Hitch Hiking in Australia, Airlie Beach

Hitch Hiking,

this is one sort of way of traveling. It depends on the countries how safe it is but it was pretty easy in Australia (please note: it is forbidden in some places).

There are a few places I know where it's easy and safe, e.g. Europe (France, Holland, Germany, Spain, Portugal!!). It's very common in Morocco as well. 

I hitch hiked a few times from the farm in NSW where I worked back to the place I stayed. Only short distances. 

It was a distance of 700km to go, from Agnes Water to Airlie Beach. I know lots of friends doing it, I know people who said it's dangerous but they never have done it before. I was curious and never have done it before either and that's why I did it. Lara from Holland was with me and we had a good time together. It took us 12-14h to get there. We had 4 cars and 2 Trucks. It was freakin awesome! Only Aussies picked us up and it was safe. Never had to worried about anything. It's your own choice if you want to hop in or not. There were great stories and I would do it again! 

(Hitch hiking in QLD)

(going NORTH)

I stayed 5 days in Airlie Becah and it's an awesome place. I met a few friends and visited the Withsunday Islands with Lion, our Kayak Guide who we met in Agnes Water before. If you're interested in Kayaking in Airlie Beach, go and see 'Salty Dog Sea Kayaking'. Lion is an awesome guide.http://www.saltydog.com.au/ 

(Kayaking at the Whitsundays')

My tips for Airlie Beach:

Food:

One3 Café (Vegan and Paleo Friendly)

https://www.facebook.com/organicsales.andrew/

Bohemian Raw (Paleo, Vegan and Vegetarian): Order the Fruit Bowl, it's beautiful!

 http://www.bohemianraw.com.au/

Barcelona (Nice Ribs and Seafood!!)

 http://barcelonatapas.com.au/

Market:

Every Saturday, there is a beautiful Market where you can find fresh Fruits Vegetables, Cristals, Tie-Dye, Music, Icecream and Art. 

Night life:
Magnums: Get a 9$ Pincher.

https://www.magnumshotel.com.au/ 

Sailing and Whiteheaven Beach:
Go and see Rich at Gypsy Travel! 

He will choose the perfect Trip for you (because there are so may). If you want party, high-end or just a nice cruise with a beautiful ship, there are tours for everyone. 

https://www.facebook.com/gypsytravelaustralia/ 

Tattoos at Airlie Ink:

Chris is a very cool Artist and his work is awesome. 

http://www.airlieink.com/ 

http://instagram.com/spyrou_tattoo 

(Gypsy Tattoo, thanks Rich!)

There will be another blog of Arlie Beach and the Withsundays coming soon. Flo

(Thank you Tyler for the beautiful time.)

Update after 6 Month in Australia.. What I've done since December 2015

Hello Fellas,

Yes I am still alive.. 

I know, I haven't post anything since February. I can say I was very busy but the main reason was, I haven't continued travelling the past 3 month. I am still in Agnes Water. 

Now a small summary of what I've done in Australia:

I have been to VIC, SA, NSW and now I am in QLD. I've seen a lot and met awesome people.

After staying in Sydney and Melbourne for a long time, I travelled the Great Ocean Road (see blog) and all the way to Adelaide (December 2015). It was freakin' hot and dry there. On the way back, we have done the Grampians Nationalpark. It's a beautiful place there with a breathtaking view of the NP. 

Grampians Nationalpark

After looking for farm work and failed on a tomato farm in the middle of nowhere in VIC,

I found SpotX, which is located in Woolgoolga, NSW.

The Blueberry Farmer Crew

One of the highlights! I stayed at SpotX (January 2016) for a month, trying to do some farm work on a blueberry farm. It's located in NSW between Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay. But I surfed most of the time. At that time I had a Mini Mal 6'8, Speedster from Aloha. Was fun though. Could practice a lot.

Lunch time at the Blueberry Farm

On my way to Coolangatta

Then the farm shut down. Season was done.
Then I continued traveling to a place called Beenleigh. It's located between Brisbane and Goldcoast. I stayed at a wonderful family and looked after the 2 boys Brook and Cooper. At the weekend, Tuz and me travelled to Nimbin, Byron and Coolangatta. I missed surfing a lot and we had a rad time together. Thanks Tuzcanee for the beautiful time

After staying 1 month in Beenleigh, I continued travelling and arrived in Agnes Water on the 28th February 2016. Now I am still here.

I am living at Backpackers@1770 and working as a driver for accommodation. I had additional jobs and worked in the kitchen, as a gardener, was employed as a barista and worked as a photographer for a surf school now ("Reef to Beach Yeeew"). Agnes water is a small town. You can see it as a surfer town and only a small village at the sea. It's a nice mix of locals and backpackers. Backpackers usually stay a few days before continuing to Airlie Beach (Whitsundays) or Hervey Bay (Frazer Island). There are some long term backpacker e.g. me or people from other hostels. I love it here! 

Our Hostel is such a nice place to stay and to live. No wonder I am already staying here for 3 month and was planned to stay here just a couple of weeks. 

Anything else what to do here in Agnes Water and why to come here, you'll see on the next blog.

See ya in the future! ("Dolphin") 

A few easy recipes for travelling

As a Traveller/Backpacker, we always depend on saving money during traveling. Buying healthy and proper food can be very expensive. It's easy to get unhealthy cheap food (here in Australia) such as

1. Domino Pizza
2. Peanutbutter 
3. Toast 
4. Pasta
5. Macca's
6. Subway Cookie
7. Tim Tam's
8. Nutella
9. Bacon
10. Instant noodles

...

