G'Day AUSTRALIA - Hello NEW ZEALAND

• From Darwin to Melbourne (Dec. 94)

  At my first trip through Australia I shot hundreds of photos. I crossed Australia from Darwin to Melbourne and visited Sydney too. So here are some of the photos summarizing so many sights, different countrysides, beautiful animals and experiences. I've sorted the pictures by locations in five main clusters. Here is Sydney - uncrowned capital -, the place were I first touched Oz, followed by the Northern Territory, the place I love most Down Under and the northern part of Western Australia. I continued my journey in South Australia and ended it in Victoria & Melbourne (BTW: you own the best botanic garden I've every seen).
  

• From Sydney to Perth (Feb. 96)

  My second trip guided me from Sydney including the Blue Mountains to Canberra and the Snowy Moutains. Then I followed the coastline from Eden to the 90 Miles Beach and Phillip Island. From Melbourne I travelled along the Great Ocean Road to Portland and Adelaide. Then north to Port Augusta, Coober Pedy and Erldunda. I visited Yulara and Kings Canyon Resort before I arrived in Alice Springs. After a flight to Perth, I drove through the Pinnacles, to Wave Rock and reached Esperance. Following the coast I came back via Albany, Pemberton, Augusta, Busselton and Bunbury to Fremantle and Perth.
  

• Deserts to Rainforests (Sep. 97)

  Trip #3 started in Adelaide and followed the Oodnadatta Track north to the Simpson Desert, which was crossed at the French and WAA Line to Birdsville. On the Birdsville Track I crossed Sturt Stony and Tirari Desert and reached the Flinders Ranges before I arrived back in Adelaide. I flight to Cairns and then to Thursday Island and visited the very north point of Oz at Cape York. Travelling down through the penninsula I crossed the Great Dividing Range before I stayed at one of Cairns northern beaches (including at trip to the Great Barrier Reef) for some days.
  

• Perth and up (Feb. 01)

  Back down under again, we arrived in Sydney and enjoyed the City for a couple of days. Then we left north to The Entrance. We turned back south, through the Blue Mountains to Canberra. We crossed Kosciusko N.P. and headed south to Phillip Island. Then took the ferrie to Queenscliff and drove to Port Campell. We turned back to Melbourne for a short visit. After a flight to Perth we drove north alone the coast up to Kalbarri, Monkey Mia and Coral Bay and visited beautiful beaches, dolphines,... We turned back and go back to Perth, Fremantle and Bunburry.
  

• Darwin to Cairns (Aug. 02)

  And again we started our Journey in Sydney. After a jump to Darwin we visited the Litchfield and the Kakadu N.P.. Turning south we first reached Katherine Gorge and did lots of k's before we arrived in Mount Isa. Driving further east we found the ocean again near Rockhampton. We spent two days at Airlie Beach and visited the Whitsunday Islands. North of Cairns we found the Daintree N.P. and the Tableland surrounding Cairns.
  

• New Zealand (Feb. 05)

  Here we go - another touchdown in Sydney but this time the journey head us to Auckland. Waiheke Island was followed by the Coromandel Peninsula and Hot Water Beach. We visted the vulcanic area from Rotorua to Taupo and walked through Tongariro NP. We took the Forgotten World Highway to Mt. Egmont and reached Wellington the other day. Afterwards we changed islands to Picton and spent some days in the Tasman N.P.. Then we reached the Westcoast in Westport and drove to the south to the Franz Joseph and Fox Glacier. After visiting the Milford Road we spent 2 beautiful days in the Doubtful Sound. A day later we travelled to Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula. Driving north we found the Moeraki Boulders and followed the Waitaki River up to Omarama. We spent some days around Christchurch before we traveled further north to Kaikoura and to the Marlbrough Sound before we had to fly home again.
  

• Perth to Melbourne (Jan./Feb. 07)

  Once more we are visited Australia. But this time Tasmania first! Starting in Hobart and around the entire island. Following the wonderful East Coast to the north, playing the Barnbougle Dunes Golf Course, driving to the north-west top-end and back to the Southwest N.P. and enjoying some nice days in the South before moving back to the continent. Afterwards we crossed Australia from the Perth region - travelling through the southwest and Esperance, then straight through the Nullarbor Plain, around the Eyre Peninsula, took a break in Wilpena Pound, drove further southeast and of course along the Great Ocean Road to Geelong and Phillip Island - to Melbourne.
  

