The Aussie Flashpacker
An Australian travel blog by a flashpacker, a traveller who likes comfort and technology on a backpacker budget. Posts cover destinations and travel tips.
Destination guides and tips from a budget-minded but comfort-seeking traveller.
The lighthouse lamp
A warm lamp sits at the top of the tower, sending a slow beam over the water for anyone still out at sea.
The gull on the post
This gull has an important job, keeps an eye on the shore and has strong opinions about bread.
The beach crab
A crab with a pair of pincers has offered you a room. It is a shell. Standards vary.
The message in a bottle
A green bottle has drifted in with a note tucked inside. The note is short, friendly and not urgent, which is how the best notes are written.
The little sailboat
A small sailboat drifts past with two pale sails. It has no schedule and it is never late.