Monthly Archives: October 2008

Back to Geelong

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by Peter

Over the last 8 weeks or so I’ve travelled roughly 3000km on the road from Cairns to Sydney; living out of a backpack and only staying in one place for a few nights. Now I’m back in where I started … Continue reading →

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Australian Internet Censorship Plans

Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 by Peter

Over the couple of days I’ve noticed a few articles referring to the Australian government’s plan for mandatory Internet filtering. Setting aside the technical limitations of the scheme, I don’t like the idea that the Australian government can decide what … Continue reading →

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Byron Bay

Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 by Peter

As the rest of the guys had decided to stay in Surfer’s Paradise for a few more days, I headed on down the coast on my own to my last stop before Sydney, Byron Bay. I stayed at the Arts … Continue reading →

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Surfer’s Paradise

Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2008 by Peter

I’d been told in advance that Surfer’s Paradise was somewhere that I would either like, or really hate. I really didn’t like Surfer’s Paradise. I didn’t hate it. I just didn’t want to spend more than a couple of days … Continue reading →

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Brisbane

Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2008 by Peter

Since leaving Cairns almost 6 weeks ago, Brisbane is the largest population centre we had come across. After the relative peace on Fraser Island, it was a little strange to be back in a city! Jaime and Stacey wanted to … Continue reading →

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Fraser Island Self-drive

Posted on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 by Peter

I arrived in Hervey Bay and met Martin and The Girls at our hostel. While we were in Cairns we had discussed going out to Fraser Island together, and true to their word, they hung around Hervey Bay long enough … Continue reading →

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Kroombit Cattle Station

Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008 by Peter

The drive from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay takes around 14 hours in total, so the bus stops overnight. Rather than stay in Rockhampton (which would have been a bit boring!), we headed inland for a couple of hours until … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Whitsunday Islands

Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008 by Peter

Due to the Oz Experience bus schedule, I arrived in Airlie Beach four days before my ship was due to sail. Thankfully, I was able to check-in to my hostel early, and met Martin and the girls in the bar … Continue reading →

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