do snakes hibernate? Kelly: Not sure. But if they don’t hibernate, they certainly hide in holes somewhere. Nora: You know, Australia is home to the [...]

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Burger Urges

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Kelly loves cheeseburgers. And we have both missed them since we left our home in Canada almost a year ago. But cheeseburgers do something for Kelly that goes beyond simple fondness. In fact, when asked, Kelly will cite his all-time favourite food as not lobster, not fillet mignon, but yes – cheeseburgers. So it stands [...]

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Terror. Pure Terror.

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

“We have to what? Drive a what? Where? And how?” was along the lines of what I said as the reality sank in of having the World Nomads van in our possession for the next six weeks. I had spent the last few months in Asia studying the intricacies of driving on the left-hand side [...]

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The Kindness of Others…A True Exchange

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Our first week in Australia has been an amazing one, due in no small part to the kindness of others we have received. Cairns Through our Hospitality Club membership (one of the organizations I researched for an article on long-term travel and rent-free living and joined shortly thereafter), we met Anne and family. Anne and [...]

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How Refreshing…and It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

After six weeks in Asia, there are a number of things we find amazingly refreshing about Australia: The ability to express affection in public. Every once in a while we’ll engage in a liplock in the middle of a busy street or store…because we can. The odds are in your favour that when you go [...]

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World Nomads Ambassadors on a Journey

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

The next six weeks of our journey through life and the world are in Australia, and as World Nomads Ambassadors!With kind sponsors like World Nomads, Lonely Planet, Intrepid, Global Gossip, Addeco, Nokia, and others, we are being given all the tools we need (camper van included) to drive from Brisbane to Melbourne over the next [...]

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