Traveling around Australia - 2012

a trip by Jackie & Dean

From: January 30th 2012
Until: ongoing
We are young and free! :-) So we have decided to go traveling around Australia! Our lovely van will be our home for the next 10 or so months, while we explore this beautiful country. We start with Tasmania, before heading North on the East Coast, making our way across the Northern Territory, down Western Australia and across South Australia. We hope you'll follow us via this blog. For earlier trips, see http://realtravel.com/u-102000-jackie_dean Stay well and happy! Jackie & Dean
Trip Length: 16 months
Blog Entries: 104
Photos: 769
Words: 70033
Blog Entries
January 30th 2012Off to Tasmania!Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Devonport
January 31st 2012First day in Tassie - exploring the North WestOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Stanley
February 1st 2012Stanley & RoseberyOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Stanley
February 2nd 2012Strahan & Lake St ClairOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Lake St Clair
February 3rd 2012Hiking at Lake St ClairOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Lake St Clair
February 4th 2012Back to natureOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart
February 5th 2012Exploring HobartOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart
February 6th 2012Art & BeerOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart
February 7th 2012Watching Tasmanian Devils & chilling out at White BeachOceania » Australia » Tasmania » White Beach
February 8th 2012Wineglass BayOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Tasman Peninsula
February 9th 2012St Helens and the *STUNNING* Bay of FiresOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bay of Fires
February 10th 2012Cataract Gorge & “Lonnie” LauncestonOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Launceston
February 11th 2012Launceston FestivaleOceania » Australia » Tasmania » Launceston
February 12th 2012Back through Melbourne – still our lovely home town in AustraliaOceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
February 13th 2012MelbourneOceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
February 16th 2012Phillip IslandOceania » Australia » Victoria » Philip Island
February 18th 2012Bear Gully, Cape LiptrapOceania » Australia » Victoria
February 19th 2012Port Albert & SaleOceania » Australia » Victoria » Sale
February 21st 2012Paradise BeachOceania » Australia » Victoria » Gippsland
February 23rd 2012Bairnsdale, Paynesville & Raymond IslandOceania » Australia » Victoria » Bairnsdale
February 25th 2012Lakes Entrance & Buchan CavesOceania » Australia » Victoria » Lakes Entrance
February 26th 2012Great Alpine Road & Mount BuffaloOceania » Australia » Victoria » Mount Buffalo
February 27th 2012Mount Buffalo / Lake Catani & BrightOceania » Australia » Victoria » Bright
February 28th 2012Mount BeautyOceania » Australia » Victoria » Mount Beauty
February 29th 2012Falls Creek & back to Lakes EntranceOceania » Australia » Victoria » Falls Creek
March 2nd 2012Cape Conran & MallacootaOceania » Australia » Victoria » Mallacoota
March 4th 2012EdenOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Eden
March 5th 2012Lovely MerimbulaOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Merimbula
March 8th 2012Tathra, Bega & BermaguiOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Bermagui
March 9th 2012Mystery Bay & NaroomaOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Narooma
March 10th 2012CongoOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Congo
March 11th 2012Skydive MoruyaOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Moruya
March 13th 2012CanberraOceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra
March 16th 2012BatehavenOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Batehaven
March 18th 2012Gorgeous Jervis BayOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Jervis Bay
March 20th 2012Kiama and GerringongOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Kiama
March 21st 2012Wollongong & and the Nan Tien TempleOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong
March 22nd 2012Katoomba & the Blue MountainsOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba
March 25th 2012SydneyOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
April 1st 2012Skydive PictonOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Picton
April 3rd 2012TerrigalOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Terrigal
April 5th 2012Easter at Norah HeadOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Noraville
April 8th 2012Sampling vino in the beautiful Hunter ValleyOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Cessnock
April 10th 2012NewcastleOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle
April 13th 2012Port StephensOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Port Stephens » Shoal Bay
April 15th 2012Blueys BeachOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Tea Gardens
April 16th 2012ForsterOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Forster
April 20th 2012Port MacquarieOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Port Macquarie
