Travelogues New South Wales

So now we are in Sydney! A good start to the year 2018 - let's see what the metropolis has to offer us. We were there for three nights. After checking in at our hostel, we had...

Here we go - the sun is shining, we're going to the beach. Got tickets for the bus, by the way, it's awesome here, bought an OPAL card, loaded it with 10 dollars and it's valid...

Hello dear ones, so that you can follow our previous route, the previous stops were: Sydney Port Stephens Port Macquarie Nambucca Heads and next we are heading to Coffs Harbour...

The weather today was very changeable with showers. Therefore, this morning I decided to make my way to the Australian Museum. It wasn't far from my hostel, I only needed to...

Turkeys are everywhere in Byron Bay

Before we get started, here are a few photos of the surroundings of the lodge. Notable are the Chinese flame trees, which are hard to miss... We have now arrived at the...

Today we continued from the mountains at about 1000 m height. First, back to the Pacific coast and then north towards Port Macquarie. We had 500 km ahead of us, maintaining speeds...

Our last tourist day in Sydney! After breakfast, we headed towards Darling Harbour. We wanted to take a look at the wildlife that we might encounter along the way. In the middle...

After a long sleep and a tasty breakfast, influenced by Asian cuisine, we set off at 9:20 AM for the second day tour through Sydney. The thermometer already showed 21 degrees, and...

The return trip by train from Wollongong to Sydney brought us a truly special and beautiful encounter: In the train across from us sat an elderly couple who suddenly offered to...

Australia is complicated, at least when it comes to mobile networks. That’s why I’m allowed to buy a new phone for Christmas, but it’s annoying because it takes a whole day, and...

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A good two hour drive from Sydney is the “Blue Mountains National Park”, which consists of many impressive waterfalls, rainforests and steep rock faces. So in the early morning...

Since we had already seen a lot of Sydney the day before, we wanted to go early today to “Bondi Beach”, which is famous especially among surfers and is also a quarter of an hour...

We took the bus from the campsite, which was about 50 minutes outside, to the center of the city. With over 5 million inhabitants, Sydney is one of the largest cities in...

06.02.23 Who or what is Oliver Sassafras? When we wake up early in the morning, we don't know or know him or that yet. The blue sky and the sunshine make our spirits soar. With...

05.02.23 The parrot greets daily - eieiei. And with sunshine. The new fashion: Don't eat where you sleep. So we set off and look for an exclusive breakfast spot. It is quickly...

02/04/23 As planned, we get up a bit earlier today, pack our things, and head out before breakfast. We drive to Newcastle and park Vicky at Sheppards Hill. On the way, we pass...

On Wednesday (11.01.23), I met the group for the first time that I will be exploring the East Coast of Australia with for the next 21 days. 20 women embarking on an adventurous...

Now we are leaving Wagga Wagga for an important next stop on Stuart´s travel to meet the local wildlife: Kangaroo Valley. Already on our drive to Kangaroo Valley Stuart...

It is time to leave the koalas and Kangaroo Island and drive to New South Wales. At the Kangaroo Island ferry terminal we had to persuade Stuart with a big breakfast, that is a...

The journey from Sydney back to Melbourne (our last Australian destination) did not lead us along the coast, but through the Australian Alps in the hinterland. During this...

Sydney is a place of longing for us since a 3-day stopover in 1997. It took us 25 years to come back here (not counting layovers at the airport), and we were curious to see how...

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...

Sydney is great, it lifted my spirits. The city is huge, cosmopolitan and diverse in every respect. I absolutely loved it even though the weather was bad. However, in retrospect...

Since we had two weeks left in our travel planning and we were ready to work again, we decided to do some woofing. This involves working on a farm as a volunteer in exchange for...

Today we got up at around 5:20 to catch the bus to the Royal Botanic Garden - Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, across from the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, shortly after 6. We had...

The days between Christmas and New Year's Eve, we continued to explore Sydney a bit more. On the 26th of December, we also had a few photoshoots with Jule and Michi. Our first...