Category Archives: Oceania

Purnululu, or the Bungle Bungles, the park of the red rocks, unbelievable heat and isolation. It isn’t easy to reach. From the highway there’s a 53km long 4WD track that leads through private property. It’s like being on a boat in stormy weather. In the back of the car I…

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An area not to be missed on a visit to Western Australia is the gorgeous Cape Range National Park. You can feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere only a short drive from the town of Exmouth. Stock up on groceries and water in Exmouth because the facilities in the park…

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The cherry season is starting. I am not alone anymore. Two Taiwanese girls and an American boy have joined me in the house. It is so much fun to have people around, even though we all have to wait to use the shower now. It is refreshing to have people…

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I took this photo on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. I was visiting the Island with a group and captured this image of one of my fellow travelers exploring the site. I framed him in between the rocks and it seems to me like he is in deep though, pondering.…

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March is festival month in Adelaide. Every weekend there are at least 4 festivals going on, varying from theatre to sports and music. Last long weekend was the street theatre festival as part of the bigger Fringe Festival. Street performers from all over the world were performing on set times…

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During my travels I’ve met lots of different people. I’ve come across some situations where I felt like I was being pushed around. Somehow people think they can treat you like shit because you are a traveller. I find it hard to deal with this, but sometimes you’ve got to…

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It’s that time of the year again. The sun’s bright and hot and while others enjoy the beach I start thinking about winter. It’s not that I don’t like the sun, it’s just that I really want to find a cool job for this winter. It’s been a while since…

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Most people think of the East Coast when they think about travelling in Australia. This is especially true for backpackers. However, the West Coast has got so much to offer; the beaches are pristine, the water is blue and it is way less crowded. Cape range national park has got…

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Why can booking flights be so stressful? It’s lovely when you don’t care where you’re going and you stumble across a cheap fare and book it in the spur of the moment. It’s less lovely when you know you want to travel on a certain date, because your visa is…

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The cherry season was fast approaching, but there was one important thing to finish out in the fields: irrigation. This time I worked with a French backpacker called Ivan. Every day we got a quad bike and a repair kit and were send to work on different areas in the…

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