April 24th 2012South West RocksOceania » Australia » New South Wales » South West Rocks
April 26th 2012BellingenOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Bellingen
April 29th 2012Coffs HarbourOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour
May 2nd 2012GraftonOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Grafton
May 5th 2012Maclean, Palmers Island and YambaOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Yamba
May 8th 2012BallinaOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Ballina
May 11th 2012Lennox Head (part I)Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Lennox Head
May 12th 2012Byron Bay (part I)Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay
May 16th 2012Lennox Head (part II)Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Lennox Head
May 17th 2012Byron Bay (part II)Oceania » Australia » New South Wales
May 19th 2012MullumbimbyOceania » Australia » New South Wales » Mullumbimby
May 21st 2012The Gold CoastOceania » Australia » Queensland » Surfers Paradise
May 25th 2012Beenleigh, Carbrook and ClevelandOceania » Australia » Queensland » Cleveland
May 28th 2012BrisbaneOceania » Australia » Queensland
June 1st 2012Bribie Island, Caloundra, Ilkley and MooloolabaOceania » Australia » Queensland » Caloundra
June 6th 2012Eumundi & NoosaOceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa
June 12th 2012Fraser IslandOceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island
June 15th 2012Childers, Bundaberg and BargaraOceania » Australia » Queensland » Bundaberg
June 17th 2012Agnes Waters & Town Of 1770Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Agnes Water
June 19th 2012Tannum Sands & GladstoneOceania » Australia » Queensland » Gladstone
June 23rd 2012Rockhampton (part I)Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton
June 30th 2012Yeppoon, Emu Park and Great Keppel IslandOceania » Australia » Queensland » Great Keppel Island
July 2nd 2012Rockhampton (part II)Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton
July 5th 2012Carnarvon GorgeOceania » Australia » Queensland » Carnarvon Gorge
July 8th 2012Emerald, Sapphire and RubyvaleOceania » Australia » Queensland » Emerald
July 11th 2012A very interesting 24 hours!!Oceania
July 13th 2012MackayOceania » Australia » Queensland » Mackay
July 18th 2012Finch Hatton Gorge & ProserpineOceania » Australia » Queensland » Mackay
July 19th 2012Airlie & BowenOceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach
July 22nd 2012Home HillOceania » Australia » Queensland » Home Hill
July 23rd 2012Bowling Green Bay National ParkOceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville
July 24th 2012Townsville (part I)Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville
September 1st 2012Magnetic IslandOceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island
September 9th 2012Townsville (part II)Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville
September 10th 2012Paluma & Girringun National ParksOceania » Australia » Queensland » Paluma National Park
September 12th 2012Lucinda, Cardwell and Girraway National ParkOceania » Australia » Queensland » Lucinda
September 13th 2012Mission Beach and Paronella ParkOceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach
September 15th 2012Innisfail, Etty Bay and back to MundooOceania » Australia » Queensland » Innisfail
September 18th 2012The Atherton Tablelands & ChillagoeOceania » Australia » Queensland » Atherton Tablelands
September 21st 2012Cooktown and down to Cape TribulationOceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape Tribulation
September 25th 2012Port Douglas, Palm Cove and CairnsOceania » Australia » Queensland
October 5th 2012Kuranda and west into Gulf Savannah CountryOceania » Australia » Queensland » Kuranda
October 9th 2012Normanton and KarumbaOceania » Australia » Queensland » Normanton
October 12th 2012Cloncurry and Mount IsaOceania » Australia » Queensland » Mount Isa
October 16th 2012Boodjamulla National ParkOceania » Australia » Queensland » Boodjamulla National Park
October 19th 2012CamoowealOceania » Australia » Queensland » Camooweal
November 8th 2012Barkly Homestead, Tennant Creek, The Devil’s Marbles and Wycliff WellOceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Devils Marbles
November 10th 2012Alice SpringsOceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
November 16th 2012Kings Canyon & UluruOceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru
November 20th 2012Coober PedyOceania » Australia » South Australia » Coober Pedy
November 22nd 2012Woomera, Port Augusta and Port GermeinOceania » Australia » South Australia » Port Augusta
November 24th 2012AdelaideOceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide
November 27th 2012Kingston, Robe and Cape BridgewaterOceania » Australia » South Australia » Robe
November 30th 2012Portland, Port Fairy and WarrnamboolOceania » Australia » Victoria » Port Fairy
December 2nd 2012The Great Ocean RoadOceania » Australia » Victoria » Great Ocean Road
December 5th 2012Back in Melbourne!!!Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne



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