Sydney, New South Wales

May 10, 2010

Stuck?... not quite. Stranded?... I don't think so. It's hard to be either in a place such as Sydney - such a beautiful and dynamic modern city. I'll go with temporarily rendered... immobile! Grimtang and I are trying to offload our increasingly less beloved van, Sheila, and our efforts so far have been in vain. Brandishing more than advertising - we've hit every hostel, every online advertiser and every Sydney car market in an attempt to shif...

Sydney, New South Wales

May 10, 2010

Stuck?... not quite. Stranded?... I don't think so. It's hard to be either in a place such as Sydney - such a beautiful and dynamic modern city. I'll go with temporarily rendered... immobile! Grimtang and I are trying to offload our increasingly less beloved van, Sheila, and our efforts so far have been in vain. Brandishing more than advertising - we've hit every hostel, every online advertiser and every Sydney car market in an attempt to shif...

Townsville, Queensland

Apr 18, 2010

Being as sincere as possible, with no over-exaggeration whatsoever, things here have gone from bad, to worse, to dire. A concise version of what has happened would look like the following: Bought & returned a s***ty 4x4 Bought a campervan Broke a campervan Been stranded in Townsville Ben was suspected of having Malaria (turned out to be an viral infection) Had a swedish guy try and have sex in the dorm (in the bunk bellow me) Bee...

Cairns, Queensland

Apr 15, 2010

In the words of the literary genius that is David Walliams, 'What a kafuffle'! The last few days have been testing, tiring and stressful as Grimdawg and I try and find transport down the East Coast. Cairns is an exceptionally nice place to live, eat and drink - but for the travel orientated mind it is devoid of the interesting landmarks which are essential. I've developed a new hatred for the Germans, more than just that ancient football riva...

Kuta, Indonesia

Apr 7, 2010

The last few days have been full of both intense and intrepid adventure. Me and Grimtang hired motorpeds (very safe and sturdy ones) and did an island tour. It was truly breathe-taking, as most things here seem to be. Me and Grimtang started in Uluwatu which is quite possibly one of the scariest surf beaches I've ever seen, 12ft high waves and we were laughed out of the store when we asked to rent boards and listed our surfing experiences (eng...