A “small” Side-Trip with my Dad …

While Claudia was driving our car through the desert, my dad and I did a little trip of our own down the East coast. Well. a trip of about 3000 km in 12 days that is … Claudia dropped us off at Ayers Rock airport, and the two of us flew to Cairns, where we…

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Oversized Vehicles: When Bigger is not Necessarily Better

Het is toch altijd een beetje mijn adem inhouden wanneer we een road train of een oversized vehicle passeren. Road trains zijn vrachtwagens die tot 4 opliggers kunnen hebben. De meeste rijden gemakkelijk 110 km/h. Inhaalstroken zijn er op de Stuart Highway niet echt en soms kan je door luchtspiegelingen niet zien of er een…

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Making New Friends in Wycliffe Well

Making new friends can be challenging when you hit the road often. Most of the time you stay at one place for a maximum of a couple of days. But with these AWESOME guys we had no problem at all to become friends! From the moment they saw us they waved at us to welcome…

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Blogging Down Under: Pussy Edition

Arriving in the South after driving from tropical Darwin to the red center desert and than to the Barossa valley was quite a shock for me. It was a multi-day trip, as you all could read. I tried to stay as long as possible in the desert, but with some relatives and friends being worried…

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AWESOME Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy, September 12th 2017 Dear diary, It was Herman sneaking around my tent. I caught him in action this night. I had a really good night, knowing it was him. I arrived around noon today in Coober Pedy. I went to the underground campground where I made my bed. It feels a little bit…

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Herman, is that you, Sneaking around the Tent?

Erldunda, September 10th 2017 Dear diary, I didn’t sleep very well. I had the feeling there was somebody sneaking around my tent. But every time I got out of the tent there was nobody. So I guess I must have imagined it… The sunset yesterday was AWESOME. Especially the “Hermanos” going to sleep in their…

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My new “Passenger”

Erldunda, September 9th 2017 Dear diary, I had an AWESOME first tripping day! To feel more confident, I dressed up the passenger seat before I left this morning. When you have a quick look, it seems like there is somebody sitting next to me! That should scare away the bad people! I only drove 3…

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Tripping Alone…

Uluru, September 8th 2017 Dear diary,   Sadly I didn’t find a travel buddy. There were these two girls from Holland, but they were in Alice Springs and I didn’t want to drive back to AS. I waited as long as possible for other candidates, but for some reason nobody wants to travel with me……

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Travel Buddy Wanted!

Since Tom and his dad are going on their amazing trip to discover the East coast, I will be driving Toni to the Barossa valley and Adelaide on a 1580 kilometer trip . A trip of almost 17 hours is quite long to drive alone, so the search for a fun travel buddy is on!…

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Rocking Rocks: Kata Tjuta

The Olga’s or Kata Tjuta are at least as impressive as Uluru. A walk in the Valley of the Winds is a nice hike. A sunset at the sunrise/sunset platform near Uluru is an amazing spot to experience sunset with all of the rocks in one view.

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