For our final hiking and camping experience on the South Island of New Zealand, we were looking at the options along the Queen Charlotte Track or the Nydia Track. In the end, we didn't do either - the Nydia Track is mostly inland and we were looking for a hike with views over the water. The Queen Charlotte Track we discarded as well because it was too much hassle to get to the track and we would have to spend money on a water taxi or transport by … [Read more...] about Archer Track and the Tennyson Inlet
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Favorite Camping Equipment
When we travel there are few things that make us happier than finding a new campsite in a beautiful environment. Waking up and having breakfast next to a lake, on top of a mountain or on a beach is a perfect start of the day. It took us a while to get our perfect camping gear together and here are our four favorite items: Foldable Pot - Sea to Summit One of the essentials when camping is the cooker and pot you prepare your meals with. We often … [Read more...] about Favorite Camping Equipment
Road Trip from Eden to Melbourne
After driving down the East coast of New South Wales, we headed West through Victoria towards Melbourne. Here we planned a two-day stop before heading to the Great Ocean Road. South Coast of Victoria Coming from the Sapphire Coast to Victoria we followed the A1 through beautiful National Parks all the way to Sale. Since we haven't spent any money on accommodation on the road trip we wanted to continue to keep the trip as cheap as possible. … [Read more...] about Road Trip from Eden to Melbourne
Road Trip Along the South Coast of NSW
After my accident in Borneo, we were forced to change our plans. Instead of going to the Philippines, we returned to Sydney to stay again with Nat and Pat (we told you we would be back sooner than later!). We had planned a road trip from Sydney along the South Coast of NSW to Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road for January, so we decided to switch plans and travel in Australia now and go to the Philippines in March/April after … [Read more...] about Road Trip Along the South Coast of NSW
Best cheap Campsites between Sydney and Melbourne
Australia might be one of the best - if not the best place for road trips. With their well-maintained highways and easy ways to avoid the tolls, there is nothing better than hopping in a car and hitting the road. If only there wouldn’t be the problem of the high accommodation costs. When we looked up possible campsites for our trip from Sydney to Melbourne, we were quite shocked, the cheapest places we found were 24 AUD and the most expensive … [Read more...] about Best cheap Campsites between Sydney and Melbourne
How to Choose the Right Tent
We have always loved camping. Being able to just crawl into your tent after having some beers around a bonfire and waking up in the nature is just priceless. Over the years we’ve gone through quite some tents until we found our current one we wouldn't replace for any other. With this post we are trying to help you find your favorite tent by paying attention to following points. How big does the tent need to be? Logically, first of all it … [Read more...] about How to Choose the Right Tent