Kategorie: Andernorts
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Fraser Island
Between Sydney and Brisbane, we had already joined what is essentially the backpacker highway, but we didn’t really get into the spirit until we hit Northern Queensland. If there is one must-do experience on the „highway“ that every backpacker can agree on, it’s Fraser Island. It remains one of the best things we did on…
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Brisbane
As any non-Queenslander will be happy to inform you, Queensland is the Texas of Australia. In that case, Brisbane must be the Austin of Queensland. We were pleasantly surprised by the city and what it had to offer, as well as impressed with the ease of getting around. Between the free city bus loop, free…
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Surfer’s Paradise
After hippie-dippy Byron Bay, crass and flashy Surfer’s Paradise couldn’t have provided a more marked contrast. The seaside resort offers a depressing lesson in destination marketing. Step One: Give your place a great name, one that rings of holiday and adventure, sunshine and beach. Step Two: Do whatever you want, people will flock to your…
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Byron Bay
As we headed North from Sydney on the train, choosing our next destination was a matter of picking places we had heard of and that potentially had more to offer than just a beach. After the drive from Melbourne to Sydney (twice), we had just about had our fill of beaches and Byron Bay wasn’t…
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Day trip from Sydney to Palm Beach
Known to many as the location of the fictional Summer Bay, setting of Home and Away, Palm Beach attracts a few fans, but not nearly as many as you might expect. In fact, you really need to know what you’re looking for, because zero effort is made to point out the locations. We were woefully…
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Sydney Walks
Thanks to the aforementioned shoddy infrastructure, public transport was pretty low on our list of preferred modes of getting around and the steep inclines all around the harbour quickly put a stop to any notions of cycling. Thankfully, there’s a range of walking tracks that have only recently all been joined up to form the…
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The three-month trip
After Arek arrived in Melbourne, the serious travelling began. Limited by his three-month visa, we wanted to cram as much as possible in, without rushing around like headless Germans. Again largely dictated by the seasons, we started with the southern part of the country, slowly heading north as winter set in. A work commitment in…
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Getting around Australia by train on the AusRail pass
There’s a reason why this is Number One on my list. Buying an AusRail pass and using trains for the majority of our travels was one of the best things we did. The rail network doesn’t even get close to spanning all of Australia, but where the trains do go, they are comfortable, scenic and…
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Irland im Herbst
Weil alle denken, dass das Wetter in Irland immer schlecht ist, ist das Wetter in Irland immer besser, als alle denken. Außerdem ist es auch ziemlich oft schöner als in München. Dieses Foto und dieses Video wurden Ende Oktober beim Cork Jazz Festival gemacht, bei 15°, strahlendem Sonnenschein, und einem spontanen Live-Konzert der May Day…
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Kinderabteilung
Gesehen in Cork City, Irland