To Cairns
Travel day to Cairns, about a three-hour flight (2,000 km) from Sydney, in northern Queensland. Carmen stopped by our hotel to take us to the bus. Then she quickly headed back because she…
Family Idemain Australia
Traveling along the East Coast
and visiting Carmen
and visiting Carmen
Sydney – Glebe, Darling Harbour
Went to the Saturday market in Glebe this morning. It's just a few blocks from Carmen. Clothes, trinkets, and food from all over the world. We hadn't had breakfast yet (the hotel had recently stopped serving breakfast), so that was fine…
Sydney and Manly
Slept like a baby. In the morning, off to Carmen, who had planned a day's itinerary. To Circular Quay by bus. Then by ferry to Manly, a village in Sydney on the other side of the river. The ferry leaves every…
Sydney arrival
What a long flight! Sleeping in small blocks, watching half a series, and then a few Lord of the Rings. Good food and friendly staff, though. Chicken curry with a sandwich—was that brunch or dinner? And…
Stopover in Doha
After a six-hour flight, I woke up early again: layover in Qatar. I got off the plane via the stairs and bus, and it turned out to be 30 degrees Celsius at 6 a.m. A beautiful airport in Doha, Al…
Vertrek uit Tegelen
We weten nu hoe groot de kofferbak van de huurauto moet zijn, liefst formaat Passat. Dat gaan we nog uitzoeken. Met de auto naar het station. Lars heeft de auto nog even naar huis gebracht. Dan ziet het er wat…
Big band performance
Just before our vacation, one last big band performance on Sunday afternoon. Location: a bandstand on Munsterplein in Roermond, in front of the church. The weather still looked bad on Saturday, the brass instruments don't like water, and my…
Travel plan
Depart from NL Stopover in Doha, Qatar Arrive Sydney, AU Fly to Cairns Magnetic Island (Townsville) Airlie Beach / Whitsunday Island Rockhampton Fraser Island Noosa Brisbane Byron Bay via Gold Coast Port McQuarie Sydney Fly
Blogging and keeping up with it
The Idemaatjes' holiday blog in Australia 🌏. First, of course, we'll visit Carmen in Sydney! After a few days of doing fun things together in Sydney, we'll fly to Cairns, at the top of the east coast, and then drive back to Sydney. We'll be there soon...
About this site
The Idemavakantie.nl website was created to share fun posts during our Australian vacation. After a few days in Sydney, we'll head to Cairns, at the top of the east coast, and then drive back to Sydney. We'll be there for another week or so...