Here down under, it is very easy to wake up. If the thousands of cockatoos that decide to have a chat in the tree right next to you don’t wake you up completely, you will be awake when you pack up your tent and find something crawling under it! This is a small resume of…
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Cooking when the sun has already set can sometimes surprise you. In the Flinders Ranges we happened to see the AWESOME Golden Orb Weaving Spider. The one we saw had been hanging there for quite a while, since this was a rather large one. We only happened to notice its white, light reflecting body when…
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A week ago, we stayed at this great campground near the Nullarbor: Fraser Range Station. As the travel book said, it really was an oasis in the outback. We had a great time there. Especially the kangaroos really liked their nice and soft green grass. We were very lucky to witness the saying: “The grass…
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Our first house renovation is a fact! After a hard day of tripping, apparently it is very hard to lift your feet when exiting the tent. Maybe it was because Tom wasn’t wearing his tripping shoes or maybe it was because he just tripped. #trippingdownunder Anyway, he ripped the tent down under, in the left…
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Na een zware dag werken in de goudmijnen en de super pit is het heerlijk vertoeven in een frisse saloonachtige sportsbar. De biertjes worden getapt door strakke dames in ondergoed (“Skimpies”) en gaan als zoete broodjes over de toonbank bij de werkmannen. (De biertjes welteverstaan en niet de Skimpies!) Het lijkt wel de intro van…
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(more text in English below) The Nullarbor is een 2000 kilometer lange weg van Ceduna naar Perth (check “Our Route“). Om onze trip wat interessanter te maken, besloten we om onderweg enkele attracties te doen, zoals een spelletje (bush)golf van 18 holes, verdeeld over de verschillende dorpjes op de weg. De lengte van de course…
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Step 1: Get dressed in a comfortable outfit (don’t forget to wear sunscreen and a hat!) Step 2: Get your binoculars Step 3: Pick a great spot, something like “Head of Bight” on the Nullarbor, where you can see up to 170 whales a day Step 4: Pick the right date! (Whales only pass these…
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Onder de noemer van dingen die erg groot zijn in Australië, is vissen er zeker één van! Het cliché van de gepensioneerde man, die gaat vissen om bij zijn zagende vrouw weg te zijn, staat pal tegenover het visbeeld van Australië. Iedereen heeft een hengel en vist hier omdat vissen nu eenmaal AWESOME is! Als…
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After having a great time on the Yorke Peninsula, we’re now back at South Australia’s coast on the Eyre Peninsula, and so far, this one is even nicer than the previous one! You might say that we’re becoming big fans of Australia’s peninsulas! (we can only assume that the other ones are just as nice…
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It’s been a few days since our last update, because we went to one of Australia’s many places without cellphone coverage: the Flinders Ranges! The lack of cellphone coverage made the scenic drives through the gorges even more exciting for us. Apparently, the fuel stations indicated on the (not-so-)informative map we were given were closed over…
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