Big bad Bundanoon part 2
I had a short break after my afternoon adventure. Sometimes I’m scared in the dark. You always hear you shouldn’t be walking around parks and forests in the dark and here I was, walking into the forest at sunset. It wasn’t fully dark yet, but the trees didn’t let any…
Digging up Sydney’s dirt
The good thing about living in Sydney for a while, is that you have the time to see all the smaller and lesser known activities around the city. If I were a tourist on a busy schedule, I wouldn’t have visited the small Justice & Police museum. During a weekend…
Big bad Bundanoon part 1
Sydney made me restless. What happens when I’m restless? I’m sitting in my apartment getting frustrated. So I needed a break. I had to get out of the city, into the country. Not having a car, I check place along the train lines. My eye fell on Bundanoon, with one…
Escape to funky Cockatoo Island
From Sydney you can take a ferry to Cockatoo island, a small island that used to be a jail and is now mainly a quirky spot for art and camping. It’s been there for years, but was only developed for tourism in 2007 and is a hit with both tourists…
The big red up close
Ayers Rock, Uluru… two names for the same thing. Australia is using the Aboriginal names for its national parks more and more. With respect for the original inhabitants of the country comes changing names and changing rules. Where climbing Ayers Rock used to be a highlight on an Australia itinerary,…
Hermanus, home to South Africa’s whales
About 1,5 hours driving from Cape Town is a top whale watching spot in South Africa: Hermanus. The sea near Hermanus is deep fairly close to the land and that’s why it’s a perfect spot for whales. If you’re truly lucky you could see one at 5m distance. Being slightly less…
Refreshing at Daly Waters
A must do on route to Darwin is the Daly Waters Pub. The pub has always been an important stop for drovers and travelers alike. It’s the oldest pub in the Northern Territory and it has become a popular stop for tourists visiting the outback. What makes the place so…
Tasting Australia
Lake Hart is a small salt lake in the Eyre basin that lies along the Stuart highway. It might be small compared to its bigger brother, but it’s very impressive to see and it seems endless. There are plenty of salt lake around Australia and you just have to visit…
Wine and sunshine
The Clare Valley is a beautiful piece of South Australia, on a one hour drive from Adelaide. You are surrounded by dry fields that form a strong contrast with the green vegetation. It’s like I’ve arrived in the scenery of McCleods Daughters and it so happens to be that the…