Travelogues New South Wales

Road Trip Part 5...

Dec 25th. From the Blue Mountains, we now headed down to the coastal region to Coffs Harbor, a small town between Sydney and Brisbane. The place is known for its banana farms...

After another not-so-long night, we enjoyed our last breakfast at the cottage in the Grampians. We had good company: the kangaroos were having breakfast right in front of the...

We spent the first days in Australia in Sydney. We admired the wildlife, sealife, the botanical garden, of course the opera house and many other sights. It's really a very...

Hello, Today we visited Bondi Beach and various other neighborhoods, harbor areas, and districts. In the afternoon, Lina needed a 2-hour break due to an intolerance. In the...

Getting to Sydney was a bit challenging. The check-in in Bali took 2.5 hours, we barely made it to the connecting flight in Melbourne as it was already closing, Svend missed the...

Another day through the desert, which is not always a desert, depending on how long the flood is gone, it is currently also green. In Cobar it is very hot (38 degrees, even in...

03/01/23 The day starts with a bright blue sky and lots of sunshine. We venture into the warm morning with a game (Sarah wins both rounds...). Breakfast, packing up and moving...

31.12.22 8 o'clock in morning and the phone tears us out of our dreams. Today we have plenty of to do's on our list. Get to the the camper renting station, pick up our van,...

12/29/22 After a good night's rest, it's time to pack our backpacks and venture out into the big city. Because our stomachs are growling with hunger. Without a plan, we start...

In hostels you always meet people. If you're really lucky, you meet a great group of locals with whom you can celebrate New Year's. I was lucky and had a great time with funny...

After the great trip to Newcastle, Gabby and I drove to Wauchope for Christmas. During our time at the Ammanns', we went horseback riding, climbed the mountain, explored the...

I'm writing this entry because I want to mention all of our stops on the East Coast of Australia in this travel diary. Coffs Harbour was actually our most unnecessary stop and...

The last 3 days we spent in Forster. The sea was 1 min away from the campsite and had the warmest temperature of all places so far. In addition, a small town is within walking...

We slept very well in a bed after two sleepless nights. However, I was surprised by a 6 cm large cockroach (without its long antennae) in the bathroom last night, which I would...

Boxing Day - what an experience. Roads are closed and people line up to grab bargains. Unfortunately, the events of Melbourne are also visible and the streets are secured with...

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'Choose people who choose you.' Carina & Alissa, the two girls who travelled around the world, just to see me. That is legendary , for me, coz it proofs me right I've chosen...

Cenn River / Ulladulla

The week started with a barbecue in Coogee with some friends. That was almost the only highlight of the week. barbecue I spent the remaining days with organizational stuff:...

On Thursday we had a leisurely day and walked around the city center in a relaxed manner. We visited some gift shops and even saw a fashion show. But somehow the first places...

We docked in the harbor of Sydney at 5.00 sharp and were greeted with a drone show. The pictures are slightly less impressive than the real situation. Today, we will explore...

Finally, I am in Australia. Although I was going through health problems that one or the other has to go through as well these days, it was astonishing to be at a famous place...

Hello dear companions, We just realized with shock that the last time we wrote from Sydney. But now we catch up on a lot. So after leaving the really beautiful city, our next...

It was a rainy day at Surfers Paradise so we decided to leave early for Byron Bay. Checked in to Wake Hostel Byron Bay at noon and went to the city for a late lunch. Spending...

lots of hiking from Sydney we drove a bit into the 'hinterland' to hike through the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains are known for their wonderful walks and viewpoints. The...

Waterfalls and hiking Our path led us 100 km inland from Coffs Harbour to Dorrigo NP. Here we drove on the beautiful Waterfall Way, which offers a great landscape of mountain...

Arriving in Kempsey, we were warmly welcomed by Ben's old coach and his wife. He grew up in Kempsey and after retiring as a teacher, he spent a few years as a rugby coach in...

We continued on to Coffs Harbour. On the way, we traveled with the Greyhound bus and passed by two attractions in Australia. Throughout the country, there are huge sculptures...

Yesterday morning we were at Bondi Beach at the market for a stroll. Afterwards, we took the ferry to Harbour National Park. We saw the first animals in the park as soon as we...