Australian holiday destinations
Darling Harbour, Sydney Darling Harbour is a great place to visit if you are in Sydney. The harbour is located adjacent to the city centre and is only a 10 minute walk from the city. The harbour was formerly a dockside area which has been transformed into a major tourist attraction and place for locals … Read more
Bondi Beach is one of the most iconic beaches in Australia with golden sands and large crowds visiting on warm days. Bondi is famous for its surf and the lifeguards who patrol the beach. You may have even seen the television show Bondi Rescue which is filmed at Bondi Beach and shown around the world. … Read more
Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the most well known bridges in the world. It is one of the greatest landmarks in Australia and a favourite amongst all tourists to Australia.The bridge was opened in 1932 and links the city centre with the north shore suburbs of Sydney. The bridge is … Read more
After a shitty nights sleep I got up opened the zipper at 7.30 am to a few spots of rain. Not ideal when you are about to get up have breakfast, and pack up your tent to go home. The owner of the caravan park came up to us and apologised for the noise in the … Read more
Eurobin falls track We had gone into the visitors centre and asked for a place to go that didn’t require too much walking. The lady suggested Eurobin Falls. A short scenic drive from Bright we parked the car on the side of the road near the entrance to the track. The track is well maintained … Read more
Short weekend camping trip to Bright in Summer The plan was to go somewhere we hadn’t been before that wasnt too far away and pitch the tent and stay a couple of nights. Bright is somewhere that is great to visit all year round. In Autumn the trees are well known for their magnificent Autumn … Read more
Destination Wilpena Pound, in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia Wilpena Pound, in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia was our destination ( from Melbourne). The weather was very hot (40+ degrees) most days with a rainy day at the start and end of our trip. This was our first camping trip by ourselves ( at age … Read more
A good starting point to finding out what to do when you visit somewhere new is to go to the visitor centre. The Lady Nelson visitor centre in Mount Gambier has some great resources and very helpful staff. There are shelves of brochures and a walk through display at this centre. It’s all really well … Read more
We really enjoyed our stay at the Wilpena Pound Resort campsite. It was low season and very hot the whole time we were there. We used the tent as a base to sleep and the car as an air conditioner and the 43 degree heat didn’t really bother us! It did cool down at night ( … Read more
Arkaroo Rock aboriginal cave paintings Arkaroo Rock is a short drive from Wilpena Pound about 17 km south of Wilpena on Hawker Road. We set out to do this walk on a sticky, overcast, humid day. It was much cooler than the previous days however the humidity made it feel sticky. We had plenty of water in … Read more
Sacred Canyon aboriginal engraving site We went to ask the guys at the Wilpena Pound Resort information desk for ideas on what to do after seeing Blinman, and the Gorges the day before. The suggestion was to checkout Sacred Canyon which had some aboriginal rock engravings to look at. Sacred Canyon is a short drive from Wilpena … Read more