Victoria

Best travel reports from Victoria

February 19, 2023 - Back to (work) everyday life

No, fortunately my journey is not over yet, luckily normal work life will have to manage without me for a while longer. But after four months of traveling, I get to engage in a...

10.02.2013 from Cape Otway Parker Hill Campground to Port Campbell

Early in the morning, we decide to go for a hike to Point Franklin, 3 km return. We start hiking on the famous Great Ocean Road Walk, a trail that spans over 91 km from Apollo...

09/02/2023 from Otway NP Lorne to Cape Otway in Great Otway NP

09/02/2023 from Otway NP Lorne to Cape Otway in Great Otway NP Birdsong wakes us up late and there is still silence in the small space. We start the day with muesli and pack our...

02/02/2023 from Geelong to Devonport - Tasmania

02/02/2023 from Geelong to Devonport - Tasmania We sleep in, the children from the neighborhood left yesterday evening, but they will come back this afternoon, the little pink...

01.02.2023 from Phillip Island to Geelong

We take our time, because today we only want to move to Geelong, passing Melbourne without stopping in the city. On the way to the highway, we find a café with WIFI and can...

25.01.2023 from Aberfeldy River Camping to 7 Miles Flat Creek in Alpine NP

25.01.2023 from Aberfeldy River Camping to 7 Miles Flat Creek in Alpine NP Animals didn't visit us yesterday, but we did see some stars, it was pitch dark and very quiet. We...

Day 18 - Apollo Bay Surf

13.01.23 Comfortably, we set the alarm clock three times later in the morning so that we finally get up shortly before 9 am. Marco goes to the office first to extend our stay at...

Day 14 - Great Ocean Road to Port Fairy

We start our day with a coffee in our hotel room and set off to Princetown. There, we see a kangaroo grazing in the distance. We continue to the Gibson Steps to see the Twelve...

Melbourne

View from our apartment

Day 10 - here comes the sun

05.01.23 It's cold when waking up. It's not raining, but it's not warm either. We clean our dishes (as we often do in the morning) and take a warm shower before driving. Bombala...

The last kilometers to Sydney

Our next major destination was Sydney. There, our west-east crossing of the Australian continent will come to its natural end. We're not quite done yet (we'll be taking an...

Farewell to Australia

The last week in Australia has come to an end and today we flew to New Zealand. We took our farewell trip along the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne to Adelaide. Here, we were...

That was an adventurous night!

12/30/2019 https://youtu.be/BSyXrhGMj9Q Today we went on a tour to the Great Ocean Road. We visited the Twelve Apostles, Apollo Bay (one of the most beautiful beaches in...

Highlights from Southeast Australia

On the road between Sydney and Melbourne

Melbourne (6 days)

At 3.50 pm local time, we set foot on New Zealand soil for the last time. We spent just under 4 hours in the air before landing in Melbourne at 5.45 pm (due to the time...

Tag 1 in Melbourne

It was very cold again in the night, but the sun was already shining from the bright blue sky at 7:00 am. But it hardly brings warmth. Once again it was time to pack. I really...

Great Ocean Road and end of camping

Quiet did not arrive until around 23:00 last night. There were campfires, grilling, lights on the tents everywhere. It started raining around 6:00 AM this morning. Today is a...

Continue west towards Echuca or Elmore. Friday 2.11.

A very warm night is over, I had to turn on the air conditioning in the camper because it was 26°C inside. The skylight and window were closed due to the thunderstorm, which...

Great Ocean Road

Today we drove from Warrnambool along the Great Ocean Road. From the road, we didn't see much 'Ocean', but at the lookout points, we were compensated for that. The limestone...

Australia! Melbourne - Day 1+2; City Centre, Yarra River, Queen Victoria Market, White Night

Update 16.02. + 17.02. Now we have actually finished New Zealand and have already spent two days in Melbourne. We landed in Melbourne at 10:30 PM. We didn't arrive at the hostel...

38th St. Kilda Festival

On February 11th, the largest free festival in Melbourne took place - the St. Kilda Festival! Since 1980, the festival brings together a diverse range of people to dance and...

Melbourne

Now we have already spent a week in Melbourne or in the neighborhoods of Melbourne. By now, we have gotten used to the cold and changeable weather. One day 35 degrees and sun...

It's my Birthday!

Rahel has been keeping a big secret about my 29th birthday all the time. Of course, this was not very easy when we are together 24/7. When the time came, I was allowed to unwrap...

The weather god

When it rained, we headed towards the 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road. I have to say in advance that we had no luck with the weather in the first few days, rain, flood,...

Apollo Bay - Melbourne

April 14, 2017 We drove to another lookout, Cape Ottway Lookout. The pictures on the internet looked promising, but the reality was very disappointing. A small path led to the...

Let's go - BB on the road Part 2 The West Island

After saying goodbye to Dana last night, she is already returning to Germany tomorrow, it's the start of Part 2 for Paul and me Juhidu, finally driving again and..... ...

Melbourne Day 1

We made it and we're in Down Under. Everything went as planned and now we're enjoying Melbourne. The flight from Bangkok to Melbourne was smooth and the immigration process took...

12/02/2023 from Killarney Coastal Reserve to Mount Gambier

So when it comes to walking on the windy beach or staying under the warm blanket, my decision is not difficult. After lying down and taking a hot shower, it is not so cold...

Day 22 - Raymond Island

1/3 of the journey is done and we are taking a first resume. So far, we have both been particularly impressed by the animals in Australia, especially the animals we have...

Day 21 - Hiking in Wilsons Promontory National Park

In Australia, we have already noticed several times that the weather can change dramatically from day to day. Yesterday it was 35 degrees with bright sunshine, and today it's 17...