After reading the holiday thread I thought this would be an good idea for everyone to post some of their best holiday pics. Just for motivation coz theres nothing like getting out and about and everyone should try and go somewhere imo.. heres a few randoms to start off with

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-ash1/v156/229/36/760610477/n760610477_1659336_396.jpg

Bank of the Nile river

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs097.snc1/5176_219539065477_760610477_7378199_7993052_n.jpg

Top of the highest mountain in Thailand

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v152/229/36/760610477/n760610477_1659390_428.jpg

Chillin' in Santorini

whirlwind tour eh

I suppose I could dig out pics of my latest holiday to a South Tweed motel. :/

lol i flew via concorde

this place was funny as hell:

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8415/89808681.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/88/77397167.jpg

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7751/15481175.jpg

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/5117/13683925.jpg

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1796/61144564.jpg

It was this abandoned resort on one of the smaller Greek Islands. We did a stop over on the island for a day and went for a cruise around. Apparently it was a huge scam and the company in charge didn't pay any of the labourers so they came back and looted the place. Even had this fake beach near the ocean where the company was dumping like 200,000 euros worth of beach sand there every month and the water was washing it away. Epic fail

I've got like 20,000 pics of my 4 years in Europe, I've not sorted them to show my family, I'm hardly going to bother for QGL :p

some decent photos from my trip to europe in 2006.


taken atop Jungfraujoch in Switzerland

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/7966/jungfrau.jpg


ancient Roman porn in Pompeii. Actually paintings like this were displayed above the doors to each room in the brothels. they depict the sex act the girl in the room would perform. guess this one was doggy style. also the beds and pillows were made of stone.

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/2797/pompeiit.jpg


poor bugger that got incinerated in the volcanic eruption at Pompeii

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8586/pompeii2.jpg


roof of the Sistine Chapel. youre not supposed to take photos but i secretly took one. i think thats my nose at the bottom of the photo

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1185/romee.jpg


saint peter the apostles crypt under the basilica in the vatican. my friend and i pretended to be with a private tour group and sneaked into the crypts without paying. the flash kinda ruins it :(

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4646/rome2.jpg


view of paris from the top of the eiffel tower

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5493/parisk.jpg


view from the balcony at corfu in greece.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7393/corfu.jpg


just a random photo showing how f***ing flat the netherlands is

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3880/netherlandsi.jpg


venice from the top of the clock tower. it rained and it flooded like crazy. there are some elevated platforms to walk on for when it does flood, but most of the time i was walking through water.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2302/venice.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3926/venice2.jpg


thats it for now







last edited by ravn0s at 21:44:01 17/Sep/10

Was switzerland very accessible for English speakers rav? (unless you spoke something local) I've always kind of wanted to go there. Their democracy thing is interesting.

well the couple of swiss people i spoke to new english. not sure how the rest of the country fairs though. its probably because they lived in a tourist hotspot that they were so good at english. all i know is they mainly speak german and french.




last edited by ravn0s at 21:42:57 17/Sep/10

ravn0s those photos are amazing, they've put things into context I've known about for years

pics from perth and margert river.. april this year..

margert river sunset:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/__kWC75beGko/TEuDa66_dYI/AAAAAAAAAt0/7ygpBWYy51U/s912/DSC_0871.JPG

and again:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/__kWC75beGko/TEuDbutGQ8I/AAAAAAAAAt4/RqOhTr8fiug/s912/DSC_0865.JPG

and sunset at Cottesloe Beach SLSC.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/__kWC75beGko/TEuDcuiyOsI/AAAAAAAAAt8/6HSs8EVlDwA/s912/DSC_1224.JPG

Beach sunsets rule! Also, wicked pics ravn0s.. the Swiss (alps?) pic is sweet!

more randoms:

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5806/19133653.jpg

riding donkeys into the valley of the kings.. i swear theres a 500ft drop off to the right. lucky they are sure footed!

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5381/n76061047716593349737.jpg

Temple Karnak in Luxor

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8643/80874954.jpg

I raise your illegal photo of the sistine chapel with an illegal pic inside abu simbel

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5182/n7606104771659389189.jpg

a heap of big rocks piled ontop of each other

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3286/76793092.jpg

a f off big cathedral in cologne, germany



last edited by arclore at 22:47:06 17/Sep/10

last edited by arclore at 12:45:08 18/Sep/10

i want to go to egypt someday

heres a better photo of paris with the arc de triomphe in the center

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2866/paris2m.jpg


and 2 of lauterbrunnen in switzerland

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5872/lauterbrunnen.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/3307/lautterbrunnen2.jpg



last edited by ravn0s at 23:18:46 17/Sep/10

no hookers???

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9324/11121s.th.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4112/11043.th.jpg

Switzerland = zomg

picture of the sun rise on top of mt fuji in japan taken august 2009

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/7770/dsc01360f.jpg


pic is f***ed so here is the link http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/7770/dsc01360f.jpg

edit x1000 how the f*** do i thumbnail this s***

how bout just linking it and not f***ing the thread

lotta jibber jabber. go some where people havnt and say f*** you (fench horrible c**ts they are) ive seen the sun rise over the top of the highest mountains,with silent lakes at the base. 12 guys kick the s*** out of some guy. i dont have photos, never will, if i cant remember them in my head. its not worth remembering. but according to most of u it didnt happen, because i have no proof. but i had a f***n ballllll

I don't like photos because I'm lazy and anti-everything, but those are some damn nice photos worth capturing.

ive got eyes and a brain. can you not remember them in your head.

I've been to America 5 times now, I should really go see the rest of the world, or at least Europe.

Yosemite Nat Park, CA
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg3/photos/IMG_6859.JPG

Golden Gate Bridge, CA
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg4/photos/IMG_7094.JPG

Icefields Parkway, Canada
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg10/photos/IMG_7904.JPG
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg10/photos/IMG_7841.JPG

Wild Bison, Montana
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg12/photos/IMG_8085.JPG

Devils Tower, Wyoming
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg14/photos/IMG_8595.JPG

Deadwood, South Dakota
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg15/photos/IMG_8627.JPG

Dead Presidents, South Dakota
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg15/photos/IMG_8645.JPG

Badlands, South Dakota
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg15/photos/IMG_8772.JPG

Upsidedown White House, Wisconsin
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg17/photos/IMG_8917.JPG

USAF Museum
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg18/photos/IMG_9465.JPG

Salem Witch House built 1642, MA
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg21/photos/IMG_9842.JPG

Canadian Road Train, Quebec
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg23/photos/IMG_0035.JPG

Montreal
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg26/photos/IMG_0351.JPG

Niagara Falls
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg28/photos/IMG_0666.JPG

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg29/photos/IMG_0731.JPG

St Loius, MS
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg40/photos/IMG_1411.JPG
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg40/photos/IMG_1496.JPG

Oregon Trail, Wyoming
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg42/photos/IMG_1738.JPG

Grand Tetons, Wyoming
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg43/photos/IMG_1805.JPG

Grizzly Bear, Yellowstone, Wyoming
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg43/photos/IMG_2272.JPG

Coyote Stalking a Rider, Yellowstone, Wyoming
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg43/photos/IMG_2087.JPG

More Wild Bison, Yellowstong, Wyoming
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg43/photos/IMG_2024.JPG

Stanging on top of the core of the worlds 1st breeder reactor, Idaho
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg43/photos/IMG_2377.JPG

Craters of the moon (volcanic area), Idaho
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg43/photos/IMG_2472.JPG

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg44/photos/IMG_2690.JPG

Hoover Dam, NV/AZ
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg48/photos/IMG_3678.JPG
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg48/photos/IMG_3690.JPG

Death Valley Nevada
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg49/photos/IMG_3827.JPG
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg49/photos/IMG_3797.JPG

New York, from top of Empire State Building
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg35/photos/IMG_0899.JPG

Best place to shop in NYC
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg35/photos/IMG_0846.JPG

Times Square with a s***load of police (asked a cop and they said it's a show of force they do every day since sep 11)
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg35/photos/IMG_0973.JPG
http://roadtrippin.info/legs/leg35/photos/IMG_0972.JPG

Great pics Furgle. I really enjoyed those.
I think the Niagra Falls pic is my favorite. Did you have a waterproof case on your camera?

