Mataranka to Darwin We travelled to Katherine and made it up to Buruwei Lookout in Nitmiluk National Park, which gave beautiful views of Nitmiluk Gorge. After a hot walk back to the car, we decided on staying at Edith River camp for the night and tested the cool waters of Edith River falls which felt freezing compared to the warm springs at Mataranka. Continuing north, we ventured into Kakadu National Park, leaving the caravan at Kambolgie Campground and headed to Gunlom where we did a 1km walk up the mountain to enjoy a beautiful rock pool that overlooked Kakadu. After making it back to the bottom of the mountain, we did a further 200m walk to the bottom of the falls which was an open swimming area. The road from Kambolgie Campground back to Kakadu Highway ... read more

Albury to Uluru Excited about our big journey, we left Albury with the car and caravan packed and now with a back seat full of kids. Lachie and I (Sheree), have travelled Australia before, but this time we are ready to explore with our 3 girls - Isabelle, Lucy and Juliet. Our first top was in Deniliquin at Willoughby's Beach. We found a nice spot to set up by the Edward river, camping next to Nan and Pa for a couple of nights. We fed the ducks, and dropped our dog Holly off at Lachie's grandparents house after a very filling dinner. Holly will play with their little sausage dog while we holiday, as dogs aren't allowed in national parks. We came across a Giant Murray Cod in Swan Hill, which was used as a movie ... read more

Swiss Alps to Amsterdam via Heidelberg We packed up the tents and headed north to Heidelberg where we spent a few hours strolling along the Neckar River we were found a cheeky baboon statue near the bridge. We passed the large church in the town centre, with a beautiful medieval castle (Schloss) overlooking Heidelberg that had once been destroyed. An early start led us to the riverside town of St Goar – where we saw the world’s largest beer stein and free-hanging handcarved cuckoo clock. After a brief history on beer steins, we browsed through the shop before grabbing a bite to eat and heading towards our evening destination Amsterdam. We checked out Amsterdam’s trendy cafes, ‘coffee shops’ as the tour group visited a once-in-a-lifetime cultural evening at the theatre. Very weird!! The following day ... read more

Prague to Munich We departed Prague and headed towards Munich in Germany – the festive home of Oktoberfest! We explored the cultural side of Munich, spending some time in Marienplatz (the main square) where we watched on as the New Town Hall (NeuesRathaus) revealed an amazing Glockenspiel show, the most overrated tourist attraction in Europe. Also in the square was the Mariansaule (column monument with golden statue of Virgin Mary), we then visited Frauenkirche where we climbed the tower to take in the view out of the 15th century cathedral. The Viktualienmarkt was incredible with around 140 stalls selling everything from fresh fruit, veggies, cheese and most importantly wurst!! Yum! We spent a bit of time experiencing the old-world charm and famous beer halls. Hofbrauhaus was incredible, and we spent our evening meal with the ... read more

Budapest to Vienna Morning tea was at a small road-side stop on the way to Bratislavia for Lunch, but to our amazement the little rest-stop was packed with fresh fruit, home-made pasta as well as the most incredible waffles with maple syrup and whipped cream! Mmm! We entered Slovakia where we stopped for a bite to eat and some Pilsner beer which the area is well-known for. We arrived in Austria to set up our tents in a mad-rush to beat the oncoming stormclouds, then headed to Vienna’s Prater fun park where Lach tested his sniper ability. We sat down for a local dish of wiener schnitzel with pommes (pork schnitzel with fries). The size of meals here were massive, with our friend ordering a burger and only being able to eat a quarter!! We ... read more