Travelogues Queensland

When I saw a Road Train for the first time, I couldn't believe my eyes. The first question that came to my mind was, 'How can anyone drive such a thing?' The answer to that is...

After a nice beach walk at Palm Cove Beach, Mr. Scarface was waiting for us under the mangroves. There he was, with his 3 meters, his proud 500KG, and his three remaining teeth....

What is gray, has huge ears, eats eucalyptus, and looks incredibly cute ?? Yes, exactly!! Koalas!! Finally, we finally saw koalas! For that, we took the ferry from Townsville to...

In New Zealand, a lot of things are different. The swans are black, the deer are fenced in, driving is on the left lane, the seasons are reversed, and from the perspective of...

As Fraser Island is only accessible by four-wheel drive, we had to leave our rental car on the mainland and booked a tour on Fraser Island. Our converted bus picks us up at 8 am...

02/23/14 The time has come. The last day on Australian soil has begun. So it's time to pack our backpacks and say goodbye to Australia. But our flight is not until 9 PM in the...

Wednesday/Thursday, 02/03/11/2022 After the hike through the magnificent gorge, we returned to the campsite. But what a spectacle awaited us here? The noise reminded me a bit of...

Wednesday, 02.11.2022 Today it should work! Whether we can still reach Carnarvon Gorge? There is still time for a morning tea and a short walk until the petrol station in...

Monday, 31.10.2022 Hannes and I are going on a big trip. Equipped with a tent and a complete camping gear and Helen's car, we start early in the morning. First, towards the...

Wednesday, 26.10.2022 We started early today, we were picked up by an off-road minibus and first taken to Inskip Point and then rocked to Fraser Island. In total, it should be...

Next stop on our trip is Mount Isa. The drive of almost 600km west is pretty monotonous with only some wildlife such as birds, wallabies and to our surprise some black pigs on...

Forsayth historical train

It is time to leave the Tableland Regional and go west via the Savannah way to Cobbold Gorge. First stop on our way were Big Millstream Fall. A short walk downhill and you...

Early start in Coen as our car showed some issues (metal over tyre flipping back on the tyre) we needed to solve. So we stopped at Archer River Roadhouse for a coffee and some...

This day was National Park day: from Lakeland to Coen we were taking the detour via the Lakefield National Park (Rinyirru National Park) for some worthwhile stops. On the way in...

Toilet paper indicator, return flights, WhatsApp theories, German family in Noosa

Monarch butterflies?

Brisbane is the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. In Down Under, it is known as the "New World City". And for good reason! Everything is very clean, and the...

Die letzten Tage sahen wir auf knapp 600km endlos langen Straßen nicht viel lebendes Getier. Bei heißen 37°C lagen tote Kängurus & Wallaby’s, Kühe , Wombats , Schlangen und...

Tag 099 Heute ging es nach Noosa. In Gesprächen mit anderen Backpackern und Travelern haben wir diese Stadt schon öfters gehört. Und immer wurde uns zu einem Besuch geraten....

Arriving in Brisbane, we went straight to the car rental as planned. After telling them about our problem, they were immediately ready to give us a new home on four wheels. And...

Monday the 9th til Tuesday the 10th of December: On my arrival day I strolled through the city. From my hostel I got a lift by their shuttle service to the Brisbane River. I...

24-29.10.2019 Maggie recommended me to walk one of the various paths on a mountain in Cairns. There were four different paths and I decided to do three of them at once. The most...

After Bowen, we decided it was time to visit an idyllic island on this coast, at least one that is smaller than the one we are already on. One that is easily reachable is...

On the 10th, we arrived in Cairns and, as mentioned before, moved into an apartment. Linda and I had to return our beloved campervan on the 11th, which was both relieving and...

The Fraser Coast Discovery Sphere

Today, there was supposed to be a thunderstorm, so we didn't have any plans. However, we needed to do the laundry because we didn't have much clean clothes left. When the sky...

Jermaine, Karim, Daniel, Iris, Soso, and Linni in Car No. 1