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RE: 3month 8,000km trip around rural Australia

by libbyh 18 May 2012

I'm not entirely convinced the OP's experience of hitchhiking and couchsurfing in those other countries is going to help him deal with…
Re: 3month 8,000km trip around rural Australia

by alfletch 16 May 2012

I have travelled on your intended route many times and agree with the comments made so far. As someone has already mentioned if you are…
Re: Self-Drive Tanzania Kenya

by karreno 10 April 2012

People do hire cars and self drive around Tanzania and Kenya, but it is very difficult to find a company that has a car that is in suitable…
RE: My gash

by redwhitewine 03 April 2012

Type 2 diabetes makes for slow healing. Alcohol and group sex will be the first lifestyle casualty. Moving to outback Australia will be…
Re: Working in Australia

by boglegraham22 29 March 2012

On topic. I posted this in another thread earlier: Try looking at some regional towns for work first. Thats where the big job shortages…
Re: Transportation between Kandy and Yala National Park

by GV_Raleigh 29 March 2012

Hello! Rod Thank you so much for our private message. Your suggestions to visit Ella and Situlpahuwa are very well taken. I am trying…
Re: Trip around Aussie

by Captain_Courageous 27 March 2012

>This is my first sampling of Aussie It is NOT Aussie - it's xAustralia. Or Oz if you're boganish. The word "Aussie" is an adjective,…
Re: Sleepings bags for sale outside of Thamel?

by traveling_porcupine 27 March 2012

Thanks, but i need to BUY a sleeping bag, as i am going to Indian Himalaya after Nepal, and the Australian Outback (during their winter),…
Travelling through the Northern Territory in May 2012?

by jonesstore 17 March 2012

Stop in at Newcastle Waters on May 6th from 10:00am and witness the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the 150th anniversary of explorer…
RE: 16 days in Australia: August

by Bananabent 07 March 2012

Hey C, Sorry this is a bit long winded but everything you've mentioned there can be done where I live (Cairns Far North Queensland),…
RE: The best and the worst memories of my travels - what about you?

by living 06 March 2012

Worst travel? Being sick in Ecuador for weeks. Being robbed in Ecuador, twice. Not so keen on Ecuador. Galapagoas is highly overrated.…
Re: Spare tyres on a long journey

by wimoweh 28 February 2012

Just to add my 5c worth, I concur with the comments above that whether you take a spare tyre or not depends on where you are going and…
Re: Alone and without a job, leave for Aus?

by boglegraham22 26 February 2012

Try looking at some regional towns for work first. Thats where the big job shortages are. There are many small businesses that are desperate…
Dingo attacks on humans

by Kano_Jim 25 February 2012

[The dingo did it|http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/24/10493942-australia-inquest-hopes-to-solve-1980-mystery-dingo-baby-case]…
RE: HELP !

by GBUG 24 February 2012

On the weather front, the bad news is that it is likely to be cool and wet in Perth in July/August. A quick glance at a climate chart…
Re: New tyres

by wimoweh 16 February 2012

Hi New, I was thinking that this is such a long ride in difficult terrain that it would be a bit hard to time exactly when you hit the…
Re: Death Valley to Grand Canyon stopover (but not Vegas!)

by zeldasdad 11 February 2012

>…and hopefully a night at a City Slickers style ranch where the kids can ride horses through the canyons and watch cowboys in stockyards.…
RE: Death Valley to Grand Canyon stopover (but not Vegas!)

by travellingpiercey 10 February 2012

Geo_Nerd, the trip is a month total, but that's taking in several regions of the US. For this particular leg I have four days to get from…
RE: Bush town near Brisbane

by ranjon 03 February 2012

St George is still more rural, there being quite a bit of farming about there and then yes, going to Cunnamulla, there is less development…
Re: Australia july- august

by wimoweh 31 January 2012

Most people coming to Australia for a short tour take the most obvious routes like Cairns to Brisbane, or Brisbane to Sydney and end up…
Re: Clueless honeymooners ... 30 days in Australia and no idea what to do!

by Kelly_KK 29 January 2012

Hi - the last two posts were excellent and both offered great ideas. I think that you will be absolutely fine, because unlike so many…
RE: Darwin and The Top End

by ranjon 29 January 2012

You really ought to try and schedule a visit up that way for at least a month later for though there are some places you can get to with…
RE: The Best Breakfast I Ever Had Was...

by misterbee 28 January 2012

I have to agree with a good full English breakfast. But then there was the time in outback Australia... I was at a friend's house and…
RE: Great Central Road 4WD Rental

by PhiMeow 22 January 2012

Welcome to TT. Firstly have you organised your permits? The Great Central Road route passes directly into Aboriginal communities in the…
RE: Australia: march/april good time?

by mala9 16 January 2012

Hey there, I'm just replying for the Alice Springs/Ayers Rock part. I live in Alice Springs. May is actually the best time to visit,…