Cu Chi Tunnels – Remains of Vietnam War As the Vietnam War is a huge part of the Vietnamese history, we wanted to learn more about it. We were thinking about visiting either the Cu Chi Tunnels (near Ho Chi…
We started our tour through Vietnam in the South of the country – in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). There are basically two directions to travel the country: Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City (North-South) or vice versa. As the…
With almost 5 million inhabitants, Melbourne is the second largest Australian city (after Sydney). Before Canberra was “constructed”, Melbourne served as the interim capital city of Australia. Melbourne is the “coffee” capital of Australia – the entire city…
The Great Ocean Road is not really different from other Australian roads, highways and freeways – with one distinctive feature: it is highly spectacular and you don’t want to drive fast (yes, Australians are not the big inventors…
We spent 3 days in Sydney (+ 2 more for SYDNYE – New Years’ Eve in Sydney), which was enough time to get an impression of the city and explore the most important highlights. However, you can easily…
The first part of the Pacific Highway had lots of highlights to offer – we were really looking forward to the rest of it. And, of course, also to finally reaching Sydney and exploring Australia’s biggest city and spend New…
After we had successfully completed the 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) from Cairns to Brisbane, we were really glad to finally leave the Bruce Highway behind us. Driving such a long distance is not a real challenge for us (we drove…
Wilsons Promontory (Oz Slang: Wilsons Prom) is a peninsula that accommodates the southernmost point on the Australian mainland – South Point. It is located in Victoria – only about 3 hours drive from Melbourne. The majority of the area is…
The Blue Mountains The Blue Mountains are a mountain range in New South Wales – they start 60 kilometers west of Sydney. They are located in the Blue Mountains National Park and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Just a friendly notice in case you are feared of snakes and can’t even look at pictures of them … In this article there some some pictures of them. So please decide for yourself if you want to scroll down.…
After some exciting 4WD-driving in the Great Sandy National Park (Fraser Island and Rainbow Beach), we spent one more day in Noosa to enjoy the beaches and explore Noosa National Park. Noosa is a very cute town at the Noosa…
After our excursion to paradise – Whitsunday Islands and Whitehaven Beach – we continued south towards our next destination: Fraser Island. There are two major gateways to the island: Hervey Bay and Noosa, most of the tours leaving…