Why We Decided To Travel Australia With Kids. Is This An Option For You?
How we made the decision to travel around Australia for 12 months with 2 children. Discover the realities of preparing for such a trip.
Australia’s big, really big. Renowned for “the great outdoors”, wide open spaces, fresh air and friendly people. The ultimate destination for outdoor travels. If there’s one thing we do have, it’s space.
Most of us are squashed in a thin strip down the East Coast… and most of us have no idea what’s over the other side of the mountains – otherwise known as The Great Dividing Range.
So many East Coasters have never even been over The Range. They have no idea what lies to the West. They live, work and holiday on the East Coast.
Not that there’s anything wrong with this. But there are so many magnificent places not on the East Coast – The Nullarbor, Flinders Ranges, Karijini, The Kimberleys, Lawn Hill, South-West WA to name a few.
You’ll find most – but not all – of the places on this website are West of The Great Dividing Range. There’s just so much to explore. It would take 5 lifetimes to explore Australia from top to bottom. Once you start to travel Outback Australia, it’s gets in your blood. You’ll be hooked for life.
Enjoy.
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How we made the decision to travel around Australia for 12 months with 2 children. Discover the realities of preparing for such a trip.
What else can you see along the Nullarbor Plain? There’s a few unusual travel destinations along this road trip. How about a game of golf across the plain?!
Camping on 90 Mile Straight, Balladonia, driving through the ancient Fraser Range, then through the Great Western Woodlands to Norseman.
Eucla and the Old Telegraph Station, Madura’s link to the Boer War, the incredible Cocklebiddy Cave, plus more time zone confusion at Caiguna.
Driving along the Old Eyre Highway to Border Village. Wild oceans, camels and a border crossing into Western Australia.
Koonalda Cave on the Nullarbor Plain is a huge limestone cave, a time capsule of Aboriginal history dating back at least 22,000 years.
The Nullarbor Plain. Rugged coastlines of Bunda Cliffs, the wild Southern Ocean, and Koonalda Station – a time capsule from the recent past.
Choosing a suitable touring vehicle is a big decision. A free template and lots of tips for you… and a real life example of how we chose an Isuzu NPS.
Burke Developmental Road is a little-known route between Normanton and Mareeba in QLD. What’s it like? Remote, peaceful… and some beautiful scenery.
A unique experience – feed wild bottlenose dolphins. Monkey Mia is located on Shark Bay, 900km north of Perth. Paradise on the edge of the desert!