Category: Special Points
A Wanderer’s Guide to: Canberra and the Snowy Mountains
After 3.5 amazing months in Tasmania, we returned to the mainland and Melbourne on the anniversary of our departure three years prior. From there we continued north to tick off our final state/territory of the country, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), with a visit to Canberra and the Snowy Mountains. Canberra
A Wanderer’s Guide to: Hobart and South Tasmania
Hobart and the surrounding region south is a great base to get a feel for why so many people rave about Tasmania, whether you stay a weekend, a week, or more. It’s got interesting history, great produce, and some of the most pristine and untouched scenery in Australia. The best
Shark Bay: Steep Point and Francois Peron National Park
After being in lockdown in the Perth region for 9 weeks, by the time the regions of WA started to open up again at the end of May, we were raring to go! Once we had dropped off our van in Carnarvon, which became a great base for us to
The Oodnadatta Track: the Highs and Lowest Point in Australia
Now from Mount Remarkable NP, we had two options to get to Alice Springs: straight up the Stuart Highway (AKA the boring bitumen way) or along the Oodnadatta Track. I’m sure you can easily guess which one we chose. Our journey began in the small country town of Lyndhurst. Their
The Southern Point, Wilson’s Promontory National Park
Ever since we had moved to Melbourne almost eight years ago, we have had our sights set on reaching the southernmost point of mainland Australia. The only other compass point we had reached by this time was the easternmost point in Byron Bay, NSW, which we really only happened upon