After a pretty intense driving day the day before, this is the story of how I was written off the road for three days in the most beautiful place on Earth.
When I decided to road trip from Melbourne to Cairns for six weeks, I anticipated a few car troubles. I did not expect a kangaroo to jump out at me on Princes highway. I did not expect to drive through a waterfall to get to Belmore Falls but running out of petrol on the highway, yeah I kinda expected this one. Still, it isn’t pleasant, is it? Continue Reading…
Normally, I like to do things myself. So far, I’d hired a car and driven myself to Rainbow Beach from Melbourne, created my own itinerary and gave myself tours around everywhere I wanted to see. I knew Fraser Island wasn’t going to be like that and I wasn’t looking forward to it.
I’d seen that Fraser Island was the highlight of a lot of people’s East Coast trip, so I needed to do it, but the effort of finding a 4WD to hire, getting a permit to visit the island and figuring out things to see while I was there. It was kind of exhausting, not to mention expensive. I decided a tour would be the best option. Besides, I actually like tours when I’m on them. Finding out interesting facts about the island from a person who’s been doing this stuff for years, you can’t get that from a self-drive tour, but I’m stubborn and still wanted this to be my trip when I did everything by myself. Still, you can’t have everything, can you? I booked a tour. Continue Reading…
I finally made it to the Sunshine Coast and I beg to differ with that title. The thunder-and-lightning-and-storm-clouds-in-abundance Coast would be a more accurate title. That being said, I have yet to visit a more charming place than Noosa, Queensland. Continue Reading…
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Two Short Days in Brisbane
November 11, 2018
Yet another place I didn’t have enough time to explore. This is becoming a bit of a theme on this road trip, isn’t it? Continue Reading…
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The Gold Coast from Above
October 28, 2018
The Gold Coast has a bit of a reputation. Think kitschy theme parks, art deco skyscrapers and drunken teenagers on schoolies. All I could think when I was there is how hard the Gold Coast seemed to try to emulate Florida. I imagine the GC going to bed every night hoping it will wake up and be transformed into Miami. Continue Reading…
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Attempting to Find Happiness in Byron Bay
October 23, 2018
Byron Bay has to be one of the strangest places I’ve ever been to and I can’t seem to make my mind up about it.
Before I went, I researched things to do on countless travel blogs, all of them describing Byron Bay as ‘paradise on Earth’ insisting I’d need a year there rather than a short three days. Basically, I had high expectations and I left a little disappointed. Continue Reading…
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Passing Through Port Macquarie
October 16, 2018
My time in Port Macquarie was brief to say the least, although it ended up being one of my favourite small, coastal towns from my trip so far. Continue Reading…
Due to the fact that I had an extra two days in Wollongong and was expecting to want to leave Sydney the second I stepped foot in it (but ended up loving it and spent an extra two days there), I was falling increasingly behind on my itinerary. With only three weeks left to drive 1,500 miles, I needed to sacrifice a couple of places on my to-do list. Continue Reading…
I had extremely low expectations for Sydney due to the fact that the majority of my Aussie friends are from Melbourne. “Sydney’s the worst!” they’d say whenever I told someone I’d be going there. In fact, they made Sydney sound so bad I considered skipping it on my road trip to Cairns, sticking exclusively to smaller beach towns like Jervis Bay and Port Macquarie. Continue Reading…