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Koala encounter

Posted on January 12, 2016February 3, 2017 by Willemijn

We are on the Great Ocean Road and we are currently surrounded by koala’s! After over six months in Australia it has finally happened. Another one off our bucket list, two actually, as we did not eat one, nor do we intend to.

Staying at Bimbi park, a camp site in the middle of the Otway National Park, has given us close encounters with ‘active’ koala’s. It is great to be able to observe these cute, fluffy and very cuddly looking creatures. They are very curious and very willing to pose for the camera. Even though they do little more than eating leaves, scratching themselves, staring at us and an occasional jump to another branch. Continue reading “Koala encounter” →

Nature activities

Bush fire aftermath

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by Oliver

A few weeks ago I posted about the bush fire that was raging along the Great Ocean Road. Today, on our way back from a short camping trip down the coast (more about that later), we drove through the area and got a first-hand-view at the aftermath of the fire. It was pretty intense. Continue reading “Bush fire aftermath” →

Travel

Camping in Australia

Posted on November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 by Willemijn

“Did you go camping or did you glamping” was immediately followed by a “was there a toilet or not”. I overheard this conversation when I was in the gym this week. Hmmm, there goes my idea of what I thought glamping was. I saw glamping as the most luxurious way of sleeping under canvas, like the safari camps in Africa. Continue reading “Camping in Australia” →

Nature activities, Victoria

First Kangaroo encounter

Posted on November 4, 2015February 3, 2017 by Willemijn

After almost five months in Australia we did an amazing discovery. Kangaroo’s are not a marketing trick, they actually exist in the wild! Continue reading “First Kangaroo encounter” →

Queensland, Travel

Jucy Grande camper: our experience

Posted on October 14, 2015February 3, 2017 by Willemijn

Is renting a van and driving around Australia as idyllic as it sounds? We are normally hardcore tent people, that is the way we have seen a large part of Europe.

In Australia distances are slightly larger than in Europe (understatement….), so just driving somewhere with the tent in the trunk is all a bit more challenging, if you do not want to be on on the road three to five days in a row. So when we flew to Brisbane, we figured it would be a good opportunity to rent a camper to discover the Sunshine Coast and the Hinterland. Continue reading “Jucy Grande camper: our experience” →