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Everything In Eden Is Worth Exploring

August 8, 2020

We were excited to pack up and head across the border to New South Wales. This was all uncharted territory for us so we were very excited to cross. We were also loving how the weather was getting warmer as we were slowly heading North. We appreciated increase in temperature even if it was only…

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Top Places To See When Visiting Melbourne City

July 23, 2020

Top 10 Things To Do and See When In Melbourne Welcome to Melbourne city. As a child growing up I used to wonder about what Melbourne was like. I had visioned it to be a bustling city with heavy traffic, divine food and people always rushing around. As I grew up I realised that this…

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Explore The Very Best Of Geelong

July 22, 2020

Geelong is Victoria’s second largest city and a great one at that. The city is along Melbourne’s south west coast, located on Corio Bay and is very well known for the AFL football team the Geelong Cats. We were pleasantly surprised and enjoyed our few days here exploring the Esplanade that Geelong is well known…

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Hidden Treasures on the Great Ocean Road

July 12, 2020

Before leaving on our adventures we knew there were some places that were high on our list to visit and the Great Ocean Road was one of those bucket list places. Let me tell you that it didn’t disappoint us in the slightest! We used an app called ‘wikicamps’ to help plan and find the…

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Travelling Full Time On The Road During COVID

June 24, 2020

If you are reading this I hope you have enjoyed following our journey so far. I (Kylie) have thoroughly enjoyed writing about it. We have had so much fun and feel like this is just the beginning with plenty more travel years up our sleeves. If you are new to our journey we are currently…

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Road Tripping Through The Barossa Valley

June 24, 2020

South Australia is very well known for the famous Barossa Valley. This internationally-acclaimed wine region is just a short 55 minute drive north east of Adelaide city. The beautiful landscapes will have you sitting in awe as you sip on some very good tasting wine. Coincidentally we just happen to be passing by right on…

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Tourism industry makes desperate plea to overturn ban on overnight trips

May 20, 2020

Victoria’s tourism industry is desperate to help kickstart the state’s economic recovery — if doors can be opened to local holiday-makers. While restrictions have been eased in other states, in line with the National Cabinet’s agreement to restart regional travel, Victorians are not allowed to take overnight trips and discouraged from straying too far from…

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When Emus Took Over The Road

April 12, 2020

This was our first time in South Australia so we were excited. We couldn’t wait to explore all that South Australia had to offer. We crossed the border and did all the required stops that were asked of us when entering. We were still getting over the gorgeous views of The Great Australian Bite- WOW.…

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10 Things To Do In Port Lincoln With Kids

April 12, 2020

Our next big stop was Port Lincoln. We stayed here for two weeks and we did a lot of catching up on day to day things. Port Lincoln is a large town with everything you can think of  which makes it great for stocking up on school supplies, fixing or upgrading the car/caravan or just…

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The Long Nullabor Road Trip

March 10, 2020

The morning arrived and we were ready to leave Esperance. Our van was packed, our water tanks were full, the kids Ipads were charged and car snacks ready! Look out South Australia….here we come! Let the long drive begin…… Even though there is nothing to do along the Nullabor, it is still a milestone on…

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