Unfortunately, we cannot ignore 2020, it did happen! This is our second annual review of our travels and the performance of our travel blog for 2020. We use this review to reflect on what we are doing with this site, comparing to how we have done previously (we did a similar review for the first […]
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It’s Not All Bad – the Wood’s Annual Letter 2020
What a crazy year this has been, for everyone I am sure! We have had some significant challenges this year, but we’re trying to take the positive out of it, and the only way is up from here. Firstly Clare lost her job at the WACA, then our big planned half loop of Australia in […]
Christmas Gifts for Travelling Families 2020
2020 has been a struggle for many people in many different and sometimes tragic ways. The inability to travel has been one of the minor inconveniences given that people are losing their lives to this virus, and staying at home was one way to help stop the spread. We have been very fortunate in Western […]
The Jayco Hawk has Landed
The Places We Set Up Camp in 2020 In 2020 we bought our first van, a 2008 Jayco Hawk. Unfortunately, also in 2020, travelling and camping became highly restricted for obvious reasons. Considering that, we think we have done all right, setting up camp in 25 different locations over three trips of about two weeks […]
Rediscovering the Roadtrip
We were initially disappointed after the Western Australian state borders closed due to COVID and we were instructed to stay at home. Due to a fairly stubborn politician, our geographical isolation, and some luck, Western Australia has now enjoyed over six months of no coronavirus community transmission, and we have had the freedom to roam […]
Big Things of Western Australia
Australia is well known for its big things, larger than life objects scattered across the country, and our home state of Western Australia has its fair share of them. Here are images of those that we have visited, and others that are on our wish list. You gotta collect them all! Also, check out our […]
Karijini’s Gorgeous Gorges
Karijini National Park, in the Pilbara region in the north of Western Australia, is a spectacular place to explore, and should be on the bucket list for anyone who loves nature’s beauty. There are many absolutely stunning gorges and water holes to explore, which are hidden oases in stark contrast to the seemingly unending dry […]
Snorkelling the World
We had to abort our most recent road trip due to the coronavirus, and while we wait for the borders to reopen so we can continue that trip, we are taking the chance to explore more of our home state of Western Australia, including relaxing at the beach in Coral Bay in the north-west. We […]
Join The Armchair Travellers
Our last newsletter announced our upcoming two-month big adventure travelling around Australia, which was subsequently very short-lived thanks to COVID19. Not long after we hit the road Australia (and the rest of the world) was quickly shutting down and we had to head back to Western Australia before the border was fully closed. We lasted […]
The Travel Addict’s Guide to Not Travelling
Are you stuck at home, unable to travel in this post-virus world? This article was written as the Coronavirus restrictions in Australia were starting to wind down, and there was a glimmer of hope that we can travel again soon, starting locally. While keeping ourselves pretty low key in the last couple of months, we […]
