Südamerika-Südpazifik-Australien 2025

Now the long journey has come to an end. We have seen fantastic corners of our planet, met great people, and encountered no problems anywhere. Now we are looking forward to...

As always, we arrived on time and took a nice Uber ride to Sydney Airport. The driver was an Indian who has been living in Australia for 9 years and is enthusiastic about the...

Today we got two more tickets for the Opera House. Last time, we missed the chance to see a performance at the Opera House. On the way, there was a beautiful rainbow and a...

City of Sydney

Today we met with Peter and Lynn. We got to know them on the boat trip, ate together several times, and became friends. They arranged a beautiful day trip around Sydney for us....

Blowhole Kiama

The second to last day with our car is behind us. Tomorrow, we only have the drive to Sydney left, after which we will return the car, stay for four nights, and become...

Hotel Bellevue Lakes Entrance

Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate again today. When we set off, it seemed like it would be somewhat nice. However, as the morning progressed, the clouds above us grew...

Today we had the whole day to visit the Wilsons Promontory National Park. The weather forecasts had been poor from the beginning. At least we were able to hike to Millers...

The intrusion of an Antarctic cold air mass combined with rainy weather will throw a bit of a wrench into our plans. It is expected to remain just above 0°C at night and snow up...

Today we explored Melbourne a bit more. We walked across the Jarra River to the National Gallery of Victoria, or as they abbreviate everything here, to the NGV. It is a large...

Last night we took Tram 35 on the City Circle Tram line. Unfortunately, this line only runs until around 6:00 PM, so we were only able to go a few stops. The great thing is that...

Today we continued our journey towards Melbourne. The road took us almost entirely along the coast. The weather was very changeable. Sometimes the sun shone, sometimes it...

Today marks the beginning of the drive along the coast to Sydney. From Port Fairy, we drove to Apollo Bay. This stretch of coast is known as the Great Ocean Road and is...

In the morning, we walked through Port Fairy to Griffiths Island, a peninsula. Port Fairy still has some houses from the first half of the 19th century, as well as from the...

With a bit of nostalgia, we left Halls Gap today. The drive to Port Fairy was very beautiful. On one hand, we saw kangaroos and many emus, and we even had to stop to avoid...

Today was a hiking day. First, we walked from the town to the Venus Baths. This is a kind of gorge that has been a route for the First People and the early settlers. Then we...

The overnight stay in Hahndorf was quite special. When we wanted to check into our room, they told us that the hotel was actually closed, but they didn't want to cancel our...

Today we left Kangaroo Island. First, however, we climbed to the highest point of Kangaroo Island, Prospect Hill. A staircase leads up there, similar to the Haiku Stairs on...

The weather was quite varied today, with short rain showers, moments of sunshine, and overcast skies. At least the strong wind has calmed down, so the ferry will operate again...

Last night, it was very windy, rainy, and there was lightning. Throughout the entire morning, there were storms and it rained as if in the tropics. The local farmers are...

Today the weather is very nice, and tomorrow rainy weather is forecasted. Therefore, we visited attractions that are better enjoyed in good weather today. However, this involved...

To get to Kangaroo Island, we naturally had to take the ferry. Since there is only one crossing per day, we had to be on time. The trip was trouble-free; the ferry company...

Birds in the Barossa Valley Sculpture Park

When we arrived in Adelaide the day before yesterday, the weather was beautiful, yesterday it was somewhat overcast with a bit of rain, and today it's back to blue skies. In the...

We didn't have breakfast at the hotel, but went to a highly-rated bakery with a few tables. There we enjoyed fine cappuccino and top-notch pastries and croissants. We then took...

We arrived in Adelaide on the Ghan at 11:00. At the train station, the train had to be split in half to allow it to arrive at two platforms since they do not have a platform...

The journey from Alice Springs to Coober Pedy is a long one, and the train travels quite fast for almost the entire night. Despite this, we were able to get some good sleep. In...

We spent the first night on the Ghan. The food is very good, and the staff is very friendly. The train is, as mentioned, quite old technically and when it operates, it is rather...