After nearly 2,5 months we are preparing for the final couple hundred kilometres from Airlie Beach to Brisbane.
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The Long Stretch to Fraser Island
In the time that would normally get us close to Austria, we now drove the distance from Airlie Beach to Hervey Bay. This gave us ample time to reflect on our current state of travel. Our new mode of transport is called Mandy. She is modern. With her airconditioning, smooth stirring and properly working reverse gear she is nothing like Tony. Also, she doesn’t drink as much.
Continue reading “The Long Stretch to Fraser Island”Whitmonday Islands?
James Cook might have been a brilliant explorer, but he was less good at remembering the days of the week. Not knowing it was actually already Monday, he named the islands after the Christian holiday Whitsunday, which is when he thought he had arrived.
Continue reading “Whitmonday Islands?”Strangler figs and Waterfalls
That is what’s on the menu in the Tablelands region.
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On the road again
To all those of you who think that Australia and New Zealand are more similar than different: think again.
Continue reading “On the road again”A warm Aussie welcome
We had mentally been preparing ourselves for the skin-burning heat Australia is so famous for, for nearly 2 months. Imagine our surprise when we arrived at Melbourne airport with a comfortable 18° degrees and talk of rain in two days…
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Waiting on the world to change
Or put differently: waiting on mount Cook to dry, which seems to be equally hard to do.
Continue reading “Waiting on the world to change”We g’OTAGO central
This country can truly bring tears to your eyes and leave you with a lump in your throat.
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