Epic thread. These photos are amazing. Great work team.

awesome photos furgle

I'll have to post a few when I get a couple of hours to spare to sort though my collection for the bestofs, good stuff so far

For the Niagara photo, I just used one of the blue raincoats to cover the camera and then reset the white balance.

I have heaps more photos on my laptop, Washington DC, space shuttle launch, Disney World, Blue ridge mountains, Vegas.

I end up going to America all the time because it's too easy, I have family over there, it's cheap, and they speak english. I've been to all except 6 states. I'm considering driving from Texas to Alaska next year (really want to see an aurora), but I think I need to challenge myself and do europe instead.

last edited by Furgle at 11:54:16 18/Sep/10

Arg.. how to say this without sounding like a troll..

I couldn't imagine anything more boring then going to all those places.

If I've seen a picture of a pyramid in Egypt... that's just as good as actually being there for me. Just without having the diarrhea, expenses and other crap you have to put up with when making a lot of these trips.

I've seen the world... through a computer/tv screen, and I'm completely content I'm missing out on nothing by seeing it that way.

I used to think that too, gamer, but actually getting to these places is so different. To quote Good Will Hunting, "... you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel." I've been to the Sistine Chapel, and I can't tell you either :) BUT, the point is, there is a massive difference between seeing something on a screen and actually being there IRL. And it's addictive too...

I don't blame gamer for thinking that way because some of the photos in this thread don't really show the awesomeness of some of the places. Some of Furgle's pix are amazing. The falls and the museum pix are amazing!

I've seen the world... through a computer/tv screen

The best part of travelling is the culture, food and people. You are right to think that sight seeing is boring (IMO) but it gives you something to do each day. Its not like you can get up each morning and go "im going to eat and talk to the locals all day". Also, in the 40 different sights on a trip, there usually is one that is more than just seeing a building/statue, there is a history. Hiroshima a-bomb dome is a good example.

Pic related. You will never be able to stand in one of the only places in the world where an A-bomb went off.
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/Hiroshima/images/HR20.jpg

last edited by FocaL at 13:34:34 18/Sep/10

last edited by FocaL at 13:34:58 18/Sep/10

pfft you guys are doing it wrong
http://imgur.com/nQYMh.jpg

New york looks really hectic but i reckon would be an amazing experience!

The best part of travelling is the culture, food and people.

Totally... usually the photos are just reminders of all the funny stories you have from the trip.

Pic related. You will never be able to stand in one of the only places in the world where an A-bomb went off.

Well, you can do that in Australia.
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Almanac/Testing.shtml

But really, Gamer, you sound like my wife. No ambitions to travel. I though, am looking forward to it.

I like to try and go on a random holiday every year.

Queenstown
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2530/img0740bx.jpg

The GW
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/22/img1529d.jpg

LBJ!
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/1231/img1454t.jpg


Nadal v Hewitt
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/9947/p1010816l.jpg


http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4216/p1020052o.jpg

NZ
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/3346/imgp1295.th.jpg

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2261/imgp1349.th.jpg


Peru

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3038/imgp0563.th.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3710/imgp0625p.th.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1585/imgp0112o.th.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/3787/imgp0760r.th.jpg

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5973/imgp0072f.th.jpg

Machu Pichu
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2320/imgp0817v.th.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7738/imgp0839v.th.jpg

Coca leaf tea
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/905/imgp0100zq.th.jpg

Sth America
Huge slide
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3701/imgp0053z.th.jpg



last edited by Sc00bs at 16:38:09 18/Sep/10

got heaps more but there on other computer. The misses takes me on a holiday atleast once a yr, been to fiji, sth america, nz, going to europ next yr and hopefully thailand sometime soon aswell.

last edited by Sc00bs at 16:40:42 18/Sep/10

Wish I could go on a random holiday every year.....nice pics guys - keep them coming!

Halloween @ Hollywood,CA 2009.

Real LAPD:
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/CIMG0606.JPG

Fake LAPD:
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/la4.jpg

Apparently unaware they were breaking somewhat with George Lucas's canon:
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/CIMG0620.JPG

The best costume ever:
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/CIMG0578.JPG

Better than when Cruise did it:
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/la3.jpg

Umm...
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/la5.jpg

Wait hold on how did this get in here...
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/CIMG0595.JPG

Saved
http://images.projectstripe.com/america/la8.jpg

Our tour bus:
http://images.projectstripe.com/blog/bandbus.jpg

that chicks got some big nipples going on there

thats a big nipple

'the food and culture' is the same s*** i hear every time i speak to someone who has wasted thousand and thousands of dollars and time bludging around the world.

I've been f***tonnes of places around the world and I can say no matter what food, it always comes out the same and there is legends and wankers anywhere you go.

After all the places and s*** ive seen around the world I still beleive, once you see it in pictures, movies, documentaries and hear about facts retold by others or in documentaries etc, you've got most of it coverd.

And for free without risking your health, wasting your time or putting yourself in financial debt for it.

Lots of people go overseas to go see new parts of the world. But I'm poor and there's a lot in australia I haven't seen.


Governor's chair: about 100km west of brisbane?
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/skythra/Warwick/100429_134715.jpg

Warwick dam:
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/skythra/Warwick/100429_170652.jpg

Somewhere out west after getting lost:
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/skythra/Warwick/100429_142923.jpg


Another day another trip this time south but inland.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/skythra/Driving/RS_DSC_0548.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg195/skythra/Driving/RS_DSC_0566.jpg

I can't wait till i get to go to japan a bit later on and hopefully before much longer around australia trip.. well the east side anyway - 5 major cities from brisbane, sydney, canberra, melbourne, adelaide and back.

skythra make sure you post a thread about your trip to japan!

Someone wanna edit that massive pic out. It is f***ed on 1920x1200 so I'd hate to think how big trogs side scroll is.

also

and 2 of lauterbrunnen in switzerland

is awesome

I've seen the world... through a computer/tv screen, and I'm completely content I'm missing out on nothing by seeing it that way.

you've seen it, but you havent experienced it. the smells, the sounds, the people just make it so much better than just looking at a photo on a computer.

i loathe travelling but the places i saw and the people i met put that right out of my mind.

I make an effort wherever I got to try as many different local beers and visit as many breweries as I can, large or boutique ones...especially in Germany. I'm actually pretty sad with it really, I take photos of every one and I found beer coasters make a good free souvenir.

Nice snaps! Switzerland the garden of eden of europe. It's also suprising how much s*** can fit into America.

gamer, I think you'll find it not so much seeing the sights but also experiencing the culture, drinkin beers with the locals, food, women, lifestyle/party.. the whole thing.. and to be honest looking at a photo of something and actually seeing it up close and personal can be very different.
dunno what you're raging about

will post up some more later

I prefer to spend the evening in the company of a beautiful woman than to spend an evening looking at pictures of them.

it's a shame you're a nerd then


I've done lots of Australia and parts of SE Asia but nothing much else, mrs has been all over the world when she was a kid and wants to go to New York for our honey moon but I want to do England/France
jealous of at least 60% of the pics in this thread

LBJ!

damn you!

Here is some pics of the places I've been to this year. I'll keep the numbers of places down just because there is SOOOOOOOO many tourist attractions and monuments that the thread would become enormous.

