Photo of The Week – 31.01.11

31 01 2011

Litchfield National Park, NT

This is one of the images from the last leg of my West Coast campervan trip. Before heading to Darwin we spent a few days in the spectacular landscape of Litchfield National Park – where rock wallabies, awe inspiring views and swimming in waterfalls are in plentiful supply! If you’re in that end of the world make the effort to check it out.





Photo of the Week – 20.12.10

20 12 2010

Natures Lookout, WA

Natures Lookout is one of those many random yet inspiring natural wonders on the much under rated West Coast of Oz. It’s slightly off the beaten track but the experience of driving through the outback to get there makes it all the more rewarding. And the view from it are picture perfect. I highly recommend it.





The Dave Diaries; Maggies To Do List

10 12 2010

There’s heaps to do down in the depth of the West, in and around Margaret River – but if you’re looking for a few choice activities then here’s my pick!

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FROM THE VAULT – “Ningaloo Reef”

1 12 2010

I’ve spent a lot of time of the last few weeks starting with the inevitable “this time last year” quote. So I thought I’d recap the highlights of my time in Oz one year on in a new feature called “From The Vault”.
This weekly series will pick out the best times and experiences of down under. So to start it off I’m seeing what I was doing this time last year…at Ningaloo Reef during my West Coast Roadtrip :)

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The Dave Diaries; Margaret River

30 11 2010

Looks like Dave has joined the team for a while and will be contributing quite a bit – so I decided he should have a running feature, so welcome to the “Dave Diaries”, ramblings from the Packman himself!
This weeks focus is the gem of the west coast – Margaret River.

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Meet Dave!

27 11 2010

Seeing as I’m unfortunately now based in the UK for an extended period of time I decided that I needed something to pad out my work related ramblings.
So over the coming couple of weeks I shall be be introducing some guest bloggers – mainly friends of mine from Oz – who are still on the road, partying, exploring and enjoying life out of a bag and have heaps to banter about.

Let me introduce you to the first of these intrepid travellers; Dave.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Campervanning

14 09 2010

Having just sold my van Leslie late last week I’ve been thinking back over the good times I’ve had roadtripping around Australia, and with another roadtrip a mere week away I’ve been trying to organise myself! So this week I’m bringing you my Top Ten Roadtrip Items …let the good times roll!

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Top Ten Tuesday – West Coast

7 09 2010

Going back to my personal guide format this Top Ten Tuesday is focusing on the month i spent campervanning the West Coast of Australia – off the beaten track and full of unexplored treats and more nature than its partying East Coast cousin. So I bring you my Top Ten Things on the West Coast.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Things So Far

31 08 2010

Instead of bringing you another Top 10 Places post I decided to mix it up a bit this week. Seeing as I’ve been here just over 10 months I thought I’d recap and reminisce on my travels in Australia and bring you my Top 10 Things So Far – one for each month I’ve spent down under. (and yes I know there’s 11…but I did leave mid October!)

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Top Ten Tuesday – Why Australia?

28 07 2010

I’ve been in Australia for nearly 10 months now – and I can safely say I’ve enjoyed every minute of it (minus the hangovers of course!) but why Australia? What made me want to spend so much time in a place so far from home? So this week I’m bringing you my Top 10 Reasons I Came To Oz.

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