Travelogues Australia

Here's a short summary before we leave the city: Sydney is a great city, but we were most impressed by the Sydneysiders.

We can't leave Australia without going surfing. So we make the most of our last day and give surfing a try. Fortunately, our private instructor is very patient. We learn to...

After a relaxed day of camping, it was time to practice walking with Anna and just relax with a bit of wine. 😁 Anna got her first molar tooth. Today we went whale watching....

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day for the first time in our lives. Here in Darwin, this day is a public holiday, so only the most essential things were open. Therefore, the...

In the evening we reached Australia's capital Canberra. Our hostel in the city center was fully booked and we shared the floor with many Chinese children. The next morning we...

Finally, Sydney. After a 3-hour drive on a slightly battered bus, we drove past the world-famous Harbor Bridge and the even more famous Opera House to Central Station. From...

First stop after Brisbane: Byron Bay. The surfer town is located on a beautiful bay and has a north beach. The three main streets of the town were quickly explored, so we went...

I hereby admit: I'm officially fed up with cities :D I did some sightseeing in Brisbane, went to the Townhall and the Botanical Gardens (lol) but actually, I wanted to get out....

After weeks of lockdown, the rules are slowly but surely being relaxed in Australia. Specifically, this means that at this point in time, it is allowed to take day trips within...

A lot has happened in the last few days since my last entry. My boyfriend didn't want us to spend our first New Year's apart, so he traveled all the way around the world and...

So I have arrived in Melbourne and feel at home again. A great feeling to be back here after 10 years. :)

Took the van down to a free camping spot at Bulahdelah. Stopped at Forster for the Cape Hawke Lookout. It was very smoky in the evening due to the fires. There was a total fire...

See report: Maximilian 'In 6 weeks from Noosa to the Great Ocean Road and back'

Surprisingly early, we were on the road today in the camper van, heading towards Airlie Beach (7:00 am) 💪🏼 We took a break at Horseshoe Bay Beach in Bowen and soaked up the...

Unfortunately, our beautiful journey is coming to an end... tomorrow we will already head to the airport. We spent our final evening at the harbor. The Harbour Bridge and the...

Campsite Search So, since Port Lincoln we have already driven 1600 km and with a short stop in Norseman (see "red" pictures) we have finally arrived in Esperance. Actually, when...

Halftime - now we've been here for over 3 months, longer than on our first farm. It's somehow quite exhausting to only have every other weekend off in the long run. There were a...

City Centre and Queen Victoria Market We quickly left Melbourne, it was nice there but there is simply not much to explore, that's why we would have had to stay longer now. We...

Arrived in Bundaberg, we inspected the first Aldi on the East Coast. Feels like home again :-). From now on, we only want to shop at Aldi :-D. It's unbelievable that the prices...

even more waterfalls a total waterfall day! Also here one of our goals was to see a waterfall. Today we saw so many waterfalls.. one more beautiful than the other. Additionally,...

with a good feeling in our stomachs, we continued our journey. First stop were the Josephine Falls! Yes, waterfalls again =) here we could even slide into the water on a huge...

Last night we had a room just for ourselves in the hostel with a fridge and a TV =) really great. However, since we were initially skeptical because there is no air conditioning...

On the way to Townsville, we found this great camping spot on the beach :) We just had to show you the way there. There was also a dog on the beach that we named Bob.

since we have been in Australia, Mike has been wanting to do the Jumping Crocodiles Tour on the Adelaide River. Today was the day, and it was really exciting! The boat guide...

Finally camping After two weeks in Perth, we were finally ready to start our first road trip. Since it gets dark here at 5 pm, we had to set up our first camp in the dark. It...

Mooloolaba was our last stop along the Sunshine Coast. We spent the first day relaxing. We arrived at our accommodation at around 10 o'clock in the morning. We had to wait to...

We flew to Darwin this morning with a stopover in Alice Springs (0.5 h or 1 hour 50). There's not much to see in the city. Plus, it's pretty hot around 30 degrees, but the...

After a 7-hour flight (Cathay Pacific) with a lot of delay, we landed in Perth around 23:00. The lines at immigration, especially at the customs, were incredibly long. The...

14th to 15th Feb: We return to Bunbury and Bo visits the hospital with Fa again. Meanwhile, I stay with the boys at the campground and we do the laundry, tidy up the camper,...