Dublin - heardy will appreciate not being there this year for winter.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=12344&g2_serialNumber=2

Limerick - OK not that exciting especially since it's my cousins neighbours .. but nothing happens there anyway.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=12407&g2_serialNumber=2

Rome - Victor Emmanual memorial
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=12856&g2_serialNumber=2

Vatican - St Peters Basilica.. this place is just amazing! Probably one of top 3 places I've been to.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=13265&g2_serialNumber=2

Innsbruck - I want to live here, absolutely fantastic place especially with the snow falls in the town and up on the mountains.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=13660&g2_serialNumber=2

Innsbruck - Up on the mountain having lunch.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=14002&g2_serialNumber=2

Paris - Up the top of the Eiffel.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=14838&g2_serialNumber=2

Paris - EURODISNEY .. loved it!
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=15062&g2_serialNumber=2

London - Big Ben & Thames .. pretty ordinary few days there with the weather being a bucket load of ass.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=15349&g2_serialNumber=2

London - Buckingham
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=15427&g2_serialNumber=2

Mt Buller
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs260.snc4/40336_460342471426_577671426_6767773_2171353_n.jpg

French Polynesia - Our resort on Moorea island.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16165&g2_serialNumber=2

French Polynesia - Our neighbours along the water front.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16043&g2_serialNumber=2

French Polynesia - Sunset time.
http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16100&g2_serialNumber=2

skythra make sure you post a thread about your trip to japan!

Yessir. :)

^ Nice chewbacca legs.

yeah and the guy's legs are pretty beasty too

Well some of this qualifies as holiday - long weekend over here, thrown in a couple of photos of my actual town too...have a crapload more but don't feel as though the entire of QGL needs to be assaulted with 600+ photos of Japan.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/miya.jpg
Miyajima, off Hiroshima

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/Japan477.jpg
Top of Miyajima

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/Japan381.jpg
Somewhere in Tokyo or Osaka

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/Japan313.jpg
原爆ドーム(Genbaku dome)

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/Japan295.jpg
桜 in Tokyo

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/IMG_3391.jpg
This is where I was today - castle ruins in Takamatsu

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/IMG_3495.jpg
栗林公園(Ritsurin park) in Takamatsu

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/IMG_3462.jpg
And again

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/IMG_3379.jpg
Oblig bonsai

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/IMG_2876.jpg
Closest city to where we live, 徳島(Tokushima)

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/IMG_2825.jpg
Ramen shop in my current town - pretty neat sunsets here

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/IMG_2782.jpg
Mmm rural

That'll do for now

A lot of you are so lucky to have travelled the world.

Here are a few from my last bike tour to North QLD


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/BOHEMION/MackaySmall.jpg
Clairview
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/BOHEMION/ClairviewSmall.jpg

Resort area of Bowen
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/BOHEMION/BowenSmall.jpg

Shamrock in Townsville
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/BOHEMION/Shamrock.jpg

Shute Harbour (Airlie Beach)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/BOHEMION/ShuteHarbourSmall.jpg

On the way home, over looking the reefs for the last time just South of Proserpine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/BOHEMION/GoingHome1.jpg

last edited by BOHEMION at 00:10:54 19/Sep/10

I've got to say I'm very lucky to have seen most of the places seen here except for the pompei photos!
WOW they were impressive!

Few more randoms

Prague

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7526/19456922.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5642/48424594.jpg

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/6391/17092414.jpg


Pompeii

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8796/45070400.jpg

one of the very first Gladiator arenas ever made

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1693/19681483.jpg

Vesuvius in the back ground


Vienna, Austria

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/46/61853340.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3181/12639386.jpg

That place is super goth

Prague is a great holiday destination. The Aussie dollar converts really nicely. Well it did when I was there, not sure if it has switched to the Euro. MMM steins of highend Pilsners for about 80cents au.

Prague is a great holiday destination. The Aussie dollar converts really nicely. Well it did when I was there, not sure if it has switched to the Euro. MMM steins of highend Pilsners for about 80cents au.

Nah, they still use crowns not Euros. Getting more expensive by the day though and tourist-city. Definitely worth a visit.

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9579/cimg3734f.jpg

Completely random, at the only McDonald's I'd ever been near in Agra (where the Taj Mahal is in India)... I took a look at the photos later and burst out laughing in a restaurant.

last edited by t at 10:36:41 19/Sep/10

^^^^
T got to pose with Julia Gillard !?

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Vietnam/128.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Cape York 07/P6260125.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Vietnam/038.jpg

lol @ some these posts of people living through their TV & computer screens.. Nothing can beat the feeling of culture shock and just experiencing the world for yourself.
Watching it on TV is boring as s***. When you're there in person, its amazing.

Watching it on TV is boring as s***. When you're there in person, its amazing.

Completely disagree. All people do is waiste time, money and earth's resources jet setting around the globe and constantly fall back on the 'food/culture' bs.

Every time i get convinced to goto some f***ing country on a holiday it's always the same, exactly the same s*** I've seen in documentaries and other media (had imagined) is exactly how it ends up being, only now i've wasted a bunch of money and time.

Actually I would argue that there are various things that you can actually get more experience from on TV documentary then visiting it yourself, since very rarely is the general public allowed up close and personal with alot of historic stuff now.

I've toured Australia, America, England, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, New Zeland, South-America, Canada and 1-3 day stopovers in tonnes of other countries.

All (except for most of the stuff I've done around Australia) of them I've ended up feeling that they were a complete and utter waste of time after the memories fade in 1-2 years time and you think of how much better that money could have been spent setting up an early retirement or by pouring back into the business or another business etc.

Nice waste of earths resources, money and time though... good way to bludge away your life and pretend your doing something beneficial when your really just unable to commit, take risk etc. Most backpackers I've met have been the same.

It's go to to see some of you have spent alot of time looking around Australia before going else ware. kudos to those of you who chose Australia first.

arent you just an angry and bitter person, I had a blast every place i went, met the locals, ate awesome food i would have never eaten here, made friends overseas, actually seen in real life views you see on tv, experienced the energy that was there.

You cant get that from tv.

I mean docos are good and cover alot of s*** but you dont get the personal interaction with people and the smells and energy of the locals

australia doesnt really interest me tourist wise, ive been to the main cities but have no interest at all to see any outback australia. The only thing i would want to do that i havnt is go diving at barrier reef

since very rarely is the general public allowed up close and personal with alot of historic stuff now

Im extremely happy i got to walk around machu pichu because next yr i think they arent letting public walk around and through it.

Thats a memory that i will have that no-one from next yr wil be able to experience. And no doco, movie, tv show has come anything close to how amazing machu pichu was.

last edited by Sc00bs at 14:06:47 19/Sep/10

travelling, camping, backpacking etc... are just as much about forming awesome memories as the touch of culture & the experience imo. i will never forget elements of my overseas travels... will you remember the night you looked at some images of other countries on the internet? no. coz without the effort it's not memorable. i love kicking back with the mate i went to india with & re-living the experiences... asif that's gonna happen if you just had a mate come round your house n looks at some pics n vids on the intertoobs. if your holiday memories are fading after one or two years you have been doing it wrong.

unfortunately all my india / malaysia / singapore / china hols were back when i used a film camera & i currently have no webspace to upload my recent nz holiday pics. so just imagine some cool pics... it;s just as good as long as you have a half decent imagination (lols) ;)

(edit) chucked a couple on imageshack...

jetboat ride @ shotover, queenstown.
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5537/cuttingitclose.jpg
lake tekapo (glacial lake)
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3568/laketekapo2.jpg
breakfast @ mt.cook
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5833/mtcookbrekky.jpg
tasman glacier runnoff
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/3884/tasmanglacier.jpg

That looks like the same image three times, demon?

