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Backpacking Australia

A travel journal to Australia by Wouter Kloos

Adelaide Shores Caravan Resort Photo - Australia, South Pacific More Photos
Quote: After a year of travelling through Australia, I came home to write this journal.
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Backpacking Australia Best of IgoUgo

Overview

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Well... The highlights of Australia? All? Well, there is the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, the Crown Casino, kangaroos... The best thing though is to get in your car, start the engine and drive away from this all right into the Outback to experience complete freedom.Quick Tips: If you want to see a bit Australia, don't try to do this in just four weeks. Take at least 2 months, otherwise you won't even have time to experience the real easy-going Australia.Best Way To Get Around: The best way to get around Australia is by car. Depending on the time you want to spend (and the quality of the car you want) you can either buy one or hire one. In my opinion though buying one gives you mu...Read More

Big 4, Adelaide Shores Caravan Resort Best of IgoUgo

Hotel

Adelaide Shores Caravan Resort Photo - Australia, South Pacific
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We staid in an on-site caravan. For 50 Australian dollars per night we had this van with 1 double bed and 4 bunks, a sitting area and a kitchen. All very well maintained. The facilities were just 50m away and very clean. They're part of Big 4 Holiday Parks.

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Member Rating 4 out of 5 on August 21, 2002

The Harborside Inn Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Big 4, Port Augusta BIG 4 Holiday Park"

Port Augusta BIG 4 Holiday Park Photo - The Harborside Inn, Australia, South Pacific
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We staid in an on-site caravan. For 50 Australian dollars per night we had this van with 1 double bed and 4 bunks, a sitting area and a kitchen. All very well maintained. The facilities were just 50m away and very clean. They're part of Big 4 Holiday Parks.

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Member Rating 4 out of 5 on August 21, 2002

The Harborside Inn
3 S Water Street
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Village Resort (#1486) Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Big 4, Plantation Caravan Park"

Plantation Caravan Park Photo - Village Resort (#1486), Australia, South Pacific
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At this caravan park we camped for two nights. The whole area around Carvarvon is pretty run down and not well maintained. The caravan park itself was not too bad, but it could have been better. Although the facilities were clean, they were pretty old. And what was missing for us was the camp kitchen. Still, there was a very relaxed atmosphere in the park which made up for the lacking kitchen.

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Member Rating 2 out of 5 on August 21, 2002

Village Resort (#1486)
288 Hastings River Drive
Port MacQuarie, Australia
(65) 83-5544

Barrier Island Station Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Big 4, Middleton Beach Holiday Park"

Middleton Beach Holiday Park Photo - Barrier Island Station, Duck, North Carolina
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At this caravan park we camped for two nights. The park itself is iddylicly situated at the beach. It's a bit far from the town centre, but very rustic. The sites are big and so are the facilities. And everything is very clean.

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Member Rating 4 out of 5 on August 21, 2002

Barrier Island Station
1245 Duck Road
Duck, North Carolina
(252) 261-4610

Hilton Craigendarroch Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Globetrotters Lodge"

Globetrotters Lodge Photo - Hilton Craigendarroch, Ballater, Scotland
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This place is the cheapest hostel in Darwin. It's big and has it's own bar. During the day everybody gathers around the big pool and the atmosphere is quite good. The rooms are not bad either. They all have ensuite and there are never more than 8 beds in a dorm. They have a tour desk to book tours to almost everywhere in the Northern Territory. It's located about 10 minutes walk from the city centre.

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Member Rating 3 out of 5 on August 21, 2002

Hilton Craigendarroch
Braemar Road
Ballater, Scotland
+44 13397 55858

Crown Casino Best of IgoUgo

Attraction

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The largest casino in the Southern Hemisphere. And large it is. When you walk through one of the many entrance doors you find yourself in a paradise of mirrors, poker machines, card games and jackpots, all sprinkled with a nice ambience of soft light. If you take a minute to look around you, it seems that the casino goes on forever. No mather what direction you look in, glitter, glamour and money everywhere. After walking around for ten minutes we sit down at one of the many bars. Everything looks alike, and yet so different. In one of the corners of the bar a huge red Lexus is displayed, with the possibility to win this beast. When we decide to try our luck on the poker ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on August 21, 2002

Karijini National Park Best of IgoUgo

Attraction

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There it is, the sign on the main road that points us onto a sealed road into the park. That's good, a sealed road, since we are travelling with an old Ford Falcon. Near the information centre it's over with that luxury and we have to conquer 10 k's of gravel before we reach our destination. Fortunately the road has just been graded. When we get to the parking place at Dales Gorge we see nothing. No sign of any gorge, that is. Well, nothing to do but follow the arrows than. And right until the very moment you get to the stairs that take you down into the gorge you wouldn't know what you were walking towards. Did I say stairs? I mean a natural one. The first three steps are man made, and...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on August 21, 2002

New Year in Sydney Best of IgoUgo

Story/Tip

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The only thing I had planned before going to Australia was spending New Years Eve in Sydney. It was said to be the most spectacular New Years I would ever have. I don't know about that, but I know it was the most spectacular New Years I ever had so far. The fun started at about 6pm. We were going to celebrate with everybody in the hostel. Everybody who was working that day came home and we went to the bottleshop to get everybody a bottle of champagne. At 9pm there would be fireworks for the kids, so we went to a hill in the nearby park to have a good look at this show. After the fireworks were over we joined the crowds that were moving themselves towards the Botanic Gardens. From here we wo...Read More

About the Writer

Wouter Kloos

Wouter Kloos
Eindhoven, Netherlands

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