London to Sydney by bus
Anita Sethi travels overland from London to Sydney on the Ozbus.
Christmas roast on the beach
After 15,000 miles and 12 weeks on the Oz Bus, Anita Sethi is suffering withdrawal symptoms. Guess she'll just have to make do with sunning herself on the beach
London to Sydney by bus
Anita Sethi: 'The bus lurches away until it is a tiny speck on the road, leaving us to make our own way in the world again'
End of the road for the OzBus after 84 days of mishaps and mayhem
From London to Sydney: 39 passengers disembark with epic travellers' tales
London to Sydney by bus
'Humans should learn from crocs. Slow down. Take it easy. Stay in the shade. And drink lots of water'
London to Sydney by bus
Anita Sethi: 'I brave my own two feet for the steps to the summit, where plumes of smoke rise menacingly from the crater'
London to Sydney by bus
'By night, we haunt the sultry Bedudal Cafe and are seduced by Sea Horse, a sweet Indonesian whiskey'
London to Sydney by bus
Anita Sethi's Oz bus journey reaches Koh Samui, where the golden sands are bathed in sun despite it being monsoon season
London to Sydney by bus
Anita Sethi: At 3.30 one morning, the bus was due to leave for Calcutta, but 28 people did not make it back on.
London to Sydney by bus
Half-way through her journey, Anita Sethi finds that the middle of the road is much like a mid-life crisis: you begin pondering the path you're taking.
London to Sydney by bus
These past few days we've shed the OzBus for Oz minibus, Oz jeep and Oz elephant, the latter quite the slowest, most ponderous journey yet, writes Anita Sethi.
London to Sydney by bus
'We have reached perilous terrain', writes Anita Sethi as the Ozbus heads towards the Iran and Pakistan border.
London to Sydney by bus
Our new bus, with functioning air conditioning and no smelly toilet, has lifted spirits, writes Anita Sethi, approaching Iran-Pakistan border.
London to Sydney by bus
Heidelberg, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest have flickered into a hot and hungry Istanbul, where our tour leader, Janelle, successfully halted the traffic with her own hands.
All aboard for Sydney
Since she boarded Oz Bus two weeks ago, Anita Sethi has crossed Europe, made 39 new friends and become a karaoke queen. Here she kicks off a regular column from the road, while Jan Miller remembers a similar trip in the early 70s.