Edit; nice one!

soz slow on the edit :P
should be diff images now :)

It's go to to see some of you have spent alot of time looking around Australia before going else ware. kudos to those of you who chose Australia first.

Yep, saw alot of Australia first.. got bored of the same terrain and people, and ventured overseas for a breath of fresh air. Totally hooked on the travel thing, plan to ride a motorcycle around the world with my girlfriend in a few years.

Its really a shame you seem to be unable to get the same thrill alot of people get from travelling. Sure, its a waste of earth's resources. But f*** it, enjoy the life you've been lucky enough to have been given, and the world is going to be dead in a few billion years anyway, so why not live it up now?

Because you can experience everything life has to offer on dvd and tv

//sarcasm//

Heh we did the shotover - wifey still panics thinging about it!

All people do is waste time, money and earth's resources sitting around playing video games and being opinionated about what other people should do and give to the world

Think that sums things up.

There is a part of one of my trips to Europe that I unfortunately did not get a photo of and that was flying over the Himalayans during the day time. The mountain ranges top out around 20,000 ft while the plane is up about 35,000. To look down and see the mountain range so close, vast and sprawling was one of the most awesome things I've ever seen and the sensation is unbeatable*

* Can not be replicated by a photo or TV show.

* Can not be replicated by a photo or TV show.

you know tv can be high def now dont you?

3d even

Oh spook :(

looks like gamer is trying to beat nerfosaurus out for the most depressing qgl poster.

sorry to hear you're so bad at life, hope that changes for you some time!

It's go to to see some of you have spent alot of time looking around Australia before going else ware. kudos to those of you who chose Australia first.

I'll be driving through QLD, NT and WA shortly, Just need to finish the 4x4. After that will be finsihing the yatch project with my father and taking my trim North again, Hit up some diving sites. Also another motorcycle trip planned for Jan/Feb next year.

Excellet Pics Vash

Ticman I'm very very interested in getting some info from you on your French Polynesia trip.

Gamer, I dont believe you have travelled to those places and still have no appriciation for them & call them a waste of time. You have had it very good if you have indeed been to all of those places. Each to their own I guess brother.

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looks like gamer is trying to beat nerfosaurus out for the most depressing qgl poster.

sorry to hear you're so bad at life, hope that changes for you some time!

wasn't it gamer that wanted to carry a knife for protection? i refuse to stop bringing this up.

Very awesome seeing all these pics, makes me wanna get out some more. gamer's attitude really saddens me - for his sake. I love travelling so much, for so many different reasons, and I get so much fun out of it. I think it's sad that he isn't able to get that. But it's good to see everyone else seems to love it too!

I don't have many photos on my laptop, but I thought I'd share a few.

From a sailing trip in Croatia:
Split
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5085/p9190177.jpg

A bar outside the walls of Dubruvnik, amazing place:
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1622/p9230027.jpg

From the time I lived in Canada last year,
Winter:
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9438/pc080037.jpg

to summer!
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2962/springjasper.jpg

It's awesome to see so many people have seen Australia as well. It always seems so stupid that people are willing to fly across the world, but they won't see all the amazing stuff in their own country. I've seen a lot, but I still need to get to WA (and possibly Darwin).

Also, that Kolner Dom photo is amazing - my attempts didn't come close!

looks like gamer is trying to beat nerfosaurus out for the most depressing qgl poster.

Man and here I was feeling happy that there seemed to be somebody else out there that I felt was on the same wave as me. Maybe we're just unhappy because we're lonely living with you lot. :P

Best holiday I ever had was snow skiing at Charlotte Pass this year. Wow. Anything more than a week is too long.

Random grabs in alphamabetical order:

Amsterdam

http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Amsterdam.jpg

Berlin (World Cup 2006)

http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Berlin.jpg

Biarritz (South of France)
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Biarritz.jpg

Geneva, Switzerland)
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Geneva.jpg

Greek Islands
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_GreekIsles.jpg

Hong Kong
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_HongKong.jpg

Honolulu, Hawaii
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Honolulu.jpg

Iguazu Falls, Argentia
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Iguazu.jpg

Koln, Germany
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Koln.jpg


Lille, France
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Lille.jpg

Mt St Michel, France
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_MtStMichel.jpg

Munchen, Germany (World Cup 2006)
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Munchen.jpg

New York, New York
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_NewYork.jpg

Paris
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Paris.jpg

Paris
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Paris2.jpg

Pompeii, Italy
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Pompeii.jpg

Queenstown, NZ
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Queenstown.jpg

Rio, Brasil
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Rio.jpg

Athens, Greece
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Rome.jpg

San Francisco, Ca
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_SanFrancisco.jpg

Highlander Castle, Scotland
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Scotland.jpg

Tokyo, Japan
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Tokyo.jpg

Versailles
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_Versailles.jpg

edit: some other ones I also had online:

Stuttgart (World Cup 2006 edition)
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_stuttgart.jpg

Himeji Castle (experiments in tilt shift)
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_himeji.jpg

Prague (experiments in tilt shift)
http://trog.qgl.org/up/hol_prague.jpg

haha, trog comes to smash the thread for 6!

Needs more roughing it in the backroads of SE Asia :P

Big rant for gamer, because I haven't been able to stop thinking about what he said, and this s*** is important to me right now.

that money could have been spent setting up an early retirement or by pouring back into the business or another business etc.

It's interesting that you think about it from the perspective of working and costs, balancing it against the desire to escape the rat race and finding it wanting. It got me thinking more clearly about this topic, and I think you're right.

I had one of the best nights I've had in ages last night with some old school friends, who are quite a way aways from my "professional" higher education friends (who I love very dearly, just a disclaimer), and are not a part of society I generally interact with any more (none of them have a steady career and all have been working multiple lowest-level jobs since their teens. Generally just trying to get by in life. The notion of investments or holidays or ever owning their own homes are just lols).

One of them had just travelled half the world to go to Scotland with his girlfriend, and I asked seriously if he would now say that it's the kind of thing that once you've experienced, you can never stop doing. If it's something you're missing out on if you don't do as much as possible.

His answer was a blunt f*** no, massive drain of time and money, if you haven't done it you're not missing out on much. This guy is generally never negative, so it was interesting that he made that response, because it seems so many people (eg generally quite well off higher-education friends or some posters on this board) would decry that as some sort of tragically depressing statement.

It's funny because I had this exact same argument with some friends a few years back (that you're making, that travel is nearly always only justified by bs reasons and that you can learn more from a screen if that was your real intent). At the time I had never even considered travelling, it seemed like something you might do when you're old if you turn out really successful, and I got shredded for it. I've been antsy about the topic ever since, fretting over what I've been missing while stuck in offices and at desks for years on end. Lately I've been wondering if now that I've finally got some cash from years of saving on s***ty salaries, if it would be worthwhile to burn it on travelling while there is the chance (despite not really feeling like I want to or that it will be truly worthwhile), or putting it into working harder and trying to start my own business. I was on the verge of committing to travelling this week.

Now I think about it, I don't know anybody who has worked for their way in the world who is into the travel thing. Nobody who pays for it out of their own sacrifice and still says it is worthwhile (or lectures, as was the case that got me all antsy about it in the first place) The more I think about it, the more it seems that the answer is f*** travelling if it means going backwards in the project of escaping a borderline-broke working life. I'd rather die trying to get the business off the ground, and only travel if I ever earn my way out of relying on other people's willingness to hire me for their own projects. That people say that arguments for not travelling and for saving for retirement are depressing, is, to me, depressing.

It would be interesting if anybody on here begs to differ though, as maybe there's a ton of people who work for every cent and still feel screwing your future and travelling instead is more worthwhile. Me, I couldn't live with the stress, knowing what I'd come back to. Then again I can never let myself get into debt, and some people don't mind at all. Anyway, antsy topic cleared, resolved is good.

