As we drove closer to Sydney we said goodbye to the nice quiet roads that we’d travelled since picking up our motorhome. We decided, against the wrath of google navigation, to drive over Sydney Harbour Bridge (well, Nick did, saying…
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Tuncurry to Umina
After leaving Wingham, Tuncurry beach was our first stop. We watched a pod of around 10 dolphins swimming parallel to the beach, just beyond the surf. It was a real treat to seem them so close. Forster, nearby, had a…
Eungai Creek To Wingham
On our way to Eungai Creek, we made a quick stop at both Shelly Beach and, above it, Captain Cook Lookout. This was another impressive view-point where we glimpsed a few migrating whales in the distance. We stayed for a…
Gympie , Glasshouse Mountains, Tamborine National Park
We stopped at Eidsvold, camping overnight in the grounds of the RM Williams Bush Learning centre. Here, there was an early evening light and picture show projected onto a steel sculpture. The show, which included stories told by local people,…
Bowen, Great Barrier Reef and Eungella
From the truck stop in Townsville (just a convenient stopver in a car park) we headed along the coast and ended up at Glen Erin Farmstay near Bowen. This campsite had a campfire every evening in which they cooked and…
Undara
Our first stop on the way to Undara was Innot Hot Springs. Here there is a stream on a gravel bed beside the road, and as different parts of the stream are different temperatures, you can mix them together to…
Pekan Nanas
Deciding that it was time to see a country from a different perspective, we managed to organise a workaway on our way down through Malaysia, and it was a very positive experience. We stayed at CSA wellness and recreation resort…
Siem Reap
For our stay in Siem Reap, Cambodia, we had booked accommodation at the Community School of Hope which is a family-run school in a very rural setting pretty much equidistant between the airport and the western gate of Angkor Wat.…
Kuala Lumpur
We arrived in Kuala Lumpur by bus from Tanah Rata, the first part of the journey leaving the Cameron Highlands on very windy roads. There were several trees down following a storm, and at one point we got completely stuck…
Koh Samui
A short, Grab, taxi transfer from Pralan pier on the north coast took us to Green Space resort in Koh Samui. This is a small family run resort containing a swimming pool and several good sized bungalows nestled amongst very…