To help celebrate everything that is great about Australia, I asked a few fellow travellers to tell us what the best part of travelling Australia is. As the replies started to come in I quickly saw there was a common … [Read more...]
A Decade of Travel – How Far Can You Go?
It's hard to believe that we have reached the end of another decade. For us, this means we have been travelling together for over two decades! The last decade of travel has been absolutely awesome, especially once we … [Read more...]
How to Save Money to Travel
If I was to ask you what your biggest barrier was to being able to travel would your answer be money? There is no denying that travelling can be expensive and trying to save some money these days can be damn hard. … [Read more...]
Chris, Vee and Tilly’s Big Lap – AAO FEATURED LAPPERS
Welcome to a new regular series on All Around Oz, featuring some awesome travellers who are out there doing 'The Big Lap' or who are planning their Big Lap. It's all designed to answer any questions you might have, to … [Read more...]
Things to do Before You Travel Australia
We are getting ready to travel Australia for an indefinite period of time. Planning for this has been underway in one way or another for almost four years now. We have our vehicle paid off and have just a couple … [Read more...]
2017 – Our Year in Review
I love taking the opportunity at the end of each year to look back on our adventures. 2017 has been a really fantastic year for us. We've managed to fit in quite a few trips, both short and long. Our house renovations … [Read more...]
Getting Around the Gold Coast on the G
Just recently, I happily got up early on a Sunday morning so as I could be amongst the first influx of people to ride the new extension of the Gold Coast Light Rail system. We have been using the light rail since it … [Read more...]
What We’ve Learnt in Our First Weeks of Caravanning
In the last few weeks we have been making the transition to caravanning. We have road tested a couple of different vans so far and we already know that we love 'van life'. So I thought I would share our thoughts with you … [Read more...]
Why We Want to Travel Australia Full Time (and Think you Should Too)
Our thoughts first turned to travelling around Australia full time in about 2014. Since then we have been busy planning how we are going to achieve this. A question that we often get asked though is why we want to travel … [Read more...]
5 Trip Planning Tips to Help Get You on the Road
Whenever you are about to embark on a longer trip, or if you haven't been away for awhile, there is always so much to do before you go. If you are like us then you are probably working as well as trying to get everything … [Read more...]
Travel to Stay Healthy
Travelling surely has to be one of the greatest pleasures in life. I know it certainly is for me. But what if I told you that regular travel is a great way to keep your mind and body healthy? I'm talking about slow … [Read more...]
Planning for the Future
***The following post is our way of letting you, our readers know, that with a bit of planning, you too can achieve your travel dreams. *** How far in advance do you plan your life? Have you ever done any planning … [Read more...]
Travelling with Younger Kids – My Top 9 Tips
Travelling with Younger Kids – there is no doubt it can be a challenge! You have to take twice as much stuff as you normally might need. Everything has to be planned with military precision especially if you happen to be … [Read more...]
2015 – Our Year In Review
Well here we are at the start of 2016! I can't believe how quickly 2015 passed or how busy it was. Sadly it hasn't been busy because we have done lots of travelling. Work commitments for Brenden and I and school … [Read more...]
Carrying Cash
Carrying cash is not as common these days as it used to be. But whenever you are heading off on a trip somewhere it's always a good idea to carry some cash with you. There are still lots of places that don't have EFTPOS … [Read more...]
Map Storage
There is no doubting that technology like GPS systems are fantastic when travelling. But I still like to use paper maps that are specific to the area we are visiting. Paper maps are often more detailed, especially the … [Read more...]
Exploring Northern NSW
Exploring Northern NSW is the perfect way to take a short break. This is especially true if you live in Brisbane or on the Gold Coast. From the Gold Coast a nice route to take is through the small village of … [Read more...]
