We spent nearly all of 2025 shuffling between countries in Asia—Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Japan. By the end of September, it felt like the right
Category: Australia
Gold Coast / Cairns (Australia)
G’day from the Gold Coast: 40 Miles of Beach Paradise We flew into Australia on Qantas, the national carrier. It’s hard to explain, but the
Melbourne / Wilsons Promontory / Phillip Island (Victoria, Australia)
Melbourne: Following an epic, extended road trip along the Great Ocean Drive, Barbie and I had to quickly re-adjust our mindset. It’s always a trip
Great Ocean Drive / Grampians National Park (Victoria, Australia)
Halls Gap: Grampians National Park After our time wrapped up on Kangaroo Island, we had a choice to make. The official starting line for our
Kangaroo Island / Adelaide (South Australia)
Kangaroo Island Barbie and I are officially into Year 4 of our round-the-world journey. This is our third time visiting Australia. The country is just
Burleigh Heads (Queensland, Australia)
Airline Rule Forced Us into the Gold Coast We honestly had zero intention of visiting the Gold Coast on our return to Oz. But as
Byron Bay / Noosa Heads (Australia)
Returning to Byron Bay & Noosa We officially made the call to return to Byron Bay and Noosa Heads. Why? Because we had such a
Sydney (Australia)
Sydney: Following our relaxed tropical beach retreat in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, Barbie and I were feeling completely refreshed and re-energized. We decided
Perth & Southwest (Australia)
Cruising Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the definition of an off-the-beaten-path destination. The beaches and national parks down here get a mere fraction of
Tasmania (Australia)
Tasmania: Tasmania is a rugged island roughly the size of West Virginia, sitting all out on its own off the southern coast of Australia. It’s
Melbourne (Australia)
Melbourne: We were warned by some locals we met during our travels in tropical Queensland that the weather in Melbourne is quite volatile. The saying
Cairns / Cape Tribulation / Port Douglas (Australia)
Cairns: Twenty years ago, rolling into Cairns felt like landing smack in the middle of Japan. Today? It’s like arriving in China. Just like in
Noosa / Fraser Island / Hervey Bay (Australia)
Peregian Beach/ Noosa Heads (Sunshine Coast): We left the towering high-rises and beaches of Surfers Paradise behind, and headed three hours north. We did it
Byron Bay / Burleigh Heads / Surfer’s Paradise / Brisbane (Australia)
IDF to ‘No Worries’: Israel to the Gold Coast Our marathon flight from Tel Aviv to Brisbane hit the record books and officially goes down
Big Doug & Barbie Drop Out of Society 