Category: Australia

After having toured beautiful Tasmania for two weeks it was time return to Hobart to round up our 10 weeks in Australia. Our first stop on our drive from Queenstown to Hobart was the Nelson Falls. Although they only had a limited amount of water the nice setting made...

Next stop on our tour around Tasmania was Launceston, the island’s second-biggest city (read here part I). Launceston On the way, we stopped at the small town of Ross to visit the historic Wool Centre (guess whose idea it was) and town museum. A nice stop for a relaxed...

After our wonderful time in Victoria, it was time to leave the mainland and head over to Tasmania. Historic Porth Arthur After a short one hour flight to Hobart, we took over our Mitsubishi ASX rental car and re-stocked up on gear and food. Our first destination was White...

After our good workout in the astonishing Grampians, we headed back to the coast to what is probably the most famous attractions in Victoria – The Great Ocean Road (drum roll pls.). Great Ocean Road As we couldn’t find any campground with space along the coast we stayed one...

After our six weeks in Western Australia it was time to pack (never an easy challenge), return our car (we found out that the car rental company went bust) and fly off to Melbourne. As it was Christmas Eve we even got some Christmas singers in the very empty...

After touring the west coast and before heading to Melbourne we spent some days in Perth. All the Animals in Mandurah Before going to Perth itself we spent three days in Mandurah, a southern suburb. Our campground came with plenty of animals. Besides some very naughty Australian Ringnecks (a...

After the fantastic Pinnacles, pretty Pink Lake and hot Kalbarri National Park, it was time to hit the water and therefore we headed north. Hot Drive up to Monkey Mia On the way out of Kalbarri, we stopped again at the national park for two more looks at the...

After rocking Wave Rock (sorry for the lame intro), it was time to head to the West Coast. The Pinnacles under the Stars Again, to get from Hyden to Cervantes it was quite a drive but at least we had a great Chinese lunch in the little town of...

After two weeks more or less following the coast, it was time to head up north. Grab a beer (as it gets hot) and read all about it. Never-ending Train at Norseman Soon after leaving Esperance the landscape started to change and became much drier and dustier. We stopped...

The next day we left Albany (read here about what we did there). However, before leaving, we visited the ANZAC memorial. ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps which dates back to World War I and is very much part of the Australian identity (especially the...