The Blue Mountains

70km or two hours west of Sydney lie the Blue Mountains. They got their name from light reflecting off vapours from eucalypt trees which gives everything in the distance a blue touch. The mountains aren’t really mountains but rather gorges that have been formed over the last couple of million years. Rock climbing probably is […]

Sydney: In and out

Thursday morning started with a nice sunrise over Birdie Beach. The sight was spoiled a bit by six oil tankers lined up along the coast. But as I’m driving 1.5t of petrol powered steel thousands of kilometres through the country I can’t really complain about seeing some tankers. I left the camp site around half […]

A Shower

Today I woke up to the sound of rain drops. Sleeping in a car definitely has its advantages. By the time I had decided to get up it had stopped raining. After saying goodbye to my kangaroo neighbours I was on the road again. My destination for today was the Hunter Valley near Syndey. It’s […]

New England

After leaving New Italy in the morning my next destination was the New England national park. After the time at the coast I wanted to see some mountains and the national park is just right for that. I got some information about the park at the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Grafton and they predicted […]

New Italy

Today it was time for us to leave Mullumbimby. We had a really nice and relaxing time there even though the place was only quiet when the kids weren’t around. On Sunday we spent our last day on the markets in Byron Bay. They’re held monthly and offer a wide range of local and international […]

Mullumbimby

Earlier this year Hiro spent more than two months as a voluntary worker (WWOOF) with a family that lives near Mullumbimby. Mullum is near Byron and likewise a refuge for alternative lifestyle but with farmers instead of partying tourists. We went there on Sunday to visit a music festival and have a look around town. […]

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