Thread: Must See Places?

Hmm!
Are you into beach things like fishing, surfing?
Do you like bush things like walking, exploring?
Do you like/hate crowds?
Can you handle city traffic like Sydney, or just freak out at the thought of multi lane tollways?
Do you like remote places, can you camp where there is not a light/sound/person for many km, or are you a social type and like caravan parks?
Will your van handle rough dirt roads?
Would the family like bush camps, wash from a bucket, dig a hole for toileting?
Some idea of your family's thoughts on that would give the forum an idea of what to suggest.
cheers

And what month do you plan to leave? people can then give you hints and advice on places and what to expect weather wise.

Thanks austastar for the quick reply.

We are beach people and normally go coastal for our holidays.
But in saying that we are planning to do more inland routes for the southern and central part and come back down the coast from FNQ.
In answer to the other questions:

- Just started to get into bush things but limited in walking with a 3 year old.
- Hate crowds, but expecting that to be part of the trip.
- Can handle city traffic.
- A few remote places would be great. Our van can probably go 3 days away from power/water.
- Our van could handle dirt roads but nothing too serious.
- Family would be happy experience bush camping.

As a rough idea at the moment we are planning to go from Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Darwin, Cairns and back the coast down to Brisbane.

M00nd0ggy

Planning to leave at the start of June.

First thing I'd suggest is to consider reversing your proposed route so that you are up north during winter and south for spring/summer - much more comfortable weatherwise.

Yep, reverse the trip, otherwise places like Grampians, Great Ocean Rd, Flinders Ranges will be in the middle of winter, but shouldn't be too hot by the time you get there at the end of your trip.
cheers

Good point. Don't think too much about the weather in Brisbane!

When your heading past Newcastle be sure to drop by Stockton Beach for a drive, i dont think theres anything quite like it on this side of Australia, I could even give you a guided tour

Theres also several Caravan parks located nearby, the one in the Stockton township is quite nice, very close to the beach(20m from the water pretty much) its also a short ferry ride to Newcastle if you want to check it out.