It would be interesting if anybody on here begs to differ though, as maybe there's a ton of people who work for every cent and still feel screwing your future and travelling instead is more worthwhile. Me, I couldn't live with the stress, knowing what I'd come back to.

I feel I've worked my ass off for every cent I've earned, and the only thing I care about doing with it is traveling (and to a lesser extent buying books, but mostly traveling).

There's nothing else I've spent money on that I feel has come close to the experiences I've had traveling, and I say that as someone that used to 100% believe that you could experience traveling through "Virtual Reality" (I still feel that there's a lot you can get out of VR, looking at photos and watching TV, but nothing compares to being in these places).

I have been really fortunate in that I've been able to travel many times with friends which has made the experience much more enjoyable - I have traveled a lot solo as well but am far too lazy to interact with strangers most of the time, so it's always a bazillion more funium when I'm with other people I know.

But, I can understand people that don't enjoy it or get much out of it, like your mate that went to Scotland. It only takes one bad experience to sour people on traveling in general - and not even a bad experience, just a less-than-awesome experience will have you going "well f***, I dropped five grand to fly halfway around the planet, I'm freezing my balls off, they don't have Vegemite, no-one speaks English, this country is full of felons, their beaches are made of actual stone and rocks and they think that is a pleasant seaside envrionment, and a beer at a bar costs twenty dollars".

I wouldn't necessarily say "go traveling, you will have an awesome time". But I think without travel and without experiencing other cultures and environments first hand, you are seriously missing out on something that I strongly feel would help everyone become a more well rounded human bean.

You don't travel for the scenery though. Buildings are buildings, imo.

Nerfosaurus, I'd like to introduce you to my friend experiential happiness


Seeya.

edit: contributing! http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/voraslaw/P1010029.jpg



last edited by Vorador at 00:02:17 20/Sep/10

Rome, Italy

Pretty sure that's Athens.. but yeah sweet ass pics man! That hawaii sunset is off the hook

I have worked in a few s***ty jobs over the years, and spent heaps of time at uni, and I can definitively say for myself that the life experiences and knowledge gained from just a week’s travelling can easily trump a year of wasting away at a s***ty job or studying a useless course.

Open your mind! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1kKemcwYk

Every dollar that is not spent travelling is a wasted dollar, f*** I need to get my holiday on. That being said though, there is a right time and a place for an awesome holiday, you can't just force it and expect to get good value for money.

kk message received, seems my train of thought was going nowhere

edit: And I was so content for a few minutes there too. :P

Pretty sure that's Athens.. but yeah sweet ass pics man! That hawaii sunset is off the hook

oops yeh it is Athens, ta - corrected. I had one of Rome in there which was similar (just some columns) ; must've got them confused in weeny little thumbnail view

most of the people I know who travel a lot work damn hard to be able to do so - doesn't just fall in their lap like you seem to think.

i want to travel more, and i struggle to save the cash to able to do so, but i do so because of the same reasons everyone else has stated, it's just so bloody interesting and enjoyable. last trip was a couple of years ago now, to Vietnam, and it was awesome, bloody loved it.

next stop - north africa!

It would be interesting if anybody on here begs to differ though, as maybe there's a ton of people who work for every cent and still feel screwing your future and travelling instead is more worthwhile. Me, I couldn't live with the stress, knowing what I'd come back to.

How do you join the dots between travelling and screwing your future?

I differ greatly on your point of view and have spend a huge amount of money going to tonnes of places around Australia and overseas and wouldn't ever want to stop doing it. This doesn't automatically make my future screwed - in fact I've never had a more secure future before and I'm about to plan another trip to Europe for April/May next year (take my first child to see my family in Ireland and then go visit the Scandinavian countries).

I once got told by a very smart person that "Life is not a rehearsal, you won't get another chance so make the most of what you have!". You could walk out on the street going to buy a coffee and get hit by a car and end up a vege. All the plans for the future and security would be gone up in a wisp of smoke and while you contemplate staring at the ceiling in the hospital for the rest of your days the thought of going on a holiday to Kodak beach would probably be an amazing experience.

I can understand that some people might not like travel - hell, we all know everyone likes different things! But being able to travel so much has certainly widened my horizons. I honestly feel like I now have a better understanding of the world, and it has improved my biases and isms.

Plus it's frikkin awesome :D

yeh going on a overseas holiday for a couple of weeks is hardly going to 'screw your future' :p my 7 weeks in india was incredibly cheap... i think i only spent about $4k including air-fares. if you've never done it... don't rely on advice from other people on whether you should or not.... just do it n make up your own mind.

(edit) i will just add that the first week or so i was in india i really felt like i'd made a bad choice.... flew into calcutta (or kolkatta, woteva) & it was depressingly third world with thousands of beggars & stench & smoke & noise & stench.... kinda smelt like curried cow poop ;p 2nd day i got sick from drinking local water n had 2 days of the squirts :( but i stuck it out with the help of the mate i went with & ended up having a pretty phat time overall. some great memories of burling along on rented royal enfield motorcycles on the east coast beaches :D

so yeh it's not always gonna be beer n skittles... gotta take the bad with the good.

I just realised my complete and utter lack of photos for all my travels... Might have something to do with the fact I dont have a Camera.

Love looking at photos, but generally dont like being in them or the chore of taking them.
Great scenery pics though guys. This thread has made me remember some awesome times i've had.

As for the 2 discussions;
To travel or not to travel; I love travelling. Being free, seeing and experencing new cultures, meeting new people. It's a great Experence. I dont think it's for everyone however I think that everyone should give it a go because if it is for them, not much can top it.

Overseas or Australia:
I've seen heaps, Heaps, of Australia. Been camping around most of NSW, QLD and VIC. I've seen/camped at almost the entire Eastern cost. 4WD trip to Cape York, twice. Undara Lave Tubes. Crossed the Simpson Desert. Done Uluru. Skied the Snowy Mountains. Drove the Great Ocean road. This November i'm going to get lost in the Victorian Highlands for a month of camping/4WDing.
I've havent done as much as I would like overseas yet though. I've only spent just over 2 months in Europe. Saw most of the western block in a whirlwind tour. Hired a car to put around Ireland and most of southern England/Wales. Cruised around the Greek Islands, was on Gallipoli beach for ANZAC day. I've had a Few short weeks in NZ. Some time spend in Vanuautu etc.

There are still heaps of places, both here and overseas, that I think would be awesome to see. Cave Diving in Cancun, The Inca Ruins, The Savanah in Africa, Heaps of places in America. Kakadu in Australia, Driving the Great Australian Bite, Tasmania, Sink Hole/Cave diving in SA, Kimberleys in WA...

They're both awesome. It would be a shame for people to miss-out on the vast beauty of Australia just because Overseas seems more exotic or as if it's a 'greater' destination. However, with that said, there is awesome history in the older nations, something which we simply dont have in Australia. Sure, we have cave paintings, and thats cool, but when you first arrive in Athens, and they have entire buildings dedicated to their gods 3000 years ago, right in the middle of their capitol city... it's awesome.

P.s. I like photos of things/scenery. Dont like that 'Hey look at me in this photo, I can now prove i've been here' people. You should travel for yourself, not to show other people how awesome you are that you travel. I'm not really one for photos though, so I know i'm somewhat bias on that point.

