Long term solo travel on a budget.
Western Australia is massive. It covers 2,529,875 km2, or one third, of Australia, that's seriously huge. If it was it's own country it would be in the Top 10 biggest countries in the world, you could fit England inside it 20 times or Texas 4 times. Most of the population lives in Perth which is the …
After driving around 1,300km north in 8 days to swim with whale sharks it was finally time to turn around and make our way back home as fast as possible so Nigel the Nissan didn't cost us any more money. It was an impossibly long, boring and uneventful drive made marginally more exciting with the random …
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1250km north of Perth at the very tip of Australia's west coast is a small town called Exmouth, famous for giving travellers the opportunity to swim with whale sharks. If you don't already know what a whale shark is, let me educate you. The whale shark is a slow, graceful filter-feeding shark and the worlds …
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We left Shark Bay and made our way even further north, passing through Carnarvon and wishing we had a 4x4 to explore the dramatic Gascoyne Coast along Gnaraloo Road, but we had a Nissan Micra, so we stuck to the highway and ended up in Coral Bay. Seriously, rent a 4x4 if you can afford …
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As the capital of New South Wales (but not of Australia, as some people seem to think), Sydney is one of Australia's largest cities and there are endless streets full of shops, restaurants, and bars. It's easy to get lost here, but the waves of Bondi and Manly beaches are never too far away. Grab …
Welcome to the Gold Coast. If you're into surfing, or even if you've never tried it before, this is a good place to start. It's an (almost) safe place to swim, with all the sharks and killer jellyfish (you still get stung by bluebottles) seeming to stay in the warmer waters of Queensland. If you …
The best way to explore the world's largest sand island is to drive across it and in Hervey Bay, you can pay to do just this. Tours include the jeep rental, the ferry to and from the island and camping equipment including cool-boxes for food and drink. So stock up on supplies and have a …
