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2nd trip to "down under": the West and the Center Time: 5 weeks Oktober and November 2001
Transportation: hired car form Perth to Broome. Organized Tour in 4WD Bus in the Center.
Route:
Zürich - Singapur - Perth by airplane
1 st week: Perth, day trip Rottnest island Perth - Yanchep - Guilderton - Pinnacles Ntl Park - Jurien - Dongarra - Geraldton - Northhampton - Kalbarri - 2nd week: Kalbarri - Hamlin Pool - Denham - Monkey Mia - Carnarvon - Coral Bay Coral Bay - Exmouth - Karratha 3rd week: Karratha - Dampier - Millstream Chichester Ntl Park - Whim Creek Hotel - Port Hedland - Broome 4th week: Broome - flight to Alice Springs Alice Springs - Ayers Rock - Olgas - Kings Creek - Glen Helen Gorge - Orniston Gorge - 5th week: Ochre Pitts - Ellery Creek Big Hole - Wallace Rockhole - Hermansburg - Finke River - Palm Valley - Standley Chasm - Alice Springs
Alice Springs - Darwin - Singapur - London - Basel by airplane
(the worst and longest journey back home I ever had, thanks to Swissair that got grounded while I was in Australia. British Air took me home, but with a lot of stop overs, then I missed the airplane in London and the next one was way late ... until I was home it was 38 hours - without sleep.) |
|  | I am always pleased to get another stamp in my passport. No exeption with this one :-) |
1 st Trip "Down under": The East Time: 7 weeks In Februar - March 1999
Transportation: hired car
Route: 1st week: Basel - Frankkfurt - Singapur - Adelaide Adelaide - Kangaroo Island - Adelaide - Kingston - Beachport - Millicent -Mount Gambier - Portland - Port Fairy - Great Ocean Road - Lorne - Torquay - Geelong - Melbourne 2 nd week: Melbourne - Dandenong - Cranbourne - Inverloch - Wilsons Promontory Ntl Park - Yarram - Tarra Bulga Ntl Park - Sale - Bairnsdale - Buchan - Snowy River Ntl Park - Bega - Jervis Bay - Wollongong - Sydney 3rd week: Sydney - Winston - Blue Mountains - Newcastle - Buladelah - Myall Lakes Ntl Park - Forsters - Taree - Port Macquarie - Valla - Bellingen - Dorrigo - Coffs Harbour - Grafton - Cape Byron - Brisbane 4th week: Brisbane - Sunshine Coast - Glass House Mountains Ntl Park - Hervey Bay- 2day Trip to Fraser Island - Bundaberg - Rockhampton - Olson Caves - Mackay - Airlie Beach - 5th week: Townsville -Paluma Range Ntl Park - Ingham - Cairns - Atherton Tablelands - Cairns diving at the Great Barrier Reef ... 6th week: diving at the Great Barrier Reef 7th week: Cairns - Singapur (2 days) - London - Basel |
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septem Wed Jun 10, 2009 19:21 UTC Lovely pages and tips. Juliana | Toshioohsako Sun Nov 11, 2007 09:26 UTC Ver creative whole Australia photo which gives the image of this country at a glance. Greetings | Fra.da. Fri Feb 23, 2007 17:50 UTC Australia is on the top of my wish list :) And I am also very happy to receive a new stamp on my passport too :P | Bwana_Brown Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:11 UTC Corinne, you have had some amazing road trips in your years of travelling! I really enjoyed this overview of Australia - especially the western side that I missed out on! What fantastic drives it must have been along all those wild coasts! |
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