We spent last October driving across Australia. In five weeks, we covered 10,000 kilometres: Melbourne – Lake Eildon – Canberra – Wombarra – Sydney – South West Rocks – Byron Bay – Brisbane – Townsville – Devils Marbles – Uluru – Kings Canyon – West MacDonnell Ranges – Kakadu… Read more of "An Australian road trip (video edition)"

Our route Australia is massive and so it can be hard to plan a route that includes everything you want to see and is also realistic. We were overly ambitious with ours, and ended up with a few 9-hour driving days that left us pretty drained by the end. Looking back, we would… Read more of "Planning an Australian road trip: route and tips"

Kakadu was the last stop on our five-week road trip, and by the time we arrived I had absolutely had enough. The dust, the heat, the flies had all gotten to me (or you could say I had let it get to me, but please don't). So we stayed at the nicest campsite we could find (Kakadu… Read more of "One day in Kakadu National Park"

After a little blogging hiatus while we spent time with friends and family, it's time to delve back into the last of our Australian adventures. The Explorers Way, the last leg of our road trip, stretches from Adelaide to Darwin, but we made our way up from Alice Springs. We… Read more of "The Explorers Way"

Colin visited the Northern Territories way back in 2001 for a month and one of his favourite stops was the Glen Helen Resort. It sounded like kind of a dump from his description ("we camped on a patch of dirt"), but actually it was really great. The staff are all super friendly… Read more of "The West MacDonnell Ranges"

The rocks in the Northern Territories blew me away. When you're travelling, you spend more time in each country than a typical holiday and it's hard to maintain the same level of excitement about every place you visit. But even after a couple of months in Australia, these rocks… Read more of "Australia, you have the best rocks!"

After having our expectations for Townsville managed by our new friends in Brisbane, it was actually a pleasant surprise. Well, it was better than Rockhampton anyway. Our plan was to get in, see the Great Barrier Reef and get out, but the wind had other ideas and the boat trip… Read more of "The Overlanders Way"

Today it's exactly six months since we left London and boarded our flight to Hong Kong. Time has stretched and the last six months feels like forever. It's hard to remember what life was like before we set off on this Australian road trip 5 weeks ago, let alone when we were… Read more of "Six months on..."

We left Sydney with coffees from our favourite spot, the Copper Mill and drove up the coast to Brisbane. South West Rocks was our first overnight stop. Another camping spot overlooking the sea, but this time in a legit campsite. The beach was the perfect place for a long… Read more of "Sydney to Brisbane"

We deliberated for a long time over what to do with the rest of our time in Australia. In the end, we chose to hire a campervan, which has turned out to be a great decision (so far!). It's been (almost) hassle-free, we've been able to camp much more often than if we had a car and… Read more of "And so it begins: Melbourne to Sydney"

We set off from Melbourne on a cold Monday morning in a car loaded up with pasta bake and bags of Falafel Chips (our new obsession, if you can get your hands on these, try them immediately). Our plan was to make it as close to Adelaide as possible in one day and then drive back… Read more of "The Great Ocean Road"

Hello, we're still alive! The last three weeks have looked like this: business class flights to Melbourne (thanks Martin!), walking around the botanical gardens, eating fried dim sims at South Melbourne market, watching penguins from St Kilda peer, shopping for jumpers in the… Read more of "Three weeks in Melbourne"