He Smiled and Gave Me a Vegemite Sandwich

[dotinthesky]

OzBus is a new travel company that provides a regular overland bus service between London and Sydney, Australia. The first bus departed on 16 September, carrying a mixture of people, including a writer from The Guardian. Every two weeks she'll be writing a column, documenting the trip. Her first piece is here.

I feel like signing up for one of their trips! The idea of sitting on my ass for 84 days is not compelling, but the sights and the adventures shared with a group of people make me think that it could be one of those "life-changing" type of trips, where you make friends for life and discover new things about yourself (i.e. the endurance to sit on your ass for 84 days). It's also a little bit like being a Big Brother contestant, only you don't have a public baying for your blood, nor fellow bedmates as thick as shit. And no money at the end of the rainbow. And no cameras... Ok, I guess it's not that similar to Big Brother.

Visiting dozens of countries; camping under the stars; meeting people from all over the world... it's a universe away from this grey London outside my window.

Comments

[sallypointzero.livejournal.com]

Good Grief! a coach to Aberdeen was enough to put me off em for life!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I've taken 8 to 12 hour long bus rides which are killers. And I hate planes too. The only way I can see myself taking one of these is if the people are really cool, and there's space to stand and stretch, etc.