


Agnes Water is behind us and a relaxed 4-hour drive to Rainbow Beach lies ahead of us. We make our way further and further south, the tropics become less and less and the dry forest and bush landsc...

Oh Agnes... you are so beautiful, relaxed and special... Yes, it's like that, Agnes really has something very special and is definitely in my top 3 favorites list in all of Australia. And that's wh...

The tropical paradise on earth If you look at Australia's map, Airlie Beach is still relatively far north on the east coast. This means that the climate is pretty much the same as Cairns and Townsv...

Cairns in North Queensland is definitely one of the many highlights of Australia. Tropical rainforests, picture-perfect waterfalls and the colorful Great Barrier Reef on your doorstep are just a fe...

After a brief stop in Mission Beach, my family headed further south along the east coast towards Townsville. The city from which we headed to the beautiful Koala Island, Magnetic Island. The city t...

What a shock! The family is coming... fun! It wasn't a shock of course, but yes, my family, that means my parents and my sister, visited me last year (2024) from September to October. We had an un...

You might be asking yourself, "What do Boxio and a cyclone have to do with each other?" Quite simply, Boxio helps you survive even the strongest cyclones. You'll find out exactly how in this blog. ...

Anyone who has ever spent any time in Australia knows that surfing is very popular and widespread in Australia. But everyone also knows that there are many sharks in the Pacific and Indian Oceans a...

Construction Work?! What is that? Construction work is working on building sites. It can be very varied and you can earn good money with or without previous experience and work your way up the ladd...

Crazy - Suddenly almost 3 months have passed since the last blog. It's the end of November and here in Queensland the harvest season for the "good" fruit is slowly starting for the farmers and back...

Circumnavigating Australia in your own car. That would be something, wouldn't it? Untouched desert, wild animals, turquoise sea and white sandy beaches - simply endless expanses. That just sounds l...

Visa, 88 days, 2nd and 3rd year visa... What does all that mean?! Don't worry! It's completely normal that all these terms can seem really confusing at first if you haven't really looked into the t...