Travelogues Australia

I have lost count of how many times my host mommy has told me 'Vreni, you just have to put that in the drawer of life experience' after I stumbled through the front door,...

Let the adventure begin! After two extremely long flights, I finally arrived in Sydney. Melina guided me through Sydney, we did some coastal walks and visited many beaches. One...

Früh am morgen sind wir los, um unser Auto im Norden von Melbourne abzuholen. Nachdem wir uns so gut es geht an den Linksverkehr gewöhnt haben, ging es los. Unser Ziel: Cape...

Day 2 of our road trip through Australia began at the campground in the forest that we didn't want to drive to in the dark. In retrospect, the decision was not completely wrong,...

Further into the Outback towards the north we reached Gwalia, also a gold mining town. There is still a small open-pit mine, but the main attraction is the abandoned village. In...

On this day, we went to the harbor at 7 o'clock in the morning, because that's where the boat to the Great Barrier Reef departed. After two hours, we arrived at our first stop...

In Rockhampton we stay for 2 days and have our first encounter with crocodiles..At the campsite, we meet incredibly nice people and a lot of tame parrots..We visit the Botanic...

After a day in Harvey Bay with breakfast by the sea, we drive to Bunderberg. We visit the rum distillery and ginger beer brewery. Later, we go to Lake Awanga where we make a...

In Nullarbor, there is a gas station, a motel, and a camping site. Other than that… nothing! 😃 Outback! Left and right along the drive, nothing but open barren land and a few...

Today the weather was finally good again. The sun was shining and it was warmer again. After the last few days were cold and windy, hopefully summer is slowly coming now ☀️ The...

We have already been on 4 road trips in Australia, covering the East Coast, West Coast, Red Centre, and the entire south (from Perth to Sydney). Now, only one corner of longing...

I had Easter Monday and Tuesday off, so I spent the time playing beach volleyball, surfing and relaxing. I worked again from Wednesday to Saturday. On Sunday I met up with...

We left the campsite in Brisbane early under gray clouds and after a good hour's drive we reached “Surfers Paradise” on the Gold Coast. Contrary to what the name suggests, you...

The week started well as I finally got a call for a job offer (as an on-call worker). However, my joy was limited because I was only needed on Tuesday. Luckily, I got another...

23/03/2023 from Dorrigo to Yuraygir NP, Red Cliff Camping Site In the early morning, we see that another visit to the rainforest visitor center may be worthwhile, the thick...

10.03.2023 from Katherine to Daly Waters After packing up our things, we go shopping for the next few days, because we don't know what's really coming to us. Then we surf the...

Meanwhile, we are on our way from Cairns to Darwin. It is quite hot and humid here. The first part of the crossing takes us between the mainland and the Great Barrier Reef. The...

On Saturday, before the catamaran tour, we will visit Cape Hillsborough National Park and hike the trails through the jungle and along the ocean. It is really beautiful, but...

28.01.2023 by Alex to Toorongo Waterfall Free Camping To get straight to the point, we had a great day today. Not that yesterday wasn't also beautiful, but today we saw a lot....

So now we're leaving the green and heading into the Outback. The vegetation becomes scarcer and the roads have no more intersections. 500 km straight ahead. We stop at a 'rest...

The city center of Adelaide is surrounded by parks, with one side facing the Karrawirra Parri River and a large park on the other side. This makes the city center very...

We drove from Robe to almost Adelaide along the Coorong National Park. The park is shaped by sand dunes, lagoons, and coastal vegetation. The uniqueness of the Coorong is the...

Back to the sea, we drove through a hilly landscape mostly dominated by livestock farming. In Wannon, we visited the Wannon Falls, which had a bit of water. It could be really...

We start the day in a relaxed way today. It's raining a bit and we're going to have breakfast at a nice cafe in Kings Cross. Today we want to explore the different neighborhoods...

38 degrees this morning - first to the beach and into the water.🥶 Err, not really, because it's freezing cold, well, just for a moment. With the cooling off, we went inland to...

10.01.23 Once upon a time in a foreign land, there was a funny duo. At dawn, they rode on Yoshi, the faithful companion, through streets spiked with holes. After unexpected...

09.01.23 Get up at 8 am sharp. Today we first plan to do the Wildlife Walk in Prom National Park. Hopefully, we will spot some animals. We start off and soon arrive at the...

6 weeks in the lonely metropolis of Australia: 2 cool jobs, great people and a varied city. Even though it is very remote in Western Australia, you can have a great time in...

01.01.23 Frohes neues Jahr! Dank des gemütlichen Bettes schlafen wir nach unserem gestrigen Abenteuer bis 10 Uhr morgens. Als wir aufstehen, sind Hala und Kevin bereits wach und...

To get from Kangaroo Island to Melbourne, we chose a route as close to the coast as possible, the sections we drove through are called the Fleurieu Peninsula and the Limestone...