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Exploring Sydney
We spent one week enjoying the beauty of Sydney, including from the balcony of our little apartment. I didn’t have high hopes for our place because it was the cheapest one I could find in the area we wanted (and it wasn’t cheap!) but it turned out to be good. A bit run-down and small…
Our Week in Perth
We spent a lovely week in Perth last week, exploring the city, visiting more amazing beaches, and, most of all, enjoying time with some dear friends that moved there over four years ago from California. It was wonderful to see them again! And really nice to have locals giving us tips and taking us to…
Australia Road Trip: Margaret River
The final week of our road trip didn’t involve very much road tripping. On Friday, February 27th, we drove from Albany to Margaret River with two spectacular stops. The first one was Elephant Rocks in William Bay National Park and the second was the Valley of the Giants tree top trail. Elephant Rocks and Green…
Australia Road Trip: Week Four
On Friday, February 20th we arrived in Esperance, where we spent five nights in a vacation home in town. Esperance is home to some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen! Endless white sands, water every colour of blue that you can imagine and plenty of rocks to climb on. We visited many…
Australia Road Trip: Week Three
On Sunday, we drove from Port Lincoln to Ceduna, making a few stops along the way. First up was Locks Well Beach, an untouched stretch of sandy beach that is 60 meters down from the parking lot. It is unfortunately not safe for swimming but well-known for being a good spot to catch salmon. We…
Australia Road Trip: Week Two
On Monday February 9th we left Adelaide and drove to Port Pirie. We drove through a whole lot of nothing! Beautiful in its own right. Unfortunately, the place we stayed at, Travelway Motel, was less-than-desirable. It was a simple motel which was fine, but everyone smoked on the patio in front of their rooms and…
Australia Road Trip: Adelaide
We arrived in Adelaide on Thursday, February 5th for a four night stay. We spent the night at the YHA Adelaide Central, a hostel right on the centre of town. It was a little tight having us all in one room and the shared bathroom wasn’t ideal, but it was nice to have a large…
Australia Road Trip: Week One
On Sunday, February 1 we made our way to the Melbourne airport to pick up our rental car for our long road trip. Our first leg was to Apollo Bay with a few stops along the way. Our first stop was at Anglesea Golf Course to see kangaroos that populate the course. We saw them…
Wrapping Up Our Time in Melbourne
We spent another lovely week exploring Melbourne and enjoying time with our friends. We started the week off with a trip into the city to go up to the Melbourne Skydeck and grab a delicious meal in Chinatown. The views from the top of the sky deck were quite impressive! On Tuesday, January 27, the…
More Fun in Melbourne
We continue to love our time here in Melbourne! We enjoy the city but also love our little suburb. We’ve been slowly working our way through each restaurant, shop and dessert stop on the Main Street. The amount of joy we get from having so many wonderful spots within short walking distance is making us…
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