Waterfall Wandering Atherton Tablelands 2 days, 8 waterfalls, 18.3km of walking, 25,263 steps with 283 leeches and 596,206 horse flies, all in the name of research for you guys. Our beloved Ausventurians. WE ARE HERE The Atherton Tablelands are well known for a few things. It’s a beautiful lush getaway, where there’s misty mountaintops and…
Daintree The Kingdom WE ARE HERE Once upon a time, in an ancient land along the north eastern coast of Australia, a young girl and boy entered the kingdom of the Daintree. It had been here long before the young couple had lived, and they hoped for long after they were gone. It was a…
Murray River – Echuca Author: Natasha Zosko Winter by the Murray – not so bad! WE ARE HERE Camping by the Murray in winter was not on the travel calendar this year, but COVID-19 has forced Victorians to think local as most interstate borders are closed to us. After several months of lockdown, we needed…
Hit the off road again! For many good reasons, it’s time to explore Australia for the first time – or again.By Michael Browning State by state, region by region, road by off-road, Australia is awakening from its enforced Coronavirus travel slumber. There is no universal advice yet, but it’s fairly safe to say that by…
Pajinka Tip of Cape York Cape York seemed like the ultimate test of the Jeep, Tvan and all that we had learnt over the past year travelling Oz. We’d left Victoria with bright wide eyes full of freedom, and not a lot of 4WD experience under our belts. But that was ok, we were all…
The Final Test Northern OTT Just seven kilometres further up the Peninsula Development Road (or the OTT bypass road) we arrived at the entrance to the northern section of the track. Time for the big guns. WE ARE HERE This is also the entrance to Fruit Bat Falls. The falls are one of the main…
Burra to Home Author: Natasha Zosko All things must come to an end, and our penultimate destination in South Australia was the delightful and quirky heritage town of Burra, founded on copper mining and now a tourist draw card. WE ARE HERE Thanks to mining, Burra was Australia’s largest inland town in 1851. The township…
Overland Telegraph Track Cape York Once we’d finished up on the west coast of the Cape, stocked up with supplies from Woolies in Weipa, it was time for what we had all been waiting for. The OTT. Cape Yorks Overland Telegraph Track. WE ARE HERE The iconic track starts from Bramwell Junction Roadhouse, where you…
The Flinders Ranges Author: Natasha Zosko Eight days in the Flinders Ranges is not enough to see and experience everything this fabulous region of South Australia has to offer. But it will give you a very good introduction. WE ARE HERE We chose to stay at the Rawnsley Park Station, which has eco cabins, a…
Cape York West Coast Looking for something a bit different on your Cape York adventure? Head out to the Cape’s west coast, along the Gulf of Carpentaria to some places often forgotten just because they’re not on the main track. WE ARE HERE Now, because we were coming at the Cape from Gulf country, we…