It’s been a year since we headed off on a planned Aussie adventure. It was a memorable trip, not because of what we did, but because of the events which were unfolding around us. The planned 3-month trip in 2020 was cut short for reasons that do not need explaining. After only a week on …
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Top Caravan Travel Quotes
In the process of creating some products with caravan travel quotes, our search online came up with this collection of quotes and sayings about travelling in a caravan. I apologise in advance, but some of these are not very good, but it is all I could find. “Life Rocks when your home Rolls” “Life is …
Rooms With A View
Great Views Out The Window You know you have made a great choice of accommodation when you can gaze out the window and enjoy views of your destination, all from the safety and comfort of your room. The appreciation of your destination doesn’t have to stop when you come back home from a day of …
Esperance – Amazing Beaches in the Hot or Cold
It had been a long time since we last visited Esperance, in the south of Western Australia. It is a beautiful destination, though the long distance from Perth means we don’t go there often. To break up the drive, and also to visit another place on our wish list, we stopped over about half way …
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Karijini For Kids [top-10 kid-friendly activities]
Karijini National Park is a superb part of Western Australia. If your kids can survive the 14-hour drive north from Perth, there is plenty for them to enjoy in this excellent National Park. We spent a week camped at Karijini National Park with three kids aged from 7 to 12 years, and had no problem …
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10 things to do in Esperance on a cold day
Esperance, on the south coast of Western Australia, has some of the best beaches in Australia. But what do you do if it is too cold to go to the beach? Here are our top-10 ideas for things to do in Esperance on a cold day. Coffee Break at an Esperance Beach Lookout Visit Beach …
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Wave Rock – More Than Just A Rock
Our kids have been keen to visit the iconic Wave Rock for a long time. It features regularly on tourism posters, beckoning us to visit. We hoped it lived up to their expectations. Wave Rock, in the central Western Australia wheatbelt region, is a very convenient stopover on the way from Perth to Esperance, breaking …
Porongurup In A Day
We were looking for a place to stop over on the journey between Esperance and Denmark, and settled on a peaceful stop in the foothills of the Porongurup Range. We stayed in our caravan at the Porongurup Range Tourist Park, but there are also cottages around the area if you want to stay somewhere a …
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 …
2020 Best of Travel Review
The This Travel Life blog has been online for many years, but this year is the first time we have chosen to write a post reviewing our year of travel. Each year we try to hit the road as much as we can. Ironically, the year we decide to create our first Best of Travel …