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It was a real relief to leave Cairns – Bohemia was getting to feel just plain strange, and I spent my last evening there in a one-sided drunk conversation (me listening, him talking) with a truck driver called Kevin who had recently crashed his truck and decided to come to Cairns for two weeks to …
I’m back in Cairns after a quick and quiet trip to Cape Tribulation. Cape Tribulation was named by Captain Cook after he ran his ship the Endeavour aground here on the Great Barrier Reef. There are also, named by Cook, Mount Sorrow and Weary Bay. He then moved on to name some other less well-known …
Sunrise at Uluru Originally uploaded by Big Trippy Nathan. I’ve just got to Cairns after flying here today from Alice Springs, following a three-day trip to see Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon. I’ve seen some of the most stunning sights so far on this trip, and colours so vivid they punch you …
I just arrived in Alice Springs to my first full-on, smelly backpackers hostel, and a dorm room. I’ve held out a pretty long time without going for this kind of set-up, but Australia is just a tad more expensive than everywhere else I’ve been so far, so it’s necessary. The subtle aroma of cheesy socks …
After the bike tour finished in Hoi An, I stayed there for a week, enjoying the chilled-out atmosphere and small streets of worn-looking French colonial buildings, wandering to the beach, or just reading and grazing. I could have gone to Danang or Hue to the North, even as far as Hanoi if I’d been in …
Leaving Saigon was a relief, but I quite liked the place – it’s not so different from being in London. The place does your head in but it’s fun at the same time, you’re one of many anonymous people, everything you want is at hand, and everything costs more than it should. Just like temples, …
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