It's awesome to see so many people have seen Australia as well. It always seems so stupid that people are willing to fly across the world, but they won't see all the amazing stuff in their own country. I've seen a lot, but I still need to get to WA (and possibly Darwin

I've seen a bit of Australia mainly the main cities but not Ayres Rock and I don't really remember seeing the Whitsundays when I was young. The way I see it is that I can save the Australian site seeing for when I'm older and have done my worldly travelling, I can just make smaller/cheaper trips while I plug away at my mortgage.

thats what most grandparents do, cant b f***ed flying around the world so they see outback oz

Australian outback is boring as s*** for me, the coast is much better. Ive always preferred green & mountains though.
Can't wait to visit europe.

There is mountains and beautiful scenery out west too. Some of the best things i've seen in Aus are in the middle of the Simpson Desert. Like The Bubbler and the Mountain/Hill just outside Birdsville at sunset.

The Bubbler is this massive fresh water spring in the middle of nothing. Just heaps and heaps of fresh, crystal clear, water bubbling up out of the ground. Flat landscape all around and the water has caused a buildup that looks like a green pimple on the earth. If you google "The Bubbler Blanche Cup" or just for the Blanche Cup, you can see some pics in Google Image search.

all you travelers should go see the closest natural wonder of the world - any part of the great barrier reef.

hate to break it to you gamer, but when you see this you realise why pictures and info is no where near the same as being in the water, surrounded by sharks, or manta/eagle rays or seeing giant turtles, and fish close enough to touch (i pulled a sharks tail, thats right, pulled)

Dived off Cairns for ~3 weeks (total), Whit Sundays for a few days and I only somewhat agree. Some Pictures can do justice for what you can see, but nothing can replace the feeling.
Giant Clams are the best, especially when you trick Muppets into thinking you get your arm stuck when they close up on you.

I am pretty much terrified of sharks and as a result don't think I'll be doing diving any time soon :(

i can remember once when i was out surfing and i saw a fin just behind an incoming wave, f*** me i have never seen so many ppl get out of the water so quick. Only to find out it was a dolphin hahaha

still its better to be safe than not have a leg or ur life.

Ive been diving aswell, didnt even think sharks would come near the reef i was in fiji :P Diving is awesome tho, nothing beats it if u like sea life.

yeah, i guess i should have been scared or something, but frikin best week of my life.

being scared of sharks is silly. You'd have more chance of dying in a car crash tomorrow than being taken by one on a diving trip every day.

all you travelers should go see the closest natural wonder of the world - any part of the great barrier reef.

Agreed. Any traveling that doesnt cost the earth (much) and is close to home/near free is something your more likely to be able to do time and time again. It's great.

Traveling around the world and blowing money claiming there are things to do and see that cant be done locally (within australia/a drive/on tv/ read about in a book/ watch a doco on etc) i don't agree with.

well then you stay where ever it is you are you miserable c***

and have fun doing it

if you think you can experience everything the world has to offer in 1 country you're a f***ing moron

tv/pictures aren't experiences

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I do see what you're trying to say gamer and you're going to extremes a little bit
yes I do hate the holiday wankers who believe just because they've been to the US and NZ that means they're sooooo much more cultured than you even though they're just cockspanks
but i wouldn't hate on travel just because it's expensive

Traveling around the world and blowing money

you're doing it wrong

edit: travelling can be a good way to give you a little bit more perspective.

Konigsschloss Neuschwanstein - Germany
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2354/13/16/741940077/n741940077_6015215_8430.jpg

Obligatory shot from Rome
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2354/13/16/741940077/n741940077_6015182_8739.jpg

Sagrada Família - Barcelona
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2354/13/16/741940077/n741940077_6016085_4882.jpg

Untersberg - Salzberg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v651/13/16/741940077/n741940077_5991417_44.jpg

Driving into the Atlas mountains from Marrakech, Morocco (this landed in front of us, funtimes)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2354/13/16/741940077/n741940077_6015846_9537.jpg

last edited by kr0wb4r at 16:48:34 20/Sep/10

Found some pics in my googles from the Simpson trip:

Tracks in the Desert
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/F1010031.JPG

Neighbour Hood watch
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/F1040028.JPG

Generic Sunset
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/DSCF4827.JPG

Dunes
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/F1070036.JPG

Vast nothingness
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/DSCF5236.JPG

I was asleep in that Swag when the Dingo was sniffing it
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/DSC01130.JPG

Lake Ayre
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/DSC01074.JPG

Excellent pics Scooter, they all remind me of growing up in the Isa and how much I saw/did out there in the bush.

being scared of sharks is silly

pretty sure its some sort of natural instinct ?

Excellent pics Scooter, they all remind me of growing up in the Isa and how much I saw/did out there in the bush.

Lake moondara / lake julius? What else was there :p Oh thats right, mary kathleen!

Haha, was a lot of stuff we did 4WD around like the old Cooncurry road, heading up to Normanton & the gulf or the Gunpowder Creek races (probably one of my favourite experiences ever). Good times!

Gosh most of those photos are just awesome. I take crap photos and forget the camera half the time.

That neighbourhood watch photo is awesome scooter.

I am pretty much terrified of sharks and as a result don't think I'll be doing diving any time soon

Remember, they're more scared of you than you are of them

my 7 weeks in india was incredibly cheap... i think i only spent about $4k including air-fares.

You are only supporting my theory. Calling $4k cheap, there is a divide between me and you that you are not aware of.

That neighbourhood watch photo is awesome scooter.

Hahaha, Yeah. We were driving for ~2 hours without seeing anything but road and a few trees before we saw that sign and about 1hr after it before we saw anything else.

You are only supporting my theory. Calling $4k cheap, there is a divide between me and you that you are not aware of.

It's all about priorities. I thought you had a pretty decent job, which means you're spending your money on different things. Maybe fancy foods, Booze, Women or any number of other things.
I know heaps of people that cry poor, but go out drinking every weekend and have just dropped ~$150 on ParkLife tickets.

To Nerf.

I am a believer that something like travel, is something you reward yourself with when you are financially secure. I also think the same with expensive cars, i see so many youngsters shoot themselves in the foot and get huge loans out to pay for a nice car. They got no cash around to invest. They see me, and wonder how im doing it, and i tell them, i didn't waste my money on s*** like travel, and cars.

I have done a little bit of travel so far. But for now its enough, now i am focused on building up my company. I feel that working smart not hard,people can work hard and get paid nothing, between the ages of 20-30 is crucial, to how your life pans out in the future.

Working for yourself, while it is stressful as hell, its really rewarding when you see whats unfolding infront of you, what you are working on is growing, and succeeding. To me, i see that and no visit to some other place in the world could beat it.

nerf it just sounds like you're going to be a miserable c*** questioning your life on forums for a while to come

enjoy

You are only supporting my theory. Calling $4k cheap, there is a divide between me and you that you are not aware of.

jesus christ, do you have some kind of debilitating disability or debt or something?

any s***kicking retard can walk into a low-high 30k job in admin/call centre crap, if you actually have some kind of skills or talent there's no limit to what you can do if you shut the f*** up with the depression s***. $4k isn't really all that expensive for 7 weeks. it's ~$571.43/week for a f***ing overseas holiday - that's a whopping $121.43 more than you wanted to spend per week on a domestic holiday. get a f***ing grip.

You are only supporting my theory. Calling $4k cheap, there is a divide between me and you that you are not aware of.

i meant that $4k is cheap for 7 weeks holiday... & it is. if you can't save up $4k then that's more about your lack of determination than how much you get paid. if you never want something (like an o/s holiday) bad enough then sure... you'll never go.

s***, I'd pay you 4K just so I didnt have to go to India for 7 weeks.

deal :D

You are only supporting my theory. Calling $4k cheap, there is a divide between me and you that you are not aware of.

umm that's less then 2 months wages (for most people here less then 1 month, but lets assume you don't earn good coin) and he was away for nearly 2 months...

I don't see how that's expensive, how much do you spend on living expenses in a 7 week period?

