Tag Archives: nature travel

This post will take you on a drive from Miami to Key West along the Florida Keys, across a long row of Caribbean islands. The Florida Keys is a chain of tropical islands, 112 miles long. The chain begins at the bottom of Florida’s mainland and ends at Key West, after innumerable islands connected by bridges. The single islands are ...

This post will show you four short walking trails in the Everglades, Florida. Short and easy, all four are great family hikes in the wild and offer a things see for the kids. The first one is Anhinga Trail, one of the most scenic in the Everglades and next to it winds Gumbo Limbo Trail its way through a hammock. ...

As we wanted to ride bikes in the Everglades we made a day trip to Shark Valley. Shark Valley Visitors Center in Everglades National Park has bikes for rent so there we went and cycled between alligators, birds and snakes. This post will show you how we did it and what biking in the Everglades is like. Afterwards we learned about ...

We made a self-drive trip to the most interesting areas of Miami, Florida and spent a great day driving around and sightseeing in Miami.  The Miami area is huge and there is so much to see that you don’t even know about. So it will help you if you know where to go and what to see. But try to ...

In this post we will show you our Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges drive from Melbourne. It was a day trip to the wine-producing district of Yarra Valley and back over the mighty Dandenong Ranges. Our drive also takes you to Healesville Sanctuary, a perfect place to get close to native Australian wildlife. Like this cute koala: Healesville Sanctuary, Yarra ...

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 ...

Once in Sydney, Australia, you have to take the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk. The walk follows the Pacific shoreline from Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach to the equally pretty beach of Coogee 6 km south. In between you will walk through many other pretty beaches like Tamarama, Bronte and Clovelly.   So you with a good reason you can say ...

On your trip to Sydney, why not make a day trip to Watsons Bay? Watsons Bay is a pretty fishing village a short ferry ride from central Sydney and said to be Australia’s oldest fishing village. Still today Watsons Bay offers excellent seafood, pretty beaches, nice walks in stunning scenery and a park made for Sunday picnics. It’s easy to ...

Flower lovers tend to think that spring is the best time of the year. Maybe they are right, but autumn, too, can offer very nice views – at least in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney. This post will take you to this magic garden, located right behind the Sydney Opera House. I spent a cloudy autumn afternoon strolling through ...

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 ...