Noosa

Noosa

Noosa is a little touristic village with a fancy line up of shops on the main street (think Gstaad but for surfing), except you will find quite some hostels and campervans spots for the surfers and backpackers with their surfboards (or without). I took the oppportunity to go surfing in the gentle waves on that…

Fraser Island

Fraser Island

On this island (biggest sand island in the world),  there is no road so you take the ferry with the 4×4 and then drive on the beaches and sand trails inland. It can be a lot of fun, except when the beach disappear because of the high tide. We visited Lake Wabby, which is sided…

Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail

Apparently the village of Kuranda is worth a visit… well the trip to go there with the train and then back with the gondolas definitively is. The village itself is a tourist trap and the Koala Gardens could not remedy this. So back to the train that goes up into the mountains that are covered…

Palm Cove

Palm Cove

Palm Cove est une crique avec des palmiers tout le long de la plage (surprenant!). Only pictures necessary here.

Cairns

Cairns

The city with no beaches is organized around the toursim industry and the city center is made of hostels, travel sgencies, bars, restaurants and shops for the tourists. However, the waterfront is pretty and has its own colony of pelicans as well as a public swimming pool called the Lagoon. From Cairns itself you can…

Up the Coast to Cape Trib & Great Reef Barrier

Up the Coast to Cape Trib & Great Reef Barrier

So after a couple of days to recover from the jetlag, I made my way to Cape Tribulation. First stop is the Mossman Gorge at the Daintree National Park. Then, a little cruise on the Daintree River to see crocodiles (under the rain).   At Cape Tribilation, I stayed at a Beach House Hostels. A walk…

Here I go – Goodbye to the cold Swiss winter

Here I go – Goodbye to the cold Swiss winter

Jemand hat mir gesagt, er würde es schon lesen, wenn ich ein Blog über meine Reise halten würde. Und dann haben noch anderen Kollegen gefragt. Und noch die Familie. So after a while, the idea matured and here it is. Je n’ai pas encore décidé dans quelle langue je vais écrire, mais je vais surtout…