It can be very easy: veggies, fruits from the market and a few ingredients from the supermarket can already made your day. Here a few easy recipes:

Breakfast Ideas: 

Banana/Apple+Peanut-/Almondbutter+Toppings (Coconut,Chia,..)

Oats with Fruits and cinnamon

Oats with berries

Slice of Bread with creative toppings: Cream cheese, avo and chia seeds

Philadelphia, salmon and basil

Scrambled/Omlette Eggs+Cheese/Bacon/Ham/Tomato/Courgette 

Pancakes+Blueberries (+replace 50% of flour with proteinpowder)

Avocado+Choco Pudding:

(Blender: 1 Avocado+3-4Dates+4-5 Spoon of Cocoapowder)

Shake:

own choice of milk (almond/rice/coco)

Base: avocado/banana

+Adds: proteinpowder, oats, nuts 

Frozen: berries/fruits

+Adds: proteinpowder, oats, nuts 

Lunch/Snack Ideas: 

Humus+Veggiesticks

( 1 can of chickpeas, 2-3 lemon, 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of cumin, 2 cloves of garlic, salt)

Wrap+Veggie/Salad+Chicken/Tuna/Avocado/Salmon+Mayonaise

Sandwiches:

1. Base: Bread/Toast/Bun

2. Rich layer of: Avocado slices/Eggs

3. Salad/Veggie: Tomato/Cucumber 

4. Protein: Salmon/Tuna/Chicken/Cheese

5. Sauce: Mayo/Mustard/Sweet chilli

Sweetpotato (2x 4min in Microwave, salt+pepper)

Dinner Ideas:

Carrot salad with cranberries and sesame

Couscous+Veggies

...

I didn't write down all the single steps how to do scrambled eggs or cooking rice/pasta. Nowadays, everybody should know the basics how to cook all these few things.. Otherwise ask your friend google :)

...

10 things I miss in Germany/whats new to me in Australia

What I miss back home in Germany:

1. unlimited speed on Highways

2. Bratkartoffeln/chip potatoes

3. German Bakery

4. free delivery service

5. Winter

6. Döner for 3€

7. Christmas Market

8. Spätzle

9. Wienerle and Brezeln

10. Quark

Welcome to Australia:

1. always with Peanutbutter

2. Tim Tams

3. Minties

4. Bottleshops

5. Chicken Parmigiana

6. Goon

7. smashed Avocado 

8. Sharks 

9. "Let's go fishing!"

10. Vegemite 

And most of them have something to do with food. Damn!

VICTORIA: Great Ocean Road and Surf Roadtrip

For all those who are into Surf, the Sea, Nature, Animals and want to enjoy the epic landscape of Victoria. Get all your staff and hurry up to the Great Ocean Road! It would takes around 1 Week to do the Trip by car (Torquay-Warrnambool).

(on the Great Ocean Road with Bear)

But Max and me, who I met in Melbs before, we continued our trip to Adelaide and returned through the Grampians Nationalpark. All in all it took us 12 days to do it. 

(Map of www.australia.com)

How I describe our trip: it was 

EPIC, INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL, MAGIC and it was WORTH 

to drive all these kilometers. So glad I could shared the moments with Max.

My notes I made before the trip:

Some Details of the Route:

1. Melbourne (Start)

2. Torquay (Surfing, Surf Museum, Rip Curl Outlet)

3. Anglesea (Surfboard Shop, Surfing at Fairhaven Beach)

4. Lorne (Surfing, Koalas and Parrots at Otway NP)

5. Kenneth River (Cockatoo, Koalas, Parrots)

6. Cape Otway (Kangaroos & Koalas Great Ocean Walk)

7. Port Campell/12 Apostels 

8. Warrnambool (Surfing, Fishing)

9. Port Nelson, (Surfing-but there were no waves, hiking to see the Seals)

10. Beachport, SA (Surfing-but no Waves again, fishing)

11. Coorong NP, SA (Kangaroos, Rabbits and Pelican, Bush)

12. Christies Beach (Surfing-it was totally flat, Beach)

13. Glenelg (Exclusive place to be)

14. Adelaide (Central Market)

15. On the way to the Grampians NP, at the border of SA and VIC (Camping in the Bush, in the middle of nowhere)

16. The Grampians NP (beautiful Panorama, Waterfall)

17. Back to the Great Ocean Road to Princetown (Wildlifepark, Kangaroos, Dingos)

18. Lorne (Camping at Otways NP again)

19. Torquay (Checking out Bells Beach, Surfing at Torquay Surf Beach)

20. Back to Melbourne 

Moments of our trip:

(Torquay, bought a new wetsuit)

(Anglesea, my new board 6'8)

(Torquay)

(Lorne, Otway NP)

(Lorne, Otway NP)

(Cape Otway)

(On the way to the 12 Apostels with Max)

(Port Campell, 12 Apostels)

(Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve, Emus)

(Tower Hill Wild Life Reserve, Koala)

(Warrnambool, Beachwalk and Selfie)

(Cape Nelson)

(Christies Beach, Sunset)

(On the Road from SA to VIC)

(beautiful road in the middle of VIC)

(this is the bush)

(Halls Gap, Grampians NP)

(Halls Gap, Grampians NP)

(Grampians NP, Waterfall with Rainbow)

(Grampians NP, Balconies)

(A Kangoroo in Princetown)

(Princetown, cuddling with Dingo Puppies)

A big hug and lots of thanks to Bear, the van from Max. He was suffering a lot of the heat but at the end, it was an unforgettable trip and I am happy to have been a part of this journey. 

And thanks Max, to let me joining the unforgettable trip.