During our year of traveling, we stayed at so many different campgrounds with so many different toilets. Sometimes good toilets, sometimes, euhm… Let’s say that once in a while we preferred to dig a hole in the ground instead of using the real thing! There were times when we found frogs, lizards or spiders next…
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We all know that Santa’s quite busy around Christmas, so he has some helpers. But did you ever wonder where all his helper-buddies come from?! We found out about the selection and their training! They all come from Melbourne and spread over the world to do Santa-stuff as soon as the 4 round training is…
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Australian hospitality has no limits! While traveling Down Under we meet new people practically every day. And whether you spent a couple of hours with your newly made Aussie friends or several weeks, doesn’t matter. Almost everybody invites you into their homes, gives you a beer and some snacks. But when we got invited to…
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Australische humor is fantastisch! Naast de AWESOME borden langs de weg, is de dagdagelijkse humor ook gewoonweg ongelooflijk! Een specifiek soort Australische humor werkt als volgt: men zegt met een afgestreken serieus gezicht het totaal tegenovergestelde van wat men eigenlijk bedoelt. De helft van de tijd vraag je je af: “Meent die dat nu?!” Het…
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It hardly ever rains in Silverton, an old outback silver mining town, now populated exclusively by artists, pub staff, and donkeys. It also served as the backdrop for many iconic Australian movies, the most famous of which was Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Of course we brought the Belgian weather-gods with us, and visited…
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Vaak zijn de goedkoopste plaatsen om te kamperen in outback Australië publieke plaatsen die maar een paar dagen per jaar gebruikt worden, zoals showgrounds, cricket ovals, en racecourses. Zo kan de gemeente de kosten wat drukken, en hebben reizigers een unieke en goedkope plaats om te overnachten. Een echte win-win situatie dus! Een nachtje kamperen…
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Claudia got me an awesome gift for my birthday: a Coober Pedy golf membership! You might ask: “why on Earth would you want a membership for a golf course with no grass, 500km into the Australian outback?” Well, it has an awesome backstory! Apparently, a couple of opal miners had a bit too much to…
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Everything is underground in Coober Pedy, except for the drive-in movie theatre. It only costs $20 per vehicle, for up to 7 people, to see a movie, which is pretty awesome! Since we both hadn’t gone to a drive-in movie yet, and Toni got us back to Coober Pedy safely, we decided to treat him…
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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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“DO NOT SWIM in areas where there is no sign that explicitly says that you can swim” is the golden rule in the Northern Territories! You know, croc and tiger shark safety and all… There are some exceptions, though! You are a Territorian who really likes surfing/skurfing/spear fishing and you’ve a “spotter” who stays in…
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