• Perth to Broome (Feb. 09)

  Once again we started in Perth and Fremantle and turned south to the Margaret River Region before we headed north and followed the coast to Cervantes, Geralton, Kalbarri and the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, then further north to Carnarvon and Coral Bay with the Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth. Bypassing the closed North Coastal Highway we turned east and reached Paraburdoo and Tom Price and the Karijini National Park. At Port Hedland we reached the ocean again and moved on northeast to the 80 Miles Beach and finally to Broome.
  

• Back to North Island (Feb. 12)

  Seven years later ... the entire northern part of New Zealand should be analysed. Using Auckland as starting point we traveled north in the beginning and inspected the Bay of Islands first. Then the northern tip of New Zealand - Cape Reinga - was explored, before the Kauri forrests and some nice beaches were visited. Southeast of auckland we spent some days at the Coromandel Peninsula and then a day at the White Island Volcano. Further south the route guide us first to Napier and then to Taupo. We finished our journey this time in Rotorua.
  

• Murray River to Sunshine Coast (Feb. 15)

  Entering Australia in Adelaide this time, we followed the Murray River upstreams to the Alpine Region. Crossing the Kosciusko National Park, visited Canberrra we reached the Blue Mountains and Sydney. We turned north, through the Hunter Valley and across the Great Dividing Ranch back to the Coast. We enjoyed the Goldcoast and as we reached the Sunshine Coast a category 5 cyclone showed up and forced us to turn inland for 500km. So we did a four day detour before we reached the coast again. Finally we ended up in Brisbane were we spent the last few days.
  

• Northern Territory Adventure (Summer 17)

  After 23 years I'm coming back to tour the Northern Territory from Darwin down to Uluru. But frist of all I spent some days in Melbourne
  

• Kimberley Adventure (???)

  Next time the wild Northeast (WA and NT) will be explored - there is still so much to see!
  




• Maps

  Those of you, who need an overview use this map (JPEG, 157 KB) or look at Australia from satellite (JPEG, 52 KB).
  In addition you also can check out a map of Sydney's Inner City (JPEG, 312 KB) here.
  You also can find a up-to-date weather report or a current satellite image here.
  

• Webcoverage

  The Encyclopedia of Earth
  The Encyclopedia of Earth
  The Encyclopedia of Earth
  The Encyclopedia of Earth
  The Encyclopedia of Earth
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• Reisetagebuch Australien '94: Sydney + Darwin nach Melbourne

  Die Reiseroute Sydney Northern Territory (1. Teil) Western Australia Northern Territory (2. Teil) South Australia Victoria

• Reisetagebuch Australien '96: Sydney to Alice Strings + Western Australia

  Die Reiseroute Sydney bis Canberra Snowy Mountains bis Phillip Island Melbourne bis Coober Pedy Erldunda bis Alice Springs Perth bis Esperance Esperance bis Fremantle

• Reisetagebuch Australien '97: South Australia + Cape York

  Adelaide Oodnadatta Track Simpson Desert Birdsville Track & Flinders Ranges Cairns & Top End Cape York Palm Cove & Barrier Reef

• Reisetagebuch Australien '01. East + West

  Sydney New South Wales Victoria Perth Monkey Mia& Reef

• Reisetagebuch Australien '02: Northern Territory und Queensland

  Sydney Litchfield& Kakadu National Park Going East Queensland Beaches Cairns Area

• Reisetagebuch Neuseeland '05: om Gletscher zum Palmenstrand

  Auckland und Coromandel Vulkane voraus! South Island - Nordwesten Fjordland Eastcoast Mahlerischer Norden

• Reisetagebuch Australien '07: Straight through Nullabour

  Tasmania Perth Region Esperance Nullabor Plain Eyre Peninsula Adelaide Region Melbourne und Umgebung

• Reisetagebuch Australien '09: Die Westküste

  Perth und Umgebung Margaret River Region Cervantes bis Monkey Mia The Northwest The Adventure Exmoth - Port Hedland Tropical Ending

• Reisetagebuch Neuseeland '12: Die Nordinsel

  Auckland Bay of Islands Cape Reinga und Kauri Wälder Coromandel Halbinsel und White Island Napier, Taupo und Rotorua

• Reisetagebuch Australien '15: Murray River bis Sunshine Coast

  Adelaide Murray River Kosciusko National Park Blue Mountains und Sydney Great Dividing Ranch Der Umweg Brisbane

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