We came to Adelaide from the Northern territory and needed a way to get to Melbourne. Renting a car was a bit expensive (also a bit scared of driving on the left) so we decided for a tour with the end point in Melbourne – ideal for us. We started in Adelaide and headed east … More The Great Ocean Road and The Grampians

Melbourne is the second biggest city in Australia and has lots of things to offer. It promotes itself as being the most liveable city in the world and after experiencing it we see why. But our purpose of visit was completely different – Australian open. How did this look like? We got to our hostel, … More Melbourne

Before we went on our world journey the only sure thing was that we will be in Australia around New Year’s. What takes place every January in Melbourne? The Australian open. One of the 4 Grand Slams with the best tennis players of the world. It was one of our biggest wishes (actually Jure’s) and … More Australian open – THE HAPPY SLAM

It is the largest single structure made by living organisms. Being huge marine life fans we just had to visit it. It stretches along most of Australia’s east coast, but the main hub is Cairns due to the fact that here the reef comes the closest to the mainland. There are many ways to see … More The Great Barrier Reef

  The Australian outback is on every adventurer´s and traveller’s list. So it was on ours. Most people think, that there’s nothing in the middle of Australia. Oh, they’re so wrong. And don’t be fooled by the impression, there’s only Uluru – its sooo much more! 1. Watarrka (Kings Canyon) Although the name says it’s … More The red centre

This mountain range (for Australian standards) just north of Adelaide has some interesting sights to offer (or at least they’re nearby). 🙂 Lake Hart It is a salt lake which reminded us of the Salt flats in Bolivia. The Adelaide – Alice Springs runs right next to it so watch out for trains. 🙂 Alligator … More Flinders Ranges, Clare Valley & Adelaide

If you know Simona really well, you know she likes opals. And she was pretty excited when we got to Coober Pedy, because it’s the opal capital of the world. In 1915 they found the first opal and an opal rush began. People from all over the world flocked here to try their luck. In … More Coober Pedy