Visiting Australia had been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. When I was a child, I remember dreaming of learning to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef and in 2010 I got to do just that as part of an Australian east coast road trip with a friend from…
Along with the Whitsunday Islands, Fraser Island is a staple stop off for backpackers heading up, or down, Australia’s East Coast on a road trip. My friend, Rachel, and I stopped off at Fraser Island where we boarded a Fraser Island ferry with a group and spent two nights on this sandy island. If you’d…
If you’re travelling up the east coast of Australia on a backpackers trip as I did when I was 20, then you’ll definitely want to add a visit to the Whitsunday Islands to your Australia itinerary along with Fraser Island. We opted for the traditional backpacker option of joining a small group on a yacht…
Back in 2011 (years before I started this blog!) I visited Australia for the first time and spent a month going up the east coast from Sydney to Cairns with one of my best friends from university. Brisbane was one of the cities I remember the most (apart from Sydney!). Brisbane is a fun city…
Planning a trip to Australia and looking for an Australia holiday itinerary? Consider this your guide to one week in Sydney and the surrounding area. This itinerary is a copy of our 1 week in Sydney that we took when I won two free return flights to Sydney. Despite the fact that I was weirdly…
If you’re travelling in New South Wales in Australia, make sure you add a trip to the Hunter Valley near Sydney to your New South Wales itinerary. Hunter Valley food and wine are famous in the area and I can confirm it’s delicious. Think wines, cheeses, cured meats, chocolate…aka everything you need for a tasty…
Did you know Australia had mountains? The Blue Mountains on Australia’s East Coast surprised me but they’re beautiful! While Australia might be better known for the hills and cliffs in the Northern Territories and The Outback these East Coast mountains are worth exploring too. Sure, they’re not huge like in the Canadian Rockies, but they’re…
If there’s one thing you have to do when visiting Sydney, it’s the Coogee to Bondi Beach walk. The walk is more commonly known as the Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach walk, but personally, I think doing it the other way if you’re new to the city is better as you get the big reveal…