Tag: road trip

Road trippin’ solo at 74 – be like Karen

Road trippin’ solo at 74 – be like Karen

My lovely neighbour Karen just got home after driving around the country for 2 months in a campervan. She’s 74 years old, and a total inspiration. I asked her what prompted her to hit the road, and she said that while she’d made sure her 3 sons had visited important places like Uluru, she had…

My van trip across Australia

My van trip across Australia

A year ago I set off on my epic van trip across Australia…. T’was a crisp winter morning when I posed for this pic in my van, a moment before setting off on my 14,000 km road trip. After a flurry of last-minute packing, Geisha’s loaded up and we’re hitting the road. My plan is…

Vanlife in winter

Vanlife in winter

As someone who hates the cold, I was worried about setting off in the middle of winter to live in my van…

Meet Geisha

Meet Geisha

I’d like to introduce my new best friend. She’s silver on the outside and plush tan velour with faux walnut wood on the inside. She talks to me in Japanese, so I call her Geisha. Geisha is a 2005 Toyota Estima, an eight seater people mover. She’s an automatic, with 85,000kms on the clock and…

Scenic Rim road trip

Scenic Rim road trip

My photographer buddy @imagjen_ and I went exploring the Scenic Rim recently, two gals who love taking pics and eating good food – road trip woohoo!! It was such an incredible weekend that Madeline was inspired to dedicate a whole photo series to the Scenic Rim… and I launched a new Instagram account to showcase…

Tips for driving from Adelaide to Coober Pedy

Tips for driving from Adelaide to Coober Pedy

The road stretches in a straight line to the horizon where it disappears under the silver shimmer of heat waves… a road trip through the Australian outback is the only way you can truly appreciate the size of this humungous country. It’s over 800kms from Adelaide to Coober Pedy and I was Designated Driver and…