Australia – Page 2 – Josie Travels

New Year’s Eve in Sydney: How to get the best view for free

For some, New Year’s Eve is a special night; you get dressed up, go to a party, drink champagne, #newyearnewme. For others, it’s just an excuse to get drunk and…
Choose Bambu Backpackers for your budget stay in Perth

Perth is the largest city in Western Australia and the most isolated city in the world. There’s plenty to keep you busy, however, and you’ll need a place to rest…
25 reasons to visit Western Australia

Western Australia is massive. It covers 2,529,875 km2, or one third, of Australia, that’s seriously huge. If it was its own country it would be in the Top 10 biggest…
A Western Australia Road Trip: Geraldton and the Pinnacles Desert

After driving around 1,300km north in 8 days to swim with whale sharks it was finally time to turn around and make our way back home as fast as possible so…
A Western Australia Road Trip: Swimming with Whale Sharks in Exmouth

1250km north of Perth at the very tip of Australia’s west coast is a small town called Exmouth, famous for giving travellers the opportunity to swim with whale sharks. If…
A Western Australia Road Trip: Coral Bay and Cape Range National Park

We left Shark Bay and made our way even further north, passing through Carnarvon and wishing we had a 4×4 to explore the dramatic Gascoyne Coast along Gnaraloo Road, but…
A Western Australia Road Trip: Stromatolites and dolphins in Shark Bay

Shark Bay was always on our list of places to see in WA, partly because of our weird obsession with sharks and partly to see the world’s oldest living organism,…
A Western Australia Road Trip: Cliffs and gorges in Kalbarri National Park

After three months in the extreme heat of the Northern Territories, it was finally time for me to head back to civilization. I flew south to Perth and immediately regretted…
Adventures on Groote Eylandt

Alyangula An hours drive from Umbakumba rewarded us with phone signal, swimming pools, and civilization. Oh, and alcohol. It becomes a luxury when you live in a dry community! Rat’s…
Darwin and Litchfield National Park

Perched on the northern coast of the Northern Territories of Australia, miles and miles and miles away from any other city, is Darwin. The humidity might kill you before the…
How to survive an Australian road trip

If you’re thinking about going on a road trip somewhere in Australia I can tell you three things with absolute certainty: It will take longer than you think, it will…
A Western Australia Road Trip: Kangaroos in Cape Le Grand National Park

If you’re heading south from Perth and wondering how far east to go… the answer is Esperance, or more specifically Cape Le Grand National Park and its breathtakingly beautiful coastline.…