Last year, I traveled through Australia with my girlfriend - cheap-backpacking style. We bought an old 4 wheel drive and used that as our home base while traveling through the country.
I thought it could be nice to share our pictures with all of you. If you're deciding to take a trip to Australia, these photos come in handy to give you an idea of what you definitely must see/do.
I'll keep the texts short, and the pictures flowing! :-).
This is the complete trip
This is the trip we did during 1 year. I'll be posting pictures in a couple of series.
Part 1: The Great Ocean Road
"The Great Ocean Road" is a popular stretch of highway along 250km of Australian South coast. While literally driving on the edge of the country, you'll pass by beautiful villages, beaches, rain forest, and much more.
Small beach along the Great Ocean Road.
Rainforest along the Great Ocean Road.
Kangaroos roam freely in the small villages along the coast. Best location to spot them is the golf course of Anglesea.
And of course koalas! Best place to spot them: Along the Otway Lighthouse Road (about 12km long).
A typical day in the life of an Australian.
That's an emu.
Dried up lake.
Part of the Great Ocean Road.
Our verdict
The Great Ocean Road (or short: GOR) is the perfect weekend getaway. It's only 250km long, but with plenty of awesome stops along the way. It was our first trip when we arrived in Australia and we were immediately immersed into the local way of life: laid-back and in between the animals :).
Questions about places to visit? Let me know in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them.
Part 2
Look at more coastline photos and our first mountain views in part 2 of this series.