Phillip Island is famous for its Little Penguins that waddle from the sea every day at sunset, in all weather. The penguins – and koalas, kangaroos and other nature wonders – can best be explored on a Phillip Island self drive trip. The island is just two hours from Melbourne which makes a perfect day trip or even better if ...
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Melbourne to Sydney: South Coast of New South Wales
The scenic South Coast of New South Wales is a perfect road trip destination. Kiama, Minnamurra, Jervis Bay, Hyams Beach, Tilba Tilba, Merimbula… And Kangaroo Valley if you like a side trip. The Merimbula to Sydney highway winds between green hills and turquoise ocean waters. Or maybe you prefer the well marked tourist routes that take you to remote villages ...
Read More »Melbourne to Sydney: Australia South East Coast Drive
This post will show you the drive along Australia South East Coast. We are driving in the Victorian countryside from Wilsons Promontory and Lakes Entrance to Merimbula and will also visit the Ninety Mile Beach and Mallacoota. The post is a part of our Melbourne to Sydney road trip by campervan. Mallacoota was our last stop in Victoria before entering ...
Read More »Driving from Melbourne to Wilsons Promontory
We started our road trip from Melbourne to Sydney by driving from Melbourne to Wilsons Promontory National Park. That is a three hour drive, 250 km, but you can add some nice side trips and see more of the country. This was our grand Australian road trip which we wanted to make slowly, to see as much of Australian nature ...
Read More »Bangkok to Ko Samet, a Tropical Island Getaway
Want to combine Bangkok with a beach holiday? In that case think about the Gulf of Thailand islands and try Ko Samet. The drive from Bangkok to Ko Samet only takes three hours, in which time you will enter a different world. We spent lazy days on Ko Samet’s white powder beaches, and active days on the island’s jungle paths. ...
Read More »Gran Canaria East Coast Drive: Crater and Caves
We rented a car and drove to inland of the Gran Canaria east coast to check out what the region offers for tourists. On our drive from Las Palmas to Aguimes we saw historic Guanche caves, a volcano crater with a farmhouse and an finally a striped terracotta canyon. On the way down we also found a botanical garden – ...
Read More »Las Palmas Mountain Trip: Gran Canaria’s Scenic North
This post will take you on a Las Palmas mountain trip through the scenic north of Gran Canaria. We will cross the lush, green northern mountains, a fertile region with pretty villages and gingerbread houses. The highest point on the road is Vega de San Mateo at 1 100 m, after which it’s all the way down to the island’s ...
Read More »Scenic Drive to Gran Canaria Mountains, South
In this post we will show you the Gran Canaria mountains south of the highest peaks. We will invite you to join our scenic mountain drive starting from the south coast, for which purpose we rented a car. What are the southern mountains like? Stunning scenery, lakes and ravines, palms and pine forests. And a lot of Canarian history: archaeological ...
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