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My husband and I lived in Australia for 3 years and we’ve been back in the states for almost 10 now. It recently came to me that I never shared much about Melbourne. I’ve written a lot about Australia, it’s one of my favorite topics but because Melbourne became home, I didn’t think of it as travel. That changes with this post. I love Melbourne and I think it’s a great city to visit and there’s a few places and activities you don’t want to miss on your first trip there. This post may contain affiliate links. Which means I get a portion of the sales if you make a booking through my link at no extra cost to you!

Planning a trip to Adelaide Australia?  Not sure where to start on the planning? There’s essentially three major areas near Adelaide that you want  make sure you see. Don’t miss Kangaroo Island and Barossa Valley. Here’s how to make sure you get the most out of each of the areas. This post may contain affiliate links. Which means I get a portion of the sales if you make a booking through my link at no extra cost to you! Top Travel Resources After decades of traveling, there’s 3 companies I tend to use over and over and recommend to everyone: 6 Days in Adelaide and Surrounds Day 1: Adelaide City We didn’t plan to spend time really in the city

Planning a trip to Western Australia? You can definitely do just Perth or you can do trips out from Perth. There’s an easy trip out to Wave Rock you can take, if you have the time. It is a long drive out to the rock, but personally I found it worth it. Yes, we are talking about a rock here, but stay with me. It’s an unique part of Australia, and well worth the visit. Just plan to spend the night out there. Here’s how to plan your trip from to Wave Rock. This post may contain affiliate links. Which means I get a portion of the sales if you make a booking through my link at no extra cost

Planning a trip to Western Australia’s Perth? Then head from Perth to Margaret River! You can definitely do several day trips from Perth to these areas with a tour group, or you can drive yourself. I’m a big fan of driving myself places. Here’s how to do a Perth to Margaret River trip. This post may contain affiliate links. Which means I get a portion of the sales if you make a booking through my link at no extra cost to you! Top Travel Resources After decades of traveling, there’s 3 companies I tend to use over and over and recommend to everyone: Margaret River Highlights Much like Barossa Valley, we wanted to be able to really enjoy the wine, so

Think Australian animals are only out to kill you? Think again. This is a huge misconception about Aussie animals. They’re actually really quite amazing and you can have some pretty special Australian animal encounters across the country. Australian animals are one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Australia.  I loved the koalas and was so looking forward to holding one. They are so stinkin’ cute and I love small furry animals. When I arrived in Australia, I was shocked to learn you can only hold a koala in the state of Queensland. I was in New South Wales.  This was right after I graduated from university and was on an unpaid internship. I was only in the country for

The Australian Outback is a huge part of the country. However, a lot people go to Australia and never see it. In reality, if you want to see the real Australia, then step away from the edges. Yes, the coast is gorgeous, yes the reef is amazing, yes the cities are lively, but the outback is where it gets interesting. The heart of the Australian Outback is Uluru: the largest single rock formation in the world. There’s more than just a giant rock in this area. Called “the red center”, you’ve got canyons, gorges, camels, all near the giant rock that is Uluru. This post may contain affiliate links. Which means I get a portion of the sales if you

Australian beaches were the fifth part of our 45 days around Australia.  If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read about the whole trip here. Part one was spent in Adelaide and Surrounds, part two in Perth and Surrounds, part three in Exmouth, Karijini, and Broome, part four in Broome to Darwin. Finally, we are on the last part of our trip. This part of the trip involved us revisiting our favorite beaches/islands, as well as hitting one new one.  To start, we hit up Moreton Island off of Brisbane. Next, we returned to Byron Bay and Noosa, which we loved during our first visit.  For that part of the trip, we did the Juicy camper van. To finish off, we returned to the Whitsundays; the Whitsundays have the best beaches in