Traveling around Australia - 2012

a trip by Jackie & Dean
From: January 30th 2012
Until: November 30th 2012

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: 10 months
Blog Entries: 102
Photos: 758
Words: 68534

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
January 30th 2012 Off to Tasmania! Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Devonport
January 31st 2012 First day in Tassie - exploring the North West Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Stanley
February 1st 2012 Stanley & Rosebery Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Stanley
February 2nd 2012 Strahan & Lake St Clair Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Lake St Clair
February 3rd 2012 Hiking at Lake St Clair Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Lake St Clair
February 4th 2012 Back to nature Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart
February 5th 2012 Exploring Hobart Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart
February 6th 2012 Art & Beer Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart
February 7th 2012 Watching Tasmanian Devils & chilling out at White Beach Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » White Beach
February 8th 2012 Wineglass Bay Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Tasman Peninsula
February 9th 2012 St Helens and the *STUNNING* Bay of Fires Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bay of Fires
February 10th 2012 Cataract Gorge & “Lonnie” Launceston Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Launceston
February 11th 2012 Launceston Festivale Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Launceston
February 12th 2012 Back through Melbourne – still our lovely home town in Australia Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
February 13th 2012 Melbourne Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
February 16th 2012 Phillip Island Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Philip Island
February 18th 2012 Bear Gully, Cape Liptrap Oceania » Australia » Victoria
February 19th 2012 Port Albert & Sale Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Sale
February 21st 2012 Paradise Beach Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Gippsland
February 23rd 2012 Bairnsdale, Paynesville & Raymond Island Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Bairnsdale
February 25th 2012 Lakes Entrance & Buchan Caves Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Lakes Entrance
February 26th 2012 Great Alpine Road & Mount Buffalo Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mount Buffalo
February 27th 2012 Mount Buffalo / Lake Catani & Bright Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Bright
February 28th 2012 Mount Beauty Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mount Beauty
February 29th 2012 Falls Creek & back to Lakes Entrance Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Falls Creek
March 2nd 2012 Cape Conran & Mallacoota Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mallacoota
March 4th 2012 Eden Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Eden
March 5th 2012 Lovely Merimbula Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Merimbula
March 8th 2012 Tathra, Bega & Bermagui Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Bermagui
March 9th 2012 Mystery Bay & Narooma Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Narooma
March 10th 2012 Congo Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Congo
March 11th 2012 Skydive Moruya Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Moruya
March 13th 2012 Canberra Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra
March 16th 2012 Batehaven Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Batehaven
March 18th 2012 Gorgeous Jervis Bay Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Jervis Bay
March 20th 2012 Kiama and Gerringong Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Kiama
March 21st 2012 Wollongong & and the Nan Tien Temple Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong
March 22nd 2012 Katoomba & the Blue Mountains Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba
March 25th 2012 Sydney Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
April 1st 2012 Skydive Picton Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Picton
April 3rd 2012 Terrigal Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Terrigal
April 5th 2012 Easter at Norah Head Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Noraville
April 8th 2012 Sampling vino in the beautiful Hunter Valley Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Cessnock
April 10th 2012 Newcastle Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Newcastle
April 13th 2012 Port Stephens Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Port Stephens » Shoal Bay
April 15th 2012 Blueys Beach Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Tea Gardens
April 16th 2012 Forster Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Forster
April 20th 2012 Port Macquarie Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Port Macquarie
April 24th 2012 South West Rocks Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » South West Rocks
April 26th 2012 Bellingen Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Bellingen
April 29th 2012 Coffs Harbour Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour
May 2nd 2012 Grafton Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Grafton
May 5th 2012 Maclean, Palmers Island and Yamba Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Yamba
May 8th 2012 Ballina Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Ballina
May 11th 2012 Lennox Head (part I) Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Lennox Head
May 12th 2012 Byron Bay (part I) Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay
May 16th 2012 Lennox Head (part II) Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Lennox Head
May 17th 2012 Byron Bay (part II) Oceania » Australia » New South Wales
May 19th 2012 Mullumbimby Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Mullumbimby
May 21st 2012 The Gold Coast Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Surfers Paradise
May 25th 2012 Beenleigh, Carbrook and Cleveland Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cleveland
May 28th 2012 Brisbane Oceania » Australia » Queensland
June 1st 2012 Bribie Island, Caloundra, Ilkley and Mooloolaba Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Caloundra
June 6th 2012 Eumundi & Noosa Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa
June 12th 2012 Fraser Island Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island
June 15th 2012 Childers, Bundaberg and Bargara Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Bundaberg
June 17th 2012 Agnes Waters & Town Of 1770 Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Agnes Water
June 19th 2012 Tannum Sands & Gladstone Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gladstone
June 23rd 2012 Rockhampton (part I) Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton
June 30th 2012 Yeppoon, Emu Park and Great Keppel Island Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Great Keppel Island
July 2nd 2012 Rockhampton (part II) Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton
July 5th 2012 Carnarvon Gorge Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Carnarvon Gorge
July 8th 2012 Emerald, Sapphire and Rubyvale Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Emerald
July 11th 2012 A very interesting 24 hours!! Oceania
July 13th 2012 Mackay Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mackay
July 18th 2012 Finch Hatton Gorge & Proserpine Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mackay
July 19th 2012 Airlie & Bowen Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach
July 22nd 2012 Home Hill Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Home Hill
July 23rd 2012 Bowling Green Bay National Park Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville
July 24th 2012 Townsville (part I) Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville
September 1st 2012 Magnetic Island Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island
September 9th 2012 Townsville (part II) Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville
September 10th 2012 Paluma & Girringun National Parks Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Paluma National Park
September 12th 2012 Lucinda, Cardwell and Girraway National Park Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Lucinda
September 13th 2012 Mission Beach and Paronella Park Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach
September 15th 2012 Innisfail, Etty Bay and back to Mundoo Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Innisfail
September 18th 2012 The Atherton Tablelands & Chillagoe Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Atherton Tablelands
September 21st 2012 Cooktown and down to Cape Tribulation Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape Tribulation
September 25th 2012 Port Douglas, Palm Cove and Cairns Oceania » Australia » Queensland
October 5th 2012 Kuranda and west into Gulf Savannah Country Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Kuranda
October 9th 2012 Normanton and Karumba Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Normanton
October 12th 2012 Cloncurry and Mount Isa Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mount Isa
October 16th 2012 Boodjamulla National Park Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Boodjamulla National Park
October 19th 2012 Camooweal Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Camooweal
November 8th 2012 Barkly Homestead, Tennant Creek, The Devil’s Marbles and Wycliff Well Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Devils Marbles
November 10th 2012 Alice Springs Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
November 16th 2012 Kings Canyon & Uluru Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru
November 20th 2012 Coober Pedy Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Coober Pedy
November 22nd 2012 Woomera, Port Augusta and Port Germein Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Port Augusta
November 24th 2012 Adelaide Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide
November 27th 2012 Kingston, Robe and Cape Bridgewater Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Robe
November 30th 2012 Portland, Port Fairy and Warrnambool Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Port Fairy
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