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Road Trips

Road tripping in Australia, especially when in encompasses the whole of Australia can be long term and expensive. These long road trips are typically referred to as Going Around Australia or The Big Lap.

On road trips in Australia we drive a 2017 Mazda BT50 and tow a 2015 Coromal Element 542 Caravan.

Coramal Caravan towed by BT50 Mazda with Boat on Roof

To cut down on accommodation costs we recommend a mix of Free Camping, low cost camping in Showgrounds or Farm campsites and staying in commercial Caravan Parks.

Read these Road Tripping Australia Posts

Queensland Road Trips

Free Camping Bruce Highway Queensland.

Coffs Harbour to Brisbane.

Townsville to Lucinda.

North from Trinity Beach Cairns.

Townsville to the Gold Coast.

Brisbane/Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

Bunya Mountains Queensland

Road Tripping Tasmania

Not only is Tasmania Australia’s smallest state but it is an island. The ideal place for a Road Trip from Hobart if you ask me. This road trip includes a ferry crossing.

Lake Eacham is an accessible swimming spot on the Atherton Tableland

Best Free Things to do Atherton Tablelands

September 12, 2020 By Jan Robinson

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The Atherton Tablelands inland from Cairns in Tropical North Queensland Australia, are close to but much cooler than the coastal strip some 752 metres lower in elevation. When things are steamy on the coast, locals and visitors revel in the often mist-shrouded Tablelands. Find the very best free things to do in Atherton Tablelands, with …

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Blue Water at Scrubby Creek

Cardwell Spa Pools the Instagram Queen of Cardwell Swimming Holes

July 22, 2020 By Jan Robinson

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In summer Cardwell in North Queensland Australia is hot and sunny. With marine stingers and crocodiles known to inhabit the Ocean that shimmers across to Hinchinbrook Island and north to the Family Group of Islands, it is a priority to find a safe and pleasant way to cool off. Cardwell is a small community strung …

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Filed Under: Queensland, Road Trips

Typical Bunya Mountains Walking Track

How to get to Bunya Mountains with Bunya Mountain Campgrounds and Airbnb Bunya Mountains

May 21, 2020 By Jan Robinson

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Before visiting the Bunya Mountains mid last year we asked around for tips and although a few hands went up, we were short on details. With three roads of varying condition radiating from different points of the compass, how to get to Bunya Mountains was our first question. On this Queensland road trip we were …

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View of Glass House Mountains from One Tree Hill

A day in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland – Road Trips from Brisbane

October 31, 2019 By Jan Robinson 6 Comments

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The Sunshine Coast hinterland is a short thirty minute drive from Sunshine Coast beaches and one of the very best road trips from Brisbane. If you’re contemplating an Australia road trip, this one on this Sunshine Coast Hinterland day trip in Queensland is hard to beat. Situated on the Blackall ranges some 400 metres above …

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Port Douglas Rex Smeal Park

Best Things to do in Port Douglas Australia

August 8, 2019 By Jan Robinson 16 Comments

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The undeniable success of Port Douglas as a tourist destination is all about Location. Just one hour’s spectacular drive north of Cairns Airport in Tropical North Queensland and 1 hour 40 minutes north-east of Atherton Tablelands, with the glittering waters of the Great Barrier Reef lapping the shoreline and the prehistoric rainforest of the Daintree …

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Lucinda Bulk Sugar Loading Jetty

Ten Reasons to drive north from Townsville to Lucinda

July 16, 2019 By Jan Robinson 17 Comments

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The City of Townsville North Queensland sits snugly inside Cape Cleveland, in the lee of Magnetic Island Australia. We were both born in Townsville and until a year ago it was our home base. Townsville gets 320 days of sunshine a year and has an enviable outdoor lifestyle. We loved that we could go fishing, …

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Filed Under: Australia Travel Blog, Road Trips, Townsville

Red roofed museum and the beach at lighthouse bay from the top of Bruny Lighthouse

Hobart to Bruny Island: Tours from Hobart or Self Drive Bruny Island?

May 8, 2019 By Jan Robinson 2 Comments

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Learn about how to travel from Hobart to Bruny Island including information on the self-drive Bruny Island option, Bruny Island Tours from Hobart plus what to do on Bruny Island. Find Bruny Island attractions, Bruny Island walks, the ferry to Bruny Island tips, gourmet food tips and where to stay including Bruny Island camping. This …

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Filed Under: Destination Guides, Featured Posts, Popular Posts, Road Trips, Tasmania

Stolac's rebuilt Carsijska Mosque BiH

BiH Roadtrip Mostar to Stolac Bosnia via Radimlja Necropolis

January 30, 2019 By Jan Robinson 21 Comments

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After following the surprising Neretva River to Mostar in Bosnia as part of our BiH road trip and Ten Weeks in Europe, we’re back-tracking from Mostar to the Buna River junction and then heading south toward Stolac Bosnia – a town that was destroyed by war in the summer of 1993. Mostar on the Neretva River. …

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Filed Under: Bosnia and Hercegovina, Road Trips, Ruins, Ten Weeks in Europe 2015 Tagged With: Mostar, Stolac

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