Noosa and Brisbane
Noosa is a very well presented large town where we met up with an ex-swimming coach of Olly’s called Julie and her husband Ian. Similarly to other friends we had meet up with on...
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Central and Southern Queensland
It was a last minute decision to go the Tablelands and Atherton. Although very close the coast and wet tropical forests, it was much dryer here, rich red colours soils became more prevelant. Being...
Northern Queensland and The Great Barrier Reef
We flew up to the party town of Cairns with the plan of spending 2 two weeks working our way around and down to Brisbane. It doesn’t look far on a map, but it...
The Great Ocean Road
This is a top road trip for visitors to Oz – a journey along the south coast stretching westwards from Melbourne. This time, we tried out a tiny camper for size. The views along...
Christchurch
This was our final destination in New Zealand. Were looking forward to meeting up with the last Knox (Callum) and discovering more about the slowly regenerating CBD following the devastation left by the 2011...
Mount Cook
We nearly bypassed Mt Cook, but luckily some locals changed our minds – it was beautiful. We arrived to low cloud cover, enough to obsecure the mountain tops. Unusually, it created a really strange...
Dunedin and Oamaru
We had a chilly and wet stay in Dunedin which made us feel like we were back home! The town was founded by the cousin of Robert Burn, so much of the architecture felt...
Queenstown
This youthful ski town has a reputation for adventure – attracting thrill-seekers from around the globe. We got involved, both performing two canyon swings and jumping from the country’s highest bungy, Nevis. They were...
Milford Sound and the Fjordland
Milford Sound is part of the fiordland in the south-west of the south island. We drove here from Queenstown and that in itself was a great experience. Open plains filled with tussock, followed by...