Travelogues Australia

Thursday, 25.01.18 Somehow, I'm nervous thinking about the return journey tomorrow. I've realized by now that I'll be traveling for 48 hours. Since I have to return the camper...

Australian Dollar

After the last big city, we continued north to a small town with a very famous beach: Rainbow Beach. It got its name because the sand contains 74 different colors. Of course, we...

After enjoying our stay at the Airbnb accommodation on the Gold Coast so much, we decided to spend the (for now) last few days in Australia there again (see last post Gold...

This will be the final report on Australia, time flew by incredibly fast - it has been eight weeks after all. First, we passed by Melbourne because we were heading to the Great...

January 18 - Victoria Australia: Melbourne, Great Ocean Road

I couldn't resist and flew to Sydney for New Year's Eve. When you're already 'close'... (I better not tell you how much I paid for the short flight.) Flo, who I was traveling...

MELBOURNE Returning to civilization and cooler temperatures, we once again enjoyed city life. The Yarra River, with its many attractions, is the centerpiece of the metropolis...

January 18 - New South Wales: Sydney, Blue Mountains

Finally, an update! After Christmas, we decided to go camping to get to know Australia in a different way! Our plan was to sleep in the car, but since we have a regular car, it...

We want to get straight to the point: we could have skipped the stop in Rockingham and the visit to Penguin Island: no sign of free-living penguins anywhere, which may be due to...

On Wednesday, we got up early to tackle the approximately 568km journey to Denham: infinitely long stretches that seem to go on forever and somehow never end. However, the whole...

Koala Garden

From Karijini NP we continued to Exmouth and Coral Bay. Here is the Ningaloo Reef. Unlike the Great Barrier Reef, the reef is close to the coast and you can swim to the reef...

Last night we booked our snorkeling trip, called snorkel in English, what a cool word 😂😂, we are going to the Whitsunday Islands on the Thundercat, a red awesome speedboat. In...

On Sunday, October 15th, we visited my host mom's parents in Geelong for dinner, a beautiful city with a harbor and pier! I had some time alone to explore the second largest city...

Last weekend on Saturday we went on a trip to Melbourne in the Dandenongs to visit the Puffing Billy Railway on the occasion of my kids' grandma's birthday! We took a 45-minute...

Last Saturday I took a bus tour along the Great Ocean Road. After the first seven weeks, I really thought that I would spend every weekend here alone, but in a short time I...

After a restful night, following a nocturnal thunderstorm (tent is waterproof), we headed to the Visitor Center to gather information about the 'Gibb'. After refueling the car...

We set off to Townsville yesterday morning to conquer our next destination. We bought a few things along the way, including a walker for Anna. In the afternoon, we settled into...

17/09/17 - 20/09/17 From the scenery and city perspective, Brisbane is not as beautiful as Melbourne or Sydney, especially since it lacks a beach - but we still had very...

10/09/17 - 14/09/17 After a bus ride of nearly 13 hours from Saturday to Sunday, we finally arrived in Byron Bay. We dropped off our bags and headed straight to the beach! ...

After yesterday's arduous travel day with an early departure and a 3.5-hour flight to Cairns, we have finally settled into our camper and driven the 70 km to Port Douglas. The...

How quickly time flies when you only have a little of it. This is our third day in Sydney...

This weekend we went to the Crocodile jumping at the Adelaide River, which is 100km away. There, we took a boat tour. The tour lasted one hour and cost $50 per person -...

The oasis at the foot of Ayers Rock

From Cairns, we decided to drive to the iconic Uluru or Ayers Rock, the landmark of Australia. For the Aboriginal people in this area, the Anangu, it is a sacred mountain. It...

Our Fraser-capable 4WD

16.06. - 17.06.17 Our last two effective days with our car are spent in the oldest tropical rainforest in the solar system, the Daintree Forest. We take a car ferry across...

Reef shark