$4000 for a 7 week holiday is awesome, s*** I've spent more just on an air fare.

Also, could Nerfosaurus be Karl Pilkington??

When I had sex with your mum it was an amazing experience, I still remember it and it fills me with joy.

When I watched her and Demon on the internet, I had forgotten the good times in days.

Get off the computer, go to Scoob's mums house, experience it for yourself !
If you still believe internet porn is for you, please don't ruin the real stuff for the rest of us by posting your hate here.

haha keato


here's another one from that same simpson trip of scooters - see how proud he of getting us some dinner for the night:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01111/283794575_NaX7X-M-1.jpg


burke and wills tree:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01044/283788748_mGJnF-M-1.jpg


salt lake bed:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01080/283792056_YdZQZ-M-1.jpg


my pootrol parked at the oodnadatta roadhouse:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01101/283793879_CJSFg-M-1.jpg


some hot spring in the middle of buttf*** nowhere, near mt dare I think it was:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01107/283794268_LkB6d-M-1.jpg


this is a sunset:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01120/283795249_Mo5BD-M-1.jpg


this isn't:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01122/283795385_ejBSF-M-1.jpg


me thinkin it's about time for a coldie:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01128/283795863_9wQ89-M-1.jpg


scooter's dingo skulking away - scooter was still sleepin at this point:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01135/283796452_4YQq5-M-1.jpg


poeppel's corner where 3 states converge - apparently the dudes who marked out the border the first time, found out their measuring chain was the wrong length and it had to be done again later, and the border's shifted lol:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01147/283797290_MUY5k-M-1.jpg


good old birdsville hotel:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Simpson-Desert-April-2007/DSC01156/283803069_zGHJZ-M-1.jpg

dirt, tree with dirt, more dirt, house with dirt on and around it.

f*** that's boring.

some of james cook's notes, this is from a cape york trip:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00566/283765641_mHeJ3-M.jpg


overlooking cooktown:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00568/283765797_KSMYG-M.jpg


beware of car-eating cows:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00579/283766510_JYaEn-M.jpg

aboriginal stuff, or something:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00592/283767800_u97Vb-M.jpg


colourful sand:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00596/283768118_7ddMM-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00597/283768209_otJ6u-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00603/283768711_FxQBM-M.jpg


there be ants:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00610/283769260_m9Gnw-M.jpg


some other roadhouse, I suck at remembering names:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00615/283769686_NPPz4-M.jpg


your business in this space!

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00619/283770033_UkgsQ-M.jpg


yay for long range tanks, so I didn't have to get reamed on fuel like this guy - this was 2006 mind you:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00620/283770098_sJqaB-M.jpg


some water. cape york has a lot of water, specially after a cyclonic wet season:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00622/283770255_pviD5-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00623/283770331_D46H4-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00645/283771477_xve9q-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00647/283771657_6rbys-M.jpg


those crazy ants at it again:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00649/283771838_B4XPm-M.jpg


gunshot creek, scooter's dad towed his camper down that with scooter's vehicle hooked up behind it to stop the trailer flipping onto the car's roof:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00659/283772791_kRHyW-M.jpg


it even has a spare parts shop:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00662/283773084_suwrj-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00661/283772984_Zu4mo-M.jpg

grave of a bloke that worked on the telegraph track in the 1940's - thanks for your hard work matey, much appreciated:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00665/283773353_a53de-M.jpg


fruit bat falls:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00666/283773487_j3HRJ-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00670/283773847_fFS9a-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00672/283774037_hBB3X-M.jpg

a town called bamaga, where scooter's jeep lived for the best part of a year when he came back to the cape last year - I made it up to there and refuelled where it's a lt cheaper cos they barge it up around the tip of qld from cairns:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00675/283774318_my2Fp-M.jpg


thursday island and friends off the coast of cape york:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00682/283774909_ZuXfC-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00685/283775134_4aumh-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00688/283775401_SB2Se-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00690/283775550_eo3Vp-M.jpg

protectin us from japs!

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00694/283775853_a7usp-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00695/283775933_s2N3i-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00700/283776197_pa6Pu-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00724/283777988_3MYd7-M.jpg

some wind energy conversion for thursday island:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00706/283776594_G2jLN-M.jpg


me at the northern tip of our country:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00733/283778641_eqqiB-M.jpg


hey wait is that part of australia too? looks further north!

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00741/283779209_UbneY-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00745/283779531_r3nbJ-M.jpg

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00749/283779856_8YvTz-M.jpg


these folks had their own anti-jap protection, shame it didn't stop their house from being eaten by termites and cyclones:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00765/283781085_nk3CM-M.jpg


I think the vines don't want anyone getting in there:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00767/283781260_NCJPA-M.jpg


some ww2 plane wreckage:

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00780/283782419_eJxiA-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00784/283782776_o9eaM-M.jpg


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00782/283782618_pSQLu-M.jpg


govt gave the aborigines a ferry to run across the jardine river, the naughty buggers now dredge the river around the corner where vehicles used to often be able to cross, in order to force them all to pay the exorbitant ferry fee - oh well, handed over $90 and moved on with life, like they did when the poms came and dumped convicts here I guess, except without the killing:


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00785/283782848_KHkVn-M.jpg


would you trust this bridge?

http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00786/283782933_8gXrS-M.jpg


hey guys I'll go first since I have the biggest car - that way if it collapses, my car will nicely fill the hole and you can just drive right on over me:


http://jasonb.smugmug.com/AusTravel/Cape-York-JuneJuly-2006/DSC00787/283783036_o3tU3-M.jpg

cape york is awesome... did it unsupported on my bike, rode up from sydney and back.

Planning an unsupported simpson crossing at some point on a DR650 with some mates. Best way to do it IMO... toughing it in the bush. You poofters in the 4WDs don't know what its all about with your A/C and eskys of beer...

Actually, i dont have the cash to run & own a 4x4 and im jealous.

we passed a dude on a treadly riding to cape york, was pretty cool I thought
incidentally I lost my aircon on that cape trip cos the corrugations leading up to mt dare rattled apart the stupid aluminium weld between two aircon pipes and the gas escaped. but yeh stil had plenty of eskys of booze!

I've done the Cape twice now and it's an awesome trip. Highly recommend for anyone that has the chance to do it.
I have a fridge/freezer too, so even warm beers can be cold beers in not much time at all.

The Cape is pretty busy these days, heaps of people up there.
Simpson is still pretty remote, we only came accross 2 other groups (1 was Bikes with a support vehicle) and an Old Couple in a Troopy who worked for some map company, spending like a month in the desert or something crazy. There were quite a few people in Birdsville and at a few stops along the way, but the desert was deserted...
It's amazing how much life is actually out there, beside the dingos. We constantly saw lizard tracks accross the vehicle paths and saw a few actually dart accross. There are weird natural springs just in the middle of no-where (where the Dead Camel in Jim's pic was near one) with green reeds and heaps of different animal tracks.

Vic Highlands this november, should be another awesome 4WD trip!

I had top notch suspension on the KTM i rode up there, it just glided over the worst of the corrugations without a hiccup.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Cape York 07/P6250123.jpg

bit of this

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Cape York 07/P6260124.jpg

bit of that

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Cape York 07/P6250116.jpg

had a bloke tag along on his BMW 1200, used a big stick and tyre tubes to float it across a river that was chest deep.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Cape York 07/Picture119.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/vashdrz400/Cape York 07/P6210096.jpg

Inspirational pics - thanks :)

Really nice pics Vash. Makes me want to get into Enduro again.

Also just came back from a two week trip to the US, ended up a pretty exensive trip and I think I'll be doing it again its such a huge country even though some things are annoying like the tipping and unintelligent things the americans say.

