Our final destination in the Sunshine State was Port Douglas. After spending our day around the Daintree River, we headed South. We got to our accommodation, the Pink Flamingo Resort, at around 6 p.m. But we were not expecting what waited for us. Ian did his magic a third time in a row. We had…
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Into the Rainforest
After our forced stop over in Cairns Ian picked up our rented car in the morning before we headed to the Daintree. We were driving on the incredibly scenic Captain Cook Highway, which mostly follows right next to beach, with lookouts every 30 minutes. One of these was the Rex Lookout, which is a small…
Tropical Island Dream – Part 2
Our second full day at the magical Fitzroy Island started a bit later. James and I slept in, tired out after the snorkelling yesterday, while Sally and Ian did yoga. By mid-day we were reunited and headed to the Snorkel Shop to rent some kayaks. There were so many program options. There was of course…
Tropical Island Dream – Part 1
On the 10th of July we left to catch our plane from the Tullamarine Airport of Melbourne. We were flying with a small Australian company called Tigerair, the Aussie equivalent of Ryanair or Wizzair. The first surprise came when we had to self check-in for the luggage. With our tickets the luggage stickers were also…
Ballarat the Gold Town
On Monday the 8th, James and I took the train to Ballarat: an old gold mining town, north of Melbourne. Gold was discovered in Ballarat in 1851 and the town soon became a major settlement flooded by new Australians and Chinese miners. Our main destination was Sovereign Hill, an open-air museum which brings the gold…
Weekend in Melbourne
After a highly eventful Friday, despite our best effort, we slept in. We had a kinda tighter schedule for Saturday. James had a rehearsal for his play “Burn Down the School” that he is putting on for the Mudfest festival at his university in August. And I had lunch with Tündi, one of my relatives…
Another World
We left early for Mornington Peninsula, which is a bit south of Melbourne. After last night, with the cultural exchange of drinks, I quickly got car sick and had to move to the front seat. My focus soon shifted from feeling shitty to being amazed by the Aussie countryside. Our first stop was at the…
Raccoon Around the World 