Travelogues Victoria

14.01.23 Skilfully, we maneuver Yoshi out of the narrow campsite and continue driving along the Great Ocean Road. As so often, the sky is covered with a thick layer of clouds....

Breakfast in Port Fairy

12.01.23 Today begins a new leg of the journey: We are driving the Great Ocean Road. This means we calculate and draw up an interim listed balance: Yoshi Distance...

08/01/23 We toast ourselves into the day. Yes, we have a toaster! Well nourished, we dedicate ourselves to the daily task after breakfast: ... ...washing the dishes. Sad that we...

The new year starts in Melbourne with temperatures above 35 degrees. In the hostel, we meet another traveler who is on the way to the beach. Until then, we haven't decided yet...

The last two (or three) days of our stay in Australia were spent in Melbourne. As long as we didn't have to navigate through the heavy traffic by car (a distance of 300m can...

From the Limestone Coast, we then made a detour into the hinterland: the Grampians - a mountain region at medium mountain level - were on the agenda. Our activities there were...

26-29 Dec 2019 Today I planned to go to St Kilda again, a district. I actually thought that there would still be free public transportation today. However, before I returned, I...

After being woken up by the sound of the sea early this morning, we continued, strengthened and, well, let's say more or less rested. Next destination: Wilson Promontory...

Apart from celebrating birthdays and taking a short trip to the Grampians, April was also pretty great and went by very quickly. It started with a comedy event featuring the...

A few days later, we rented a car again and went on the next road trip from December 10th to 12th. This time, we went to Phillip Island, about 2 hours east of Melbourne. We...

Naturally with delay, the three 'guys' with whom I traveled the Great Ocean Road arrived at my hostel. We immediately went to a body shop to assess the damage caused by a bird...

Actually, we turned on the heater in the morning because it was very cold again. We started in the rain at 13°C. The planned round trip to the Triple Falls literally fell into...

The night was bitterly cold (7°C), today we could have used the heating, but we didn't have any electricity. The route started with many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. We...

The night was our coldest so far. At 7:00 in the morning, it was only 11°C. The temperature difference was insane. The strong wind had subsided by morning. First, we drove...

In Warrnambool, we had another Airbnb accommodation with an artist. Everything was beautifully decorated, which took some getting used to. But the accommodation was so cozy that...

On Sunday evening, Ben, Luisa, and I drove to Ocean Grove. This is about 150 km away from Melbourne. We had already booked an Airbnb accommodation where we spent two nights. The...

Five days and countless kilometers! To-Do list: #mustdoinmelbourne * Stroll through the 'Royal Botanical Gardens' * Take a photo of Flinder Street Station * Have a coffee in the...

Our car, our apartment, our bed

In the evening, new campers arrived, with a toddler and others with lively children, which doesn't bother us, but they wake up early. So we have time to go on a wildlife...

To anticipate it, we had a beautiful day today, not that yesterday wasn't beautiful too, but today we saw a lot. First, we pass through a hilly landscape with yellow ripe...

Early in the morning, there are certainly 20 or more kangaroos on the freshly mowed lawn in front of the toilet, they are very attentive and know when to flee. We pack up and...

Wow, already 20 days in Down Under! Time flies by. In total, we are spending 65 days on this trip, which means we still have 45 days left. Today, we start with a morning at the...

15.01.23 Well rested but still a bit sleepy, we wake up in the morning in our bed in the back area of Yoshi. It's very comfortable to sleep in, even in windy and cool...

Our hostel is located in an old farmhouse. So we are woken up at 6 o'clock when the guests above us get up in the old hayloft. The beams above us creak and groan, and we wonder...

Melbourne by tram and on foot

After the detour to the Grampian Mountains, we returned to the coast: the Great Ocean Road was on the agenda. As soon as we arrived, the road greeted us with the long-awaited...

First impression of Melbourne.

What I didn't manage to do 10 years ago because of the weather: this time I saw the fireworks. It was very beautiful, but also less spectacular than I expected. I met nice...

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