View from Rockefeller Centre
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Star Spangled banner at the smithsonian, when I walked out I then saw a sign no photography was allowed ...
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Bad Weather in Chicago :(
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The Canyon
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Sweet ride #1
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My thoughts on the matter are exactly what acetame said.

I've got no problem with saving, I saved $20k in 1.5 years on a $37k job paying my own way in the world. You guys aren't going to get this, I think you don't know the value of money, and how easily it should be parted with if you're not secure against the state I've spent the last few years building myself up out of to get here. I don't like your advice, I think it's bad. I don't think you know what is important to be secure against. At this point I should probably go team up with one of those Asian immigrant families who work in their family shops seven days a week and don't stop year round, because at least I think I'll share the same notions of what's important with them.

This is my last post on the topic, I promised I'd stop with this s***, since we're never going to see eye-to-eye.


edit: I guess the difference is I cannot make a move while future security can too easily be compromised, even if the job and cash is there now the complete deal is not. I know what I am scared of slightly less than death, and it is being broke with no options and no control.

werd infidel, red camaro represent... aw gotta be SS tho :]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs147.snc1/5455_105868601106_553821106_2248810_5836946_n.jpg
july 09


edit, awesome pics jim! bummer about your AC.

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jesus christ nerf, tin foil hat much?

some great pics here, makes me want to jet off again despite just getting home from an overseas holiday last night :P

Must say I really ought to get out and see more of Australia, it's awesome.

Yeah I couldnt get the SS as it was only available to Hertz gold members. Still though it was a much better drive than the cts, 300hp is not too shabby. Was going to hire a C6 but the boot was small so couldnt fit anything in. How did you get yours?

ahh, went to avis and i had to pretty much beg. 6 months too young for the min. age of 25, i had to ask to talk to the boss and state that i had an exemplary driving record and had been an racq member for 6 years. explained to her what the RACQ was... and she said yes :]...
with all the insurance options - cost 400aud for 24hrs.

absolutely worth every penny, drove the pants off it up the twistys near LA. pretty much one of the most awesome days of my life so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-kdX8bAGAo oh lawd

Wow thats bloody expensive, I paid 100 usd per day for the 2011 camaro with insurance and a second driver :S the corvette c6 was 160 usd and the camaro ss was 100 usd as well. Next time I'll hunt around for a challenger but I dont think its easy to find.

Nerfosaurus:

At first I felt the need to question what you were saying - instead I'll go with this - one of the best lessons I've had in recent years is that happiness is pretty much evolutionary crack - we're naturally inclined to be slightly dissatisfied with our situation more often than not (and this is a good thing, otherwise we'd be stagnating f***wits). Whether it be travel or experiencing life in some other way, I'm sure glad I'm forcing myself out to doing different things than waiting until everything is secure enough to take one step outside. After all, shortly after the first step I'll be slightly dissatisfied again and need to do something else before I die :)

Happiness isn't something I'm worried about. I don't refuse to let go completely, there are some things which just seem so huge that it makes what people say seem ridiculous, and frustrating.

Anyway, I don' want to take this thread off topic any more. I'm also not going to think in the same way as lots of you, and you won't with me, so it's better just not to discuss it.

Nerf

You earn 37k (roughly 30k after tax) and and claim to have saved 20k in 1.5 years?

I take it you don't pay rent or board, or have ANY bills at all then? If you pay any rent, there is no way you can save that much, s*** even buying FOOD would take out ~100 a week which is 5K, allow travel expenses and fuel, car rego etc etc you've already spent ~10k of you're 30k total cash.

Add in electricity, rent, phone (mobile or otherwise)

This doesn't even include any social outings etc

Do you even have a life?

No wonder you are bitter and twisted!

I'll see your red camaro and raise you a blue viper. I only had it for a few hours though.

http://adam.lundie.com.au/viper.jpg

Furgle:

f***ing rad.

View from our apartment in Shizuoka, Japan:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/japan1.jpg

Anyone recognise this intersection?
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/japan2.jpg

The A-Dome, Hiroshima:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/japan3.jpg

Cable car ascending Miyajima:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/japan4.jpg

Terrorist training camp (Philippines):
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/phil1.jpg

Took 4wd's and then climbed up to Mt Pinatubo's crater lake (Philippines):
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/phil2.jpg

Me and a mosque in the Sultanate of Brunei:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/brunei1.jpg

UN general assembly, NYC:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/ny1.jpg

Oops in Times Square:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/ny2.jpg

View from Empire State Building:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/ny3.jpg

USS Constitution, Boston Harbour (go here, the free tour of the ship is awesome):
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/boston1.jpg

Snorkelling in Aitutaki, Cook Islands:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/cooks1.jpg

Aitutaki lagoon, Aitutaki, Cook Islands:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/cooks2.jpg

Aratiatia hydro power station during a scheduled release, near Huka Falls in NZ:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/nz1.jpg

No wonder you are bitter and twisted!

Heh yeah, I lost a lot on educational investments too :P. Paid my own way in everything, lived in sharehouses for most of the time.

awesome pics orb!

i'll pay that furgle :] lets race

orb, that's Shinjuku just outside the train station yeh?

I'm gonna go with Shibuya-eki crossing, taken from the starbucks opposite the east(I think - the one with the hachiko statue) exit

lol i see why you aren't going to spend any money on travelling nerf

you're using it to build a bomb shelter and stock it with enough food to last you the rest of your life

good luck to you

I concur with the aboves, jesus what a busy intersection. Here is mine from my trip in Jan '08

http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5527&g2_serialNumber=2

A french maid and Sonic;

http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5575&g2_serialNumber=2

And as always I end up being in snow when I travel. Apparently it was a really rare event to get this much snow fall in Tokyo so late in Jan. View is from Cerulean Tower in Shibuya.

http://www.the-redmonds.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5581&g2_serialNumber=2

if anyone goes to japan - highly recommend climbing fuji.

Haha that times square pic is gold Orbitor

Vorador you're spot on buddy :)

also, a few more I forgot to post before:

Walking on a frozen-over Lake Louise, Canada:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/canada1.jpg

The Canadian 'badlands' where some of the best dinosaur finds in the world have been made:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/canada2.jpg

And we caught an ice hockey match too, awesome. Calgary Flames vs. Dallas Stars:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~m.holmes/misc/canada3.jpg

A few more of Europe

Having a drink at springs in Crete
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5093/dsc0188e.jpg

A Cretan village on the way to Samaria Gorge
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7726/dsc0259v.jpg

Digger memorial at Sfakia, this was a funny one. I was searching for Stavromenos which is the most famous memorial to ANZAC's on Crete but there are three villages with that name on the island and I went to the wrong one on the other side of the island. Stumbled across this memorial on the way to Samaria Gorge
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8402/dsc0334ve.jpg

An eerie Edinburgh, went to do a vault tour which scarted the bejeesus out of the missus
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3798/dsc0522h.jpg

Edinburgh Castle
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2940/dsc0523y.jpg

Holland Tulip Fields
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1714/dsc0793oy.jpg

Crete
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8748/dsc1031p.jpg

sweet pics folks

hey guys I'll go first since I have the biggest car - that way if it collapses, my car will nicely fill the hole and you can just drive right on over me:

Hahahaha, but it was more of "Hey... if the fat-ass patrol doesn't kill it, the Jeeps will be fine!" Copy+Paste Jims Cape trip pics for y trip pics too :p
It was just as good the second time round, but with awesome bits of random metal thrown in there...

Cruise crew from recent trip to Vanuatu;
https://sites.google.com/site/sgrattan/pictures/59487_464213522111_649652111_6621128_865995_n.jpg

moar japan
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3130/img1528c.jpg
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8533/img1588qi.jpg
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4269/img2101h.jpg
the japanese put their army to good use in the last one.