Between the capital Canberra and the supercity Sydney lie the beautiful Blue Mountains and we were headed for the small town of Katoomba to stay for a few days, enjoying nature. Even whilst driving we were confronted with nature as we were bombarded by thousands of flying locusts like this one. It was like being […]
Month: February 2019
Canberra, Wheels within Wheels
From our campervan on an O’Connor campsite we contemplate the capital. Canberra is the East Kilbride of the Southern Hemisphere – which makes sense to Scots familiar with “roundabout city EK” – a purpose built city with lots of roundabouts. Our first day there coincided with Valentine’s Day, so we did the romantic thing … […]
Gippsland, Victoria
After Tasmania, we only stayed for two nights in Melbourne, just enough to visit the Victoria Markets to buy fancy cheese and beeswax. I want to make my own waxed cotton lunch wraps, the latest eco items, which are ridiculously expensive to buy for what they are. I am on a save-the-world-trip, hence want to […]
Tasmania
Kate said we would love Tasmania and she was right! After this month in Tassie we are both in love with this special island state that looks up towards the big island with self-confidence. The two could not be more different. Bye bye Melbourne! Tasmania is small. The distances are short and there is a […]
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