Category: Australia
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Rail Travel in Australia with Great Southern Rail 1: The Indian Pacific (from Sydney via) Adelaide to Perth
This was the journey that got us thinking about the train in the first place. Originally we had envisaged driving from Adelaide to Perth, but it soon became evident that this wasn’t a good idea in the limited time we had. The 2659 kilometre journey across a treeless plain, 478 of those kms driven in…
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Camper relocations around Australia
Camper relocations are another great, cheap way to get around Australia. However, unless you really love driving and have company/someone to share the driving with, this is only recommended for relatively short journeys. A lot of the most popular travel routes tend to always be done in one specific direction, especially during certain seasons, when…
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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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The best way to get around Australia
There is no one best way to get around Australia. There are bits of the country you can only reach by car – by 4WD, even. There are many, many places that you can fly to – but then you miss all the bits in between. There are quite a few places that you can…
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Happy Birthday Kathrin!
Kathrin, come to Australia – there’s a beach with your name on it – literally!