Queensland

Best travel reports from Queensland

#28 If getting up early is worth it

As the headline already reveals, we had to get up early on 27.03.2019. More precisely at 5.00 o'clock ! We stayed at Smalleys Beach, practically right by the beach. This...

Sunshine Coast

We were only at the Sunshine Coast for a short time (just under a day), but our drive here ended in the heavy rain ;) Nevertheless, after checking in briefly at the campsite, we...

Brisbane

In Brisbane, we stayed for about 1 1/2 days. We arrived at our campsite in the afternoon and rested there first. In the evening, we cooked and watched a movie, so we had a very...

Magnetic Island

Back on solid ground, we celebrated our great sailing trip and the amazing group. I also met Jared again, whom I had met in Byron Bay, and we exchanged the latest stories. 😊...

Brisbane (08.01.- 18.01.2019)

When we arrived in Brisbane, there was a long walk ahead of us. However, we made good use of this walk for sightseeing. Brisbane is a very beautiful city with many bridges. The...

Stay in Noosa

After my wonderful days in Brisbane, I had to say goodbye to my hosts and make my way to Noosa. There, during an evening beach walk, I was rewarded with a beautiful sunset and...

Surfers Paradise and Brisbane

After a cozy breakfast together, the majority of our group set off for Surfers Paradise. One night in this special city on the Gold Coast was more than enough for my mood. After...

Beach what - Surfers Paradise / 05.12. - 07.12.2018

After yesterday we walked for 25 minutes from the bus station to our hostel, the Backpackers Resort - for which we grabbed a shopping cart as luggage carrier help - survived,...

Townsville,Cairns,Green Island

Last week we were in Townsville and today we are in Cairns. Now our trip is up to date. However, I will have to add cities we have visited afterwards, as it is not easy with the...

The fake Cairns - Airlie Beach / 08.11.2018

After spending the whole day yesterday to get to Airlie Beach, we finally checked into our hostel at 6:00 PM, which was a huge compound that resembled a rainforest with lots of...

Noosa/Fraser Island (24th - 27th Oct. 2018)

Our next destination was Noosa. This region on the Sunshine Coast has been a popular place for surfers since the 1960s. Several villages are lined up on the south side of the...

Get lost in the details - Cairns / 26.10.18

Today was a day with lots of details and information. First, we went back to the shopping center and got a prepaid SIM card that works very well, then we went to Linnis bank...

Agnes Water/Seventeen-Seventy (22nd - 24th Oct. 2018)

The stay at Myella Farm was a great experience. Our next destination was Agnes Water. It is located near Eurimbula National Park and the town of 1770, where Captain Cook first...

2375 km in 10 days from Brisbane to Cairns 20.10.

At night we could only hear the chirping of insects and the waterfall right next to us, so we could sleep well again. Cooler than the other nights on the coast, only about 23...

Mission Beach, Skywalk, Tableland, 19.10.18

Gorgeous sunrise at 6:00 am under palm trees and mango trees. The only drawback of the place was that we got bitten for the first time since we've been here. It started last...

Off to Mission Beach (October 15th-17th, 2018)

Heading towards Mission Beach. We had about 140 km ahead of us. In Malanda, we had breakfast at a small bakery and then visited various waterfalls in the Table Highlands -...

2nd Day Coochin - Burrum District

Stormy night. Nothing works. We have no Wi-Fi, no hot spot. Just rain, rain, rain. All attractions 'fall into the water' it pours continuously. In Tin Can Bay we see the sea for...

Noch 2 Tage...

In less than 48 hours I'll be in the air - heading towards the 5th continent... Australia... A journey I've wanted to make for a long time but always postponed, why actually...?...

Australia here we are

Today was again one of our travel days. Waking up at 5:00, getting a Grab taxi (Grab is the Uber in Singapore - I guess some of you may be asking, what is Uber. No, it's not a...

February 05/06, 2018

Snorkeling tour with Wings⛵️🐠

28th/29th of January 2018

Liveaboard tour at the Great Barrier Reef

Whitsunday Island

We made a short but beautiful detour to the Whitsunday Islands. With a quartz content of nearly 99%, Whitehaven Beach is one of the whitest beaches in the world. Here, we went...

Glass House Montains & 'Noosa'

Right after our breakfast in Gold Coast, we made our way to the Glass House Mountains. These are up to 12 former volcano hills that stand in the middle of the flat land. Once...

Brisbane Riverwalk

My trip today took me to New Farm Park, where the Brisbane Powerhouse is also located. The power station supplied the tramway in the first half of the last century, which was...

Snake Downunder

On the way from the rain to the sun, we passed by a mini zoo, rather a private zoo, there were no visitors except us. BUT, we had our first experiences with kangaroos, koalas,...

Mission Beach / Australia

12/10/17 - 13/10/17 Unfortunately, we only spent 1 day at this beautiful beach as a stopover, so there's not much to tell here. Mission Beach actually consists of only one small...

Tag 46: Fraser Island Tour I

7:20am. We will be picked up by bus from our caravan park and taken to the ferry. This early start can only be saved by a delicious Flat White at the pier. On the crossing to...

Day 42: Snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef

A sunny day with a gentle breeze. When we wake up, the crew has already set the front sails. We are sailing! Well, kind of... Almost backwards, so the engine stays on. Our crew...

Tag 41: Whitsunday Island

Tag 41 means halfway through our journey, and we couldn't spend this day with a better highlight. In the early morning, we wake up in a bay between Whitsunday and Hook Island. A...