far-far-away

On 09.05.2019, we arrived in Phong Nha in the evening by sleeper bus. The place, or rather the adjacent National Park 'Phong Nha-Ke Bang', is mainly known for its numerous...

On 06.05.2019 we started with the bus towards Ninh Binh (about 2 hours south of Hanoi). Our first stop was at a temple in a cave. There, through our tour guide, we...

On May 2nd to May 3rd, 2019, we traveled from the Philippines to Vietnam. We were very tired from the flight and the time difference. Unfortunately, our hostel forgot to send us...

And for Meykel as an experienced surfer, the surfing mecca :-) Siargao boasts one of the best surf spots worldwide, the famous Cloud 9. Conveniently, we stayed just a few...

Our time in Australia came to an end after about 8 months. Cairns was our last stop. We didn't want to drive all the way to Darwin because it's almost 2900 km between the two...

As you could already gather from my last blog post, Engelbert and Angelika were visiting. After they rented their camper in Brisbane and we rented our Jucy in Cairns, we drove...

On 11.04.2019, we had an incredibly amazing day at the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef. We shared this experience with our visitors from Germany, Engelbert and...

First and foremost, we visited Townsville to sell our car Karlchen. This is certainly easier in a slightly larger city than somewhere in the middle of nowhere, where we usually...

We also had to climb over fences

As the headline already reveals, we had to get up early on 27.03.2019. More precisely at 5.00 o'clock ! We stayed at Smalleys Beach, practically right by the beach. This...

Our fifth and probably last housesitter job in Yeppoon was once again very relaxing. The tasks were clear: entertaining and walking a cute little puppy, as well as feeding a...

When traveling along the east coast of Australia from south to north, Agnes Water is the last place where you can surf and swim in the sea. The reason for this is that further...

Moreton Island is a sand island, just like Fraser Island.

On 17.02.2019 we set off for Brisbane, often called 'Brissie', 'Bris Vegas' or 'Brisneyworld'. Only 2 million people live here and you can really feel it. Compared to Sydney,...

With an area of 1840 square kilometers, it is the largest sand island in the world. It is located about 190 kilometers north of Brisbane off the east coast of Australia. In the...

After visiting Bundaberg, our journey continued to Hervey Bay. Why this was our next stop - no idea! Nowadays, we simply travel from coastal town to coastal town, as long as we...

Our day in Agnes Water and Bundaberg

We have both done different jobs and gained experience in various areas, but what we are doing now is our absolute dream job. I regret not having come up with this idea earlier....

Als Backpacker macht man so einige Dinge, die man in Deutschland nie gemacht hätte und auch nie gedacht hat, dass man sie mal machen wird. Ok, die meisten der Punkte treffen...

Due to Meykel's injury, we had to postpone the hike planned for the next day. So we drove to Byron Bay. A truly beautiful little town known for its great surfing and diving...

(by Meykel) Before we drove from Coffs Harbour towards Byron Bay, we thought we would spend another nice day at the beach. The weather was great, the waves were high, and the...

Sydney was crossed off our list faster than expected. We celebrated New Year's Eve there, visited the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, took a city tour, and had lunch at...

Today there's a new video: https://youtu.be/GomVo4UT6qo

Without having planned it long in advance, we ended up being in Sydney exactly for New Year's Eve. On December 30th, 2018, we arrived at our accommodation, checked in, and went...

It's been a long time since our last entry. That's probably because we both worked in Melbourne for almost 2 months and were caught up in the Australian work routine. But just...

Melbourne

After visiting Kangaroo Island, our journey continued towards Melbourne. There are two routes from Cape Jervis (where the ferry docked) to Melbourne; one goes inland and the...

The Flinders Chase National Park is located at the western end of Kangaroo Island and covers an area of 326 km². Since we wanted to see as much as possible, we started early in...

After about five weeks in Adelaide (where nothing significant happened because we mostly worked there), our journey continued. The destination was Kangaroo Island. From...

Rottnest Island is a small island of about 19 sq km off the coast of Perth. We took a ferry from Fremantle to get there. The ferry, including bike rental, cost us $99 per person...