Western Australia

Best travel reports from Western Australia

Posting signs of life again! :-)

It's been almost two months since I last wrote, it's slowly time again! In my defense: I didn't have WiFi on the road and certainly no time to write! ;-) After quitting my job,...

Exmouth - Ningaloo Reef

Having set off early in the morning, we tackled the 700 km journey. After only 2 stops, as there was nothing else, we were very happy to have reached Exmouth. After getting...

5th - 8th Jan 2017: Exmouth/Ningaloo Reef

The Ningaloo Reef is the Western counterpart to the Great Barrier Reef and is just as large and diverse. The difference is the significantly lower tourism and the fact that it...

Road trip begins

Finally, it's starting.

16.05.2026

Our day started early again, so there are even a few pictures of the sunrise. After breakfast and packing up the car, we went to the beach for the 'official dolphin breakfast.'...

15.05.2026

'Dirk Hartog Island' - this was our destination for the day. The island is named after its discoverer, who first set foot on it in 1616. So in the morning, we traveled 25 km to...

09.05.2026

After we took a small tour around Perth yesterday, today we had the larger one, and it truly was grand! This morning we had to adjust our clothing. With temperatures at 13°C, long...

Perth - rainy days

4.09 - 6.09 These three days were characterized by rainy weather. We went shopping, to the movies, and visited Kings Park in the rain. During the hop-on/hop-off, the weather...

Kermit is alive

When do you actually realize that you're on vacation? When you no longer know which day of the week it is... that could last forever. Today was the second day in Tom Price,...

Karijini

After yesterday's 610 and today's 440 kilometers, we arrived in Tom Price on the edge of Karijini National Park. On the way there, we were able to make a detour to the NP and go...

Outback and Goldfields

With a slight dissatisfaction in our luggage, we now had to leave the southwest corner. There were still a few things we would have liked to see, but in order to reach the...

Day 139 Fremantle

Early morning start to bring our car to the Toyota service for the next 10k km service. With a coffee on the go from there in the courtesy bus back to our accommodation and then...

Day 128 Monkey Mia

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...

Day 92-95 Broome

Gautheaume Point

Day 91 Off to Broome

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:...

Day 89 Gibb River Road (part 4)

Good morning at Imintji campground

Day 79 Wyndham & around

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...

06.11.19 - Rottnest Island / Mustang Bar

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...

Last day on the Gibb River Road.

07/24/2019 Videos: https://youtu.be/qXFl9t611GM https://youtu.be/8M-iQu_uC7g https://youtu.be/fkbzUILej_s I woke up in the tent in the morning, no one next to...

The girls swam with manta rays.

08.+09.07.2019 https://youtu.be/b41VzCeRk4I https://youtu.be/hvhLnr6rkKU 08.07.2019: At 06:15 am, Michael called us to get up. However, we had agreed to get up at 7...

The last days in Perth.

25th-27th June 2019 25th June 2019: In the morning, there was still a strange atmosphere because of the argument with the French girl. Jana slept a little longer in the morning...

No satisfactory turn of phrase.

14-16 June 2019 Videos: https://youtu.be/2Hsvpgq2vCg https://youtu.be/V8LqBpv4wf8 14 June 2019: The night on the folding bed was not very restful. Before breakfast,...

Difficult job search.

18th-21st April 2019 18th April 2019: I sat in the library for six hours straight to catch up on the blog and get my alcohol service certification in Australia. After these six...

Perth - the 'heart' of Western Australia

Feb 20: We use our last day in Australia to do some sightseeing in Perth. The kids aren't really excited about the upcoming day trip and would rather stay at the 'awesome'...

South-West-Australia - Kangaroos for dinner, dolphins and pelicans for a picnic

9th to 13th of Feb: We continue our planned tour along the coast to the south. With a child on crutches, everything is a bit slower. But we make the best of it. Fa has no more...

we-in-Ningaloo Reef & Shark Bay

November 17 - West Coast Australia: Shark Bay & Ningaloo Reef

we-in-Karijini National Park

November 17 - West Coast Australia: Karijini National Park, 80 Mile Beach

we-in&around Broome

November 17 - West Coast Australia: Kimberleys, Broome