We arrived in Sydney at the end of February, and after an exciting drive through Sydney City Centre (we will never drive our car through there again!), we found a campsite near Chatswood, on the outskirts of Lane River Cove Tourist Park. Straight away, we began looking for somewhere to stay in the city, but this proved to be much more difficult than we thought, no where seemed suitable, or had space for the car! After a week of spending hours a day in Internet ca...

We arrived in Sydney at the end of February, and after an exciting drive through Sydney City Centre (we will never drive our car through there again!), we found a campsite near Chatswood, on the outskirts of Lane River Cove Tourist Park. Straight away, we began looking for somewhere to stay in the city, but this proved to be much more difficult than we thought, no where seemed suitable, or had space for the car! After a week of spending hours a day in Internet ca...

Part 2 - Bairnsdale to SydneyBairnsdale was one of the bigger towns we stopped in on the way to Sydney. Mitchell Gardens Caravan Park was 5 minutes walk to the town centre and even had a pool! Luxury after the free sights we'd been staying in! We spent 2 nights there before heading inland to the tiny town of Buchan, famous for its caves. We took a guided tour around the Royal Cave, 60m below sea level and over 30 million years old. We saw some amazing rock fo...

Part 1 - Melbourne to Bairnsdale On the first day of our road trip to Sydney, we left Lord's Lodge early and took a detour away from the coast to the east of Melbourne for a drive through the Dandenong Ranges. We were unsure if Alma would be able to handle the steep hills and tight bends, but she did us proud! We stopped for lunch to admire the beautiful views and then headed back to the coast to the Mornington Penisula National Park, south of Melbourne. We ...

We flew out of Bangkok on Thursday 25th January, and after a short stop at Singapore Airport, we landed in Cairns, Australia on the Friday morning. After a quick look around, we quickly realised we had made the right decision to start our trip from Melbourne (Cairns was extremely hot and muggy and pretty much deserted!), so we booked a flight for the following morning. Finding accommodation for our first night in Melbourne however, was a challenge - everywhere wa...