Aussie On Tour

A Nepalese Honeymoon

Aussie On Tour — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:34:55 +0000

Lorna and I trekked the Annapurna Region of Nepal for 7 straight days on our honeymoon. If you’ve ever thought about doing something different for your honeymoon, or have ever wanted to trek Nepal, I’m sure you’ll get something out of this short movie.

2012 Mayan Calendar Explained

Aussie On Tour — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:35:37 +0000

Aussie On Tour visited the Mayan Ruins in Guatemala and Mexico in the middle of 2011. What you see here is an unbiased and clear explanation as to why the Mayan Calendar ends in 2012 and what is expected to happen, told by an educated and likeable local guide whose family have lived and studied [...]

Costa Rica

Aussie On Tour — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:16:56 +0000

Ever wondered what it’s like to zip-line across a mountain gorge in Costa Rica? How about “Superman” across the sky from one mountain top to another? Pretend you’re “Tarzan” maybe? Lorna and I put our fear of heights to the test in Monte Verda, Costa Rica, with an awesome bunch of people on an Intrepid [...]

Edinburgh

Anita Poultney — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:04:04 +0000

My introduction to Edinburgh was inauspicious, to say the least. Arriving at our hostel after a three hour drive from the highlands, my friend Sue and I were greeted by a note blu-tacked to the door reading, HAD AN EMERGENCY. CHECK-IN AFTER 8.30PM. LEFT LUGGAGE IN RAILWAY, and a phone number to call should we have [...]

Paris

Rob Kaay — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:22:07 +0000

Lorna and I hopped off the train at Gare du Nord Station in Paris only to realise we had to catch another couple of trains if we were ever going to be out of the below-freezing conditions and safely in our relatively cheap hotelroom in Montmartre. For those of you who’ve never been to Montmartre, [...]

Bruges

Rob Kaay — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:06:58 +0000

It’s impossible to see a white christmas in Australia. But we still get a glimpse into what it’s like because of American and English movies. Where people hug each other wrapped in big-jackets and scarves while snow floats down from the night sky and gently kisses them as they laugh and look as though they’re [...]

Amsterdam

Rob Kaay — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:18:09 +0000

There’s only two reasons you’re an Australian and going to Amsterdam. A) You’ve been offered a job. B) You want to party and you’re curious. Lorna and I were not offered a job. Lorna had been before but didn’t want to tell me too much about it. I’d heard all the rumours about there being [...]

Wadi Rum

Rob Kaay — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:50:15 +0000

Frankly, I’m surprised Lorna and I lived to write about Wadi Rum. Something seriously needs to be done about the quality of driving and enforcement of the driving rules in Jordan. And don’t even get me started on Egypt, because they’re way-worse. And I’m not the sort of guy to just sit around and cross [...]

Petra

Rob Kaay — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:24:04 +0000

Finally, after talking our heads off about it for weeks, months before we even left for our ten-month world adventure… Lorna and I sat in a mini-van, driving along the Kings Highway in Jordan with a very exciting destination in mind… Petra. We made a few decent photo-opp stops along the way, and the sheer vastness of [...]

Mt Nebo, Dead Sea, Madaba, Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan, Hammamat Ma’in Hot Springs

Rob Kaay — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:34:37 +0000

Madaba should be your next stop after Amman on your way to Petra and the hotel you should check into is called the Mariam Hotel. It’s about a ten-minute walk to the town center where you can grab a bite to eat. There’s free wi-fi and the pool area is amazing… …as is the restaurant and the [...]

Amman

Rob Kaay — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:27:55 +0000

Let’s face it, the main reason you’re in Amman, Jordan’s capital, is because you’re on your way to experience the magic of the once-lost-but-now-found ancient city of Petra. You should also want to visit Mt Nebo where, according the bible, Moses died. A visit to Madaba, a drive down the Kings Highway and a 4×4 [...]

Luxor

Rob Kaay — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:38:49 +0000

If you say you’ve visited Luxor to an American, chances are they’ll reply, “Oh no, we didn’t stay at the Luxor in Las Vegas, we stayed at the Palms!” But they wouldn’t be too far off, because, the Palms is way better than the black pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel of Las Vegas. However, Lorna and I [...]

Aswan

Rob Kaay — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:04:03 +0000

We started our Egyptian adventure off in Cairo and after visiting the Pyramids of Giza, The Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum, we had a quick rest at the hotel before piling onto a train bound for Aswan. Aswan exists on the east-bank of the Nile and is generally the second spot you stop to explore [...]

Cairo

Rob Kaay — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:34:09 +0000

When deciding on a travel destination, it’s easy to choose somewhere in Europe or America. If you really want to push your character to its next level, try visiting the Middle-East! I’ve got to take credit, for the first time on our trip, and mention that it was I who suggested visiting Egypt to Lorna. [...]

Montmartre Clignancourt

Aussie On Tour — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:47:16 +0000

Score: 64% ———- Recommended for: Couples or two people. Value for money: 4/5 For $70 AU per room, per night and staying in Montmartre – I’d like to see you get a better price than this. The room is definitely not five-star, but is comfortable enough. That being said, there are about twenty hotels within [...]