Travelogues Australia

Visiting the (second) most livable city in the world, which also captivates us

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...

Perth was actually a very short trip for me. On Friday, I mistakenly went to Hillary to get to Rottnest Island, but well, that didn't happen that day. Still, I was able to enjoy...

We were only at the Sunshine Coast for a short time (just under a day), but our drive here ended in the heavy rain ;) Nevertheless, after checking in briefly at the campsite, we...

In Brisbane, we stayed for about 1 1/2 days. We arrived at our campsite in the afternoon and rested there first. In the evening, we cooked and watched a movie, so we had a very...

Our East Coast trip finally started 😍 we picked up the car and have already driven the first 400km 😍 the car is quite old but still in good condition, we're also getting along...

After spending a lot of time in the city, it was time to get back to nature. So we spent 2 nights on Phillip Island, which is 140km away from Melbourne. We were able to stay in...

06.02.019 - Day 16 Song: George Harrison - got my mindest on you Today we got up completely relaxed and continued driving towards the north of Tasmania. Since the girls' car...

05.02.2019 - Day 15 Song: Dermot Kennedy - Power over me Today the four of us went on a pretty long hike through Freycinet National Park after being awakened by a little wallaby...

Back on solid ground, we celebrated our great sailing trip and the amazing group. I also met Jared again, whom I had met in Byron Bay, and we exchanged the latest stories. 😊...

When we arrived in Brisbane, there was a long walk ahead of us. However, we made good use of this walk for sightseeing. Brisbane is a very beautiful city with many bridges. The...

Today, shortly before 6 o'clock in the morning, after I could watch the sunrise beautifully, I finally arrived in Melbourne and took my time to buy a train ticket and then walk...

After my wonderful days in Brisbane, I had to say goodbye to my hosts and make my way to Noosa. There, during an evening beach walk, I was rewarded with a beautiful sunset and...

After a cozy breakfast together, the majority of our group set off for Surfers Paradise. One night in this special city on the Gold Coast was more than enough for my mood. After...

I finally arrived in Sydney with a lot of delay. John and Narelle warmly welcomed me at the airport and took me to Shirley and Dan's house. Joey was already waiting for me there...

Today we drove into town at 9:30 in the morning after a slightly longer and more restful sleep with the hostel shuttle, because there would be a tour to Nimbin starting from the...

After yesterday we walked for 25 minutes from the bus station to our hostel, the Backpackers Resort - for which we grabbed a shopping cart as luggage carrier help - survived,...

There's not much to report at the moment... but Mathias had his birthday at the beginning of December, which we took as an opportunity to go to a pretty hip restaurant in the...

Heavy rain brought Sydney's traffic to a standstill, and we had a difficult and wet time getting to the two museums we wanted to visit today: the Powerhouse Museum and SeaLife.

Last week we were in Townsville and today we are in Cairns. Now our trip is up to date. However, I will have to add cities we have visited afterwards, as it is not easy with the...

I am completely blown away by today's day - Linda and I finally managed to go to the Blue Mountains and it was truly indescribably beautiful. The nature here is wonderful,...

Two days of superlatives: On the way to Launceston, the third oldest city in Australia and the second largest in Tasmania, we saw one of the highest waterfalls and, on the way,...

After spending the whole day yesterday to get to Airlie Beach, we finally checked into our hostel at 6:00 PM, which was a huge compound that resembled a rainforest with lots of...

Everything at the camp was wet, red, and muddy the next morning, and it keeps raining. No fire, no hot water, no tea, no coffee. Pack everything up, wet and dirty as everything...

Our next destination was Noosa. This region on the Sunshine Coast has been a popular place for surfers since the 1960s. Several villages are lined up on the south side of the...

Today was a day with lots of details and information. First, we went back to the shopping center and got a prepaid SIM card that works very well, then we went to Linnis bank...

The stay at Myella Farm was a great experience. Our next destination was Agnes Water. It is located near Eurimbula National Park and the town of 1770, where Captain Cook first...

At night we could only hear the chirping of insects and the waterfall right next to us, so we could sleep well again. Cooler than the other nights on the coast, only about 23...

Gorgeous sunrise at 6:00 am under palm trees and mango trees. The only drawback of the place was that we got bitten for the first time since we've been here. It started last...

We traveled from Darwin to Adelaide on the Ghan. Our first stop was Katherine, where we visited a canyon landscape in a national park.