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My Top 15 Australia Road Trip Tips

AnnaMay 9, 2018September 7, 2023

Australia is a huge, huge country with so much to see and explore and its a country that sometimes seems like it was made for road trips. Nothing beats the thrill of the open road and the ultimate freedom to explore Australia on your own four wheels. From epic Outback road trips, driving the......

My Pick of The Best Australia Backpacker Tours

AnnaApril 28, 2018September 7, 2023

The Best Australia Backpacker Tours There’s so much to see and do in Australia, and its such a massive, diverse and expensive country that it can be a bit overwhelming to figure out how to see it all. A great way to pack in as much as possible in a......

The Best Backpacker Hostels in Australia

AnnaSeptember 21, 2017March 10, 2024

Australia is one of the best places to backpack in the world and backpacking East Coast Australia is undoubtedly the most popular route. Backpacking Australia can be expensive but thankfully, there are many ways to save money while traveling in Australia. One of the best is to stay in backpacker hostels and......

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Cairns

AnnaJuly 3, 2015May 25, 2017

Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Cairns Cairns in tropical North Queensland is more than the jumping off point for the Great Barrier Reef. North Queensland is surrounded by luscious rainforest and tropical beauty with a contagious laid back lifestyle that keeps Cairns a backpacker hot spot. Top 5 Things to do......

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Brisbane

AnnaJuly 2, 2015August 15, 2023

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Brisbane No longer just a big country town, Brisbane, Queensland’s Capital and Australia’s third largest city, is now cultured and cool, laid back yet happening, functional yet beautiful and modern but with some interesting historical buildings and just a short hop away from fabulous beaches......

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Melbourne

AnnaJuly 2, 2015August 4, 2023

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Melbourne Melbourne is Australia’s most European city, a lively, trendy, cultural and cosmopolitan city with something for everyone and within easy reach of some amazing natural beauty. The jury’s out about which city is cooler – Melbourne or Sydney so you will just have to......

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Tag : backpacking australia

My Top 15 Australia Road Trip Tips

The Best Backpacker Hostels in Australia

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Cairns

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Brisbane

A Backpacker’s Travel Guide to Melbourne

My Guide to Koh Lanta – The Hidden Gem of the Andaman Islands

My Guide to The Best Beaches in Phuket (2026)

My Phuket Food Guide + Shopping & Nightlife (2026)

The Ultimate Guide To Getting Around Phuket (2026)

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