Kirstin, Author at the tinberry travels

Travel Journal: Coffs Harbour, Australia

It was a very hot and sunny day as I made my way further north to Coffs Harbour. I’m very glad that I chose the train as my mode of transport, unlike most backpackers who

Travel Journal: Port Macquarie, Australia

Port Macquarie has become more of just a stop off to break up the train journey up the coast. There’s not too much to do here and even less in the pouring rain so I didn’t do

Travel Journal: Port Stephens, Australia

After a final dig from Newcastle, I felt I was happy to escape New South Wales’ second city and head to on to my rain forest retreat in Port Stephens up the coast. Beautiful beaches

Travel Journal: A String of Unfortunate Events in Newcastle, Australia

After a week in the Blue Mountains and lots of bushwalking I was a little exhausted, but some time by Newcastle beach should would the trick, so so I thought. Turns out I was having

Travel Journal: Bushwalking in the Blue Mountains, Australia

Despite all the rain and almost constant thunderstorms I did manage to get out and do some more exploring of The Blue Mountains. In between and sometimes during the showers I headed to some of

Travel Journal: Weather Woes in Katoomba

I’ve had a very boring day stuck in the hostel. The thunderstorm continued all day with pounding rain and by about 11am the fog outside was so thick you couldn’t see anything outside the windows.

Travel Journal: Katoomba

What makes the Blue Mountains blue? Well, plenty of rain it would seem! Katoomba is a spectacular hiking spot just a short train journey from Sydney and is a perfect base for exploring all that

Travel Journal: Couchsurfing in Maroubra

Having left the city for a few days I headed to at Maroubra just south of Sydney. However, I wasn’t staying in a hostel this time but instead giving couchsurfing a go for the first

Travel Journal: My First Few Days Exploring Sydney (including a mammoth walking tour!)

Investigating a new city will always take time but I wasn’t expecting it to take quite so much when I decided to join a local walking tour. Here’s some of the fun things I crammed

Travel Journal: 4 Random Observations From My Arrival In Sydney

After a lot of flying and very little sleep my arrival in Sydney was a little fuzzy but after a bit of recuperation and getting over the jet lag there was a couple or random