Round the World Trip
An early Christmas in mighty Waikato
The combination of a rough plan and a dose of luck saw us arrive in Hamilton, Waikato, home to some great friends, in time for an early Christmas celebration. Not only did we have a fabulous Christmas with them including…
New Zealand campervan road trip: where we camped on the North Island
The key question in New Zealand is where to pitch up each night. We last campervanned in New Zealand six years ago and we feel that in the intervening period it has got tougher to find spots to freedom camp…
New Zealand campervan road trip: Northland activities and culture
As well as bringing us to some of the most awesome beaches, along the Northland trip we were able to take in some great activities and learn about some of the rich history here. When in Whangarai Technically, the law…
New Zealand campervan road trip: To the North!
The most popular way to explore New Zealand is by campervan, and who are we to argue? We split our time in New Zealand broadly into thirds; North from Auckland, time around Hamilton and the Coromandel with friends, and finally…
A Wonderful Weekend in Wollongong
Taking the prize for unexpected pleasure is the town of Wollongong. We were looking for somewhere to spend a couple of days outside Sydney. To the north we couldn’t find anywhere to stay within our budget, but Wollongong offered plenty…
A whistlestop visit to Sydney
There can be few more famous sights worldwide than Sydney harbour, the opera house and the bridge, while cruising into the harbour on the ferry. As we made our day trip from our temporary home with good friends in Manly…
Exploring The Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains – they can’t really be blue, can they? Intrigued, we took the train from central Sydney out west in search of blue mountains and all the wildlife and fresh air that we hoped would come with them.…
Aussie road trip part 2: Tingles and ANZACs
And so we left the South Western tip of Australia behind and travelled east. We were not long into the drive before we had a classic Australian experience. Realising we only had 120Km of petrol left, and the nearest town…
Delights of Perth, Western Australia
After an outstanding day on Rottnest Island with the quokkas, we took time out to enjoy some relaxed days in Perth. We very much liked Perth, the relaxed feel of the city, how easy it was to get about and…
Aussie road trip: Roo with a view
Kangaroos. Real. Live. Roos in the wild! If the kids remember one thing about this part of the journey, my money is on seeing kangaroos bounding around in the unusual way that they do. We set out from Perth heading…
