Not a lot to say today, really. Delphine and I took a walk into town where we watched a street entertainer escape from a strait jacket, and then I bought the new Machine Head album. We had a walk down to the AAMI Stadium where I’m going to the AFL game tomorrow, watched Port Adelaide [...]

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We began our day with a hearty and healthy breakfast then packed our stuff into the trailer and headed for Weir’s Cove. Another great photo-op with some wonderful scenery. At the end of the cove are the Remarkable Rocks; a series of standing stones of various unusual shapes that have eroded in a way that [...]

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I pulled my usual “late to bed, early to rise” routine guaranteeing that I’d snooze on the 2-hour coach journey to the port for the ferry. I remember waking up at certain points to be told about the army barracks and so on, but the rest of the trip was pretty much a blank. Although [...]

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I am now sat in the YHA in Adelaide – the seventh and last of the Australian states which I needed to visit to have seen “all” of Australia. By my reckoning I’ve now seen 6 more states than most Aussies do in their lifetime. The trip here was “plane” sailing (ho-ho). Thank you to [...]

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I’m still here, folks! As I said, though, I’ve not been doing much in the way of touristy things, instead spending the time chilling out, catching up with friends, reading and working on the 1000 Miles site. The full route plan is now available! I have got out and away from the laptop! I took [...]

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Confirmed destinations now are: Adelaide on the 28th of March followed by a 2-day Kangaroo Island tripPerth on April 3rdDarwin on April 13thSingapore on April 19th Everything after these dates on the list to the right is pure conjecture with the exception of Brussels and Graspop. I’m trying to juggle things around as I may [...]

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Again, thanks to Hans for kicking me off on this tip. If you have to spend the night in an airport and there is a mosque inside it may be a good idea to check it out – it will likely have carpet, and be dark and quiet (like Madrid!). Also check that the airport [...]

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Thanks to Hans for reminding me about one use and pointing out another. Simply put – keep them, or at least your most recent ones. Countries such as Tunisia insist on proof that you’ve disposed of all (or most of) their currency when you leave. As such, they want to see how much you’ve withdrawn [...]

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The main problem with hotels, motels and hostels is check-out often being less than four hours after you make it to bed… Fortunately I’ve kind of got used to lack of sleep the last few days due to the partying on Byron Bay, so I wasn’t as bad as I could have been. Amber and [...]

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I booked a trip around Kangaroo Island (near Adelaide) through Adventure Travel Bugs for which I received unlimited free internet. I made full use of it for three hours catching up with some of you lot! After a quick lunch courtesy of some donated bread – I’d dumped what was left of my loaf in [...]

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