On November 8th, I set off on my first trip ever to a country below the equator –…
Times visited: 1 (1 month in 2015)
Cities visited: Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane
Villages visited: Ferny Creek, Ferntree Gully, Belgrave, Cowes, Glenelg, Semaphore, Cape Jervis, Penneshaw, Katoomba, Airlie Beach, Logan City, Byron Bay
States and territories visited: Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland
Islands visited: Phillip Island, Kangaroo Island, Hamilton Island, Daydream Island, Whitsunday Island
National parks visited: Blue Mountains National Park, Flinders Chase National Park, Whitsunday Islands National Park, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Springbrook National Park
UNESCO sites visited: Great Barrier Reef, Greater Blue Mountains, Sydney Opera House
I travelled to Australia to attend a birthday party for my favourite clothing company, Black Milk Clothing, but ended up also spending a month travelling around the East coast. A month is not a lot in such a huge country and with so many places to see, I ended up flying from destination to destination (sorry, Earth, I was clueless back then).
I started the journey in Melbourne, where I stayed with some friends in Ferny Creek and spent my days exploring the gorgeous city, visiting the penguins in St. Kilda, roadtripping through Phillip Island and enjoying the quiet life on the countryside. Afterwards, I headed to Adelaide for two days of sightseeing and a day trip to Kangaroo Island, where I saw SO MANY adorable animals (best day trip ever!). I couldn’t go to Australia without visiting Sydney, so that was where I headed next. I spent six days there, exploring the city, hiking from beach to beach, going on a day trip to the Blue Mountains and even found time to travel to Canberra for a day. Next up was Queensland, and my first stop there was the party town of Airlie Beach. I took a boat trip to the Whitsunday Islands, snorkeled in the Great Barrier Reef and partied with friends. Then the time finally came for Brisbane where I stayed with a wonderful family, attended the Black Milk party, explored the city and went on day trips to Byron Bay and Springbrook.
Australia broke my budget ten times (even though I stayed with friends and couchsurfed), but it was so worth it.
