2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/12345/rss.xml Just to let you all know that we're now back home in sunny Bournemouth in 2 pieces (one piece each). We'll do a short blog about LA because we had a great time there and have some funny stories to tell. Then, as soon as I've recovered I'll knock up a nice long 21st century equivalent of a slide show for you all. Just a DVD with pictures, videos, bit of music and little snippets about our trip. It's great to be back home with family, but boy do we miss it already. I've got a feeling there'll be another blog started up in a few years... http://www.getjealous.com/12345 http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=479953&go=12345 We were nowhere near ready to get on the plane and leave Fiji behind, but we had no choice and had to head for LA. We arrived in LA 9 hours before we left Fiji after a 10 hour flight. Confusing. Immigration were about as welcoming to America as the the Grich would be at a Chistmas party. After we finally gave our life story, finger prints and asnwered all their questions we were in and headed for ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=479953&go=12345 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=478070&go=12345 The decision to jet to Fiji 2 days early proved to be a great one, luckily. After arriving and adjusting our clocks to Fiji time (same actual time, but nobody bothers using a watch so they just do things when they can be bothered) and stood outside the airport for 2 hours waiting for our hotel to collect us, which was a 5 minute drive away. After spending the first evening chilling out in the bar ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=478070&go=12345 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=475071&go=12345 The thing that struck us most about NZ was the respect that everyone (we met) seemed to have for the traditions and culture of the Mauri people. People acknowledge the fact that years ago the locals were treated poorly and conned into selling land off on the cheap, but nobody seems to dwell on it or let it get in the way of life. Land is being given back to families from whom it was taken, and nei... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=475071&go=12345 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=472682&go=12345 After leaving dunedin we headed for a place called Takepo which gave me and russ endless hours of laughter. The journeys between each stop can be very long. The scenery is beautiful with mirror lakes, vinyards, coasts, flora, fauna and mountains. but theres always ways to spice things up which is where Stus game of Tractor comes into play. For every Tractor you see you get 20 points and if its wor... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=472682&go=12345 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=470916&go=12345 We're making our way around NZ on the Magic Bus, which is a good laugh, and we got 2-4-1 on the tickets as well. Ka ching! We seem to have struck gold with our driver, and as we've only been staying for 1 night at each stop off we've had the same guy all the way so far. It's going to be a bit pants when we have to switch to another driver in a few days because this guy has been great. He has save... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=470916&go=12345 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=469036&go=12345 Australia. A huge country (bigger than Europe, aso they keep reminding us) that gets invaded each year by millions of travellers and immigrants from all over the world. With all the hype and reviews from people we expected a lot from this country, and are disappointed that it didn't live up to it's reputation.To be honest, it didn't even come close to meeting our expectatoins, and certainly fell a... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=469036&go=12345 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=467061&go=12345 It was totally Cowabunga dude. We were surfing this fat wave doing some killer body surfin' on Byron bay Beach when i had major attack of the jellies.It wrapped its tenticle around my arm and suckered itself onto the soft bit behind my elbow. I pulled it off yelled at Russ and ran my fastest to the life guard station. Still panting i said the lifeguard 'ive been stung by a jelly fish'. He said alr... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=467061&go=12345 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=467243&go=12345 We decided as the pennies are starting to get low that we would economise a bit and start to do some 'wild'camping as its known among travellers. in our case its Suburban camping as when we wake up in the morning we find we have parked up in the posh side of town. In surfers we managed to stay one night on the gold coast with a wonderful view of the sea in front of million dolar flats. the next ni... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=467243&go=12345 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=465244&go=12345 Russ -well we've been MIA for a while and so an update is long overdue you're all probably thinking. Well, maybe, but we don't really have a lot to tell you all to be honest since we last had a chat. We've been making our way to south trying to get away from all the rain, but it seems to be taking a while.We called in at a little town called Hervey something so we could check out Fraser Island. As... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=465244&go=12345 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=461692&go=12345 Those of you who have ever met me (Rachel) will know that im a bit of a geography geek and i get quite excited about volcanoes. Therefore you wont be surprised to know that when Russ found out that there were Lava tubes that can be explored on our route down the coast he knew we had to go. so our 680km detour was planned and we set off . Unfortunately the "highways" in Oz are often singl... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=461692&go=12345 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT