There And Back Again…Maybe Travel Articles

There And Back Again…Maybe #5

Ode to a backpackers’ car Friends helping Rob check various car parts O car, o car, You’ve come so far, Why did you have to die just after we bought you? Yes, the Leone is in pieces.. quite a few of them. But there is hope, because the broken bits are fixable! In the meantime, [...]

There And Back Again…Maybe #11

On her second stay in Sydney, Sophie is determined to experience more of the city. That means Christmas on the beach, New Year's Celebrations and the Sydney Mardi Gras.

There And Back Again…Maybe #12

The World Cup is upon us and Sophie gives you the guide to supporting your favourite team around Sydney. She also gives a run down of the other ball sports going on in this sports-crazed nation.

There And Back Again…Maybe #9

Sophie's journey down the east coast takes her to Cape Trib, Maggie, Rockie and Airlie. She even found time to meet the Stripteasing Buddha!

There And Back Again…Maybe #10

The final installment of Sophie's road-trip diary (though not the end of this travelogue), tells the tale of Hervey Bay to Sydney, taking in Fraser Island, Bundaberg and Noosa along the way.

There And Back Again…Maybe #7

Australia's Red Centre is a desert, right? Apparently one that gets it's fair share of rain, as Sophie discovered. Who ever thought deserts were green?

There And Back Again…Maybe #8

So much for all that green and rain, but from the Top End and throughout the Northern Territory and to the East Coast, Sophie doesn't at all lack for things to do. Even if it does require boiling away

There And Back Again…Maybe #6

Scrappy can't make it over the Blue Mountains so a new car is in order to follow in the footsteps of that great pink thing: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

There And Back Again…Maybe #4

Follow the yellow brick, um, plane… Sydney Harbour Bridge Yes, we finally made it – and two days early no less! My first sighting of Oz was not exactly inspiring: a coastline shrouded in cloud and rainy mist, followed by a wet and windy landing at the airport, but then again it is ‘winter’ down [...]

There And Back Again…Maybe #3

Stopover 2: Fiji We stepped off the plane in Nadi at some silly hour of the morning, with the sun still rising as we made our way out of the airport. Our accommodation was already booked at the Beachouse, some way to the south west and along the main island’s Coral Coast, but now we [...]