Western Australia accounts for one third of Australia, and it has yet only 2.5 million inhabitants (10% of Australia). Arid and desert in the north coast fantastic, gigantic trees in the South ... 85% of the population of WA holds the Southwest, more temperate south of Perth, capital of the world's most remote. Isolated from the world by the geographical position of Australia, separated from Australia by two great deserts extend over several thousand kilometers. A sporadically, or it is common to drive 2 hours to reach the next town in the South, see 800-1000 km in the North.
Huge territory ... It is on the Southwest we spent three weeks, the white sandy beaches of Hope, the gateway to the Nullarbor desert, to Perth, the capital along the benefits of water an average temperature of 40 degrees this season. Three weeks hitchhiking, with seven days of hiking and 140km Bibbulmun Track on: How to dive into this wonderful area, getting lost in the bush, enjoy unspoiled nature, and go to the meeting premises.
February 5, 2010 | Categories: Australia | Tags: Albany , Bibbulmun Track , Esperance , Perth | 2 Comments »
The train offers a straight 478kms, the longest straight railway in the world. By car, it will only 146km, regardless of the means of transport crossing the vast desert area will take at least a few days ... not surprising for the equivalent of a London-Moscow!
The Indian Pacific [...]
January 25, 2010 | Categories: Australia | 3 Comments »
What to do to celebrate the transition to 2010? I know who prefer the charm of Montreal, the snowy peaks of Corsica, the crazy atmosphere of an evening in Paris or Lille ... I enjoyed a picnic day to end with a fireworks ...
Meeting point: Macquarie Point, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Time: [...]
January 14, 2010 | Categories: Australia | Tags: Fireworks , NYE , Sydney | 4 Comments »
Take a group of 50 young Swedes, English, French, Dutchmen, Germans, Russians, Swiss, and give them something to live for three days, a map and some tips for coping. Add a few dingoes ravage everything resembles something edible, shark-infested sea currents which take you to [...]
January 13, 2010 | Categories: Australia | Tags: East Coast , Fraser Island | 2 Comments »
Melbourne - Hamilton Island: it was December 16, 39 ° advertised in the City, time for me to head east, towards the Whitsundays. 74 islands, culminating summits of a chain of underwater mountains, part of the famous Great Barrier Reef. And beginning of a two-week trip to Airlie Beach [...]
January 7, 2010 | Categories: Australia | Tags: Whisundays | 2 Comments »
It is the flagship of Victoria! And for good reason, a mixture of turquoise beaches, rocks and massive mountain ranges is not common in Australia. At 4 hours from Melbourne, via Phillip Island, then across the Gippsland and valleys green courtyard, "The Prom" as he is known here, is a veritable playground for [...]
January 2, 2010 | Categories: Australia | Tags: National Park , Victoria , Wilsons Promontory | 6 Comments »
Most backpackers go there to make fruitpicking, Australian and visiting tourists go there to explore the northern border of Victoria: Outback, crossed by one of the largest rivers in Australia "The Murray River".
To get used to major Australian distance is the bus that I chose to go towards Mildura. [...]
December 29, 2009 | Categories: Australia | Tags: Mildura , Mungo National Park , Murray River | 5 Comments »
Start the long journey with a local destination! Cliffs, small coves, national parks, deserted beaches and wild ... The flagship Victoria's tourism deserves its name!
1 hour from Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road stretches 250 kms south of Australia, and was built after the first World War by the soldiers [...]
December 21, 2009 | Categories: Australia | 5 Comments »