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Adelaide
Adelaide is Australia's fifth largest city and the state capitol of South Australia. Lying on the Adelaide Plains, Adelaide was named after the co...
Airlie Beach and Whitsunday Islands
And so to Airlie Beach, the launching point for a 3 day sailing trip round the Whitsunday Islands. Sailing on a 70 foot ketch called Summertime, a gro...
 
Alice Springs
The Arrente Aboriginals have lived around Alice Springs for 20,000 years who call the town Mparntwe. The town was established as a settlement for the ...
Blue Mountains
100Km west of Sydney in New South Wales exist the Blue Mountains, a heritage listed area of outstanding vast views and natural beauty. The mountains s...
 
Brisbane
Originally home to the Turrbul and Jagera Aboriginals, Brisbane was first explored by Europeans in 1823 when John Oxley sailed up the Brisbane River. ...
Byron Bay
And so to Byron in New South Wales. Newcastle was a good place but I didn't stay long. Byron Bay was the next stop on the journey north. I planned...
 
Cairns
And so to Cairns and what would be almost the end of my exploration of Australia. Cairns looked quiet, peaceful, relaxing. Little to do and not much m...
Cape Tribulation
A 2-day trip with Cape Trib Connections from Cairns to Cape Tribulation and back again, taking in brief stops along the way at a small wildlife sanctu...
 
Dandenong Tourist Road
One of the most aptly named roads in Australia is the Dandenong Tourist Road, around 35Km east of Melbourne. It runs up and around the Dandenong Range...
Face The Outback
Face The Outback is a our provided by Wayward Bus, running over 8 days from Adelaide to Alice Springs. Taking in the Flinders Ranges, the Oodnadatta T...
 
Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is the world's biggest war memorial. It's construction ended in 1932 by soldiers returning from the war. Also built as a ...
Healesville Animal Sanctuary
Healesville is one of the best wildlife sanctuary parks in Australia. Located around an hour's drive from Melbourne in the Yarra Ranges and is hom...
 
Melbourne
My trips to Melbourne have become frequent. My love for the city started in April 2004 during my first visit to Australia. It became a base during my ...
Mornington Peninsula
Below Melbourne lies the Mornington Peninsula and the Mornington Peninsula National Park has long been a favourite for summer holidays....
 
Mount Macedon and Beyond
Time for a day's drive heading northwest of Melbourne. Out past Tullamarine airport lies two areas of interest, Mount Macedon and the Organ Pipes ...
Newcastle
I escaped from Sydney. I needed to go on, head off somewhere new and get out of Sydney. My shortest Greyhound ride took me to Newcastle, Australia'...
 
Sydney
Having spent plenty of time in Melbourne and seen some of the Red Centre and South Australia I moved north into Sydney for a few months. The plan bein...
Tasmania
Tasmania. Five days of travelling down the island state. Flying from Melbourne to Launceston, a night there before investigated Cataract Gorge then dr...

Australia

My first visit to Australia lasted 3 weeks, my second lasted 9 months. Both were thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening. Having spent most of my time in Melbourne my journeys around the country have taken in parts of Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory, New South Wales and Queensland. I've been as far north as Cairns and as far south as Hobart, East to Byron Bay and west to Uluru.





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