Travelogues Australia

Early start for a big wildlife day. Stuart had to stay at home because he wanted to swim away with the dolphins, so we drove up to Monkey Mia without him. Monkey Mia is known...

Gautheaume Point

As it is about full moon time, it is time to leave Derby and head for Broome for the markets (food!) and nice views. On the way Stuart wanted to visit the Derby Prison Tree:...

Good morning at Imintji campground

Nearby Kununurra is the other 'service-town' for the Gibb River Road Wyndham. The city is also known for its Five Rivers Lookout. Due too the clouds and dust from the fires...

Our car needed two new tyres (expensive stuff here...), so we drove it to the workshop and went to the nearby shopping centre to buy the last things needed for the onward trip,...

For our last day in the Kakadu National Park, we planned two shorter lookout walks and a bit longer walk to a swimming pool. For the first walk to the Yurmikmik lookout, the...

Very early start for this day to have enough time to explore the remote Jim Jim and Twin Falls. From Pine Creek it is about 2h drive before the turn-off to the gravel road to...

It is time to leave the Litchfield National Park and head out to the Mary River Wetlands near the Kakadu National Park. On our way to the Corroboree Park Tavern we stopped at...

Kata Tjuta sunrise

The car repaired and we not to sick to travel again, it is time to travel to Yulara to see Uluru/Ayers Rock. Before the long drive from Alice Springs, we decided to visit...

Leaving Cape York and heading for the Tablelands Regional, we started early in the morning and were rewarded with some beautiful cloud pics on the way towards Mount Molly. Then...

The big trip starts heading up north to 'Cape Tribulation' as the locals in Cairns named it. First stopping at a lookout on the way to take a 'Screensaver' photo - perfect...

Today I want to tell you that our Sabbatical in Australia consists of two parts: Part 1 > Traveling through Australia Our travels all over Australia, some of which you have...

The last few days we have been exploring Brisbane. We visited the city like tourists, covering a significant distance by boat and on foot, and endured the heat. We found some...

After we were really tired from our sailing tour and fell asleep exhausted at night, I still had something in the back of my mind. Although we had already seen parts of the...

The last week in Australia has come to an end and today we flew to New Zealand. We took our farewell trip along the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne to Adelaide. Here, we were...

12/30/2019 https://youtu.be/BSyXrhGMj9Q Today we went on a tour to the Great Ocean Road. We visited the Twelve Apostles, Apollo Bay (one of the most beautiful beaches in...

12.-18.12.2019 https://youtu.be/ZUyxOdTtocc Went out in Sydney. We went to three clubs, the third one was actually good, although overcrowded and expensive. The club closed at...

Spent the first night at Byron Baysides in a Quadruple Room with a mini kitchenette. Slept well, had a good breakfast, and then off we went! On to the Lighthouse Walk, past...

So, then we set off to our first destination, the legendary Byron Bay, about 350 km away. First, we took the M1 towards Brisbane, with lots of stops and starts. Just like...

03.+04.12.2019 First of all, a little info: I was made aware that the captions are not displayed correctly on mobile. I am generally dissatisfied with this blog platform, but I...

13th+14th November 2019 https://youtu.be/ab9giKHqLpA My mattress broke last night, so I basically slept on the floor. However, I was so tired that it didn't really matter....

Met another German girl (Katja) at a billiard event at the hostel last night. She decided to join our trip to Rottnest island. Also met other people which will head south within...

15-20 October 2019 We arrived back in Alice Springs. We had lunch by the pool and cooked dinner together with the leftovers. We had calculated the food pretty well. The next day...

13.10.2019 The alarm clock rang at 5 o'clock, way too early! But the sunrise at Uluru didn't wait for us! After the sunrise, we had breakfast and then we all met at Uluru. It...

After covering 200km earlier today (now 450km away from Cairns), we had a coffee at the new campsite in Bowen first. The new place is right by the sea and in sight we...

September 26-30, 2019 I cleaned my room, washed all the beddings, and swept my room. Today, I finally leave this place. My French colleague, with whom I got along with the best,...

Normally we would end our time in a country with a report on the local cuisine. But since you all probably know the famous Fish and Chips, and what a Pie and a Sunday roast look...

12th-18th August 2019 After a few days, a routine actually sets in. You gradually learn the tobacco brands. Generally, cigarettes, toast bread, and soft drinks, especially...