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Travel diaries and reflections

Paul & Kayleen
Europe 2026: Italy, Switzerland, France & Belgium Travel Diary Trip Stats

Rome, Pisa, The Alps, Paris, Lille and a couple of trips into Belgium — reconstructed from our Facebook posts.

France 2024 Travel Diary Trip Stats

Three months based in France, from our arrival in Paris through to Strasbourg and Alsace — reconstructed from our Facebook posts.

Central Queensland 2023: Longreach & Winton Outback Trip Travel Diary Trip Stats

A month-long road trip through the Queensland outback — Longreach, Winton, Porcupine Gorge and the channel country towns along the way — reconstructed from our Facebook posts.

New Zealand 2023: South Island by Campervan Travel Diary Trip Stats

Twenty-six days touring the South Island in a campervan — Christchurch, the Tranzalpine, Fiordland, the west coast glaciers and the Haast Pass — reconstructed from our Facebook posts.

Cairns Road Trip 2022 Travel Diary Trip Stats

Twenty-seven days in the Tesla up and down the Bruce Highway — Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, a week based at Lake Barrine, Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation and Mission Beach — reconstructed from our Facebook posts.

Carnarvon Gorge 2022 Travel Diary

Twelve days out west from Narangba to Carnarvon Gorge and back — Dalby, Mitchell, four days walking the gorge from a glamping tent, then home through Roma, St George and Goondiwindi. Written from our photos, GPS track and Kayleen’s handwritten diary.

Tasmania 2022 Travel Diary Trip Stats

Eighteen days around Tasmania in hire cars — Launceston, the Bay of Fires, the Freycinet Peninsula, the Fingal Valley, Cradle Mountain with the family, and the north-west tip out to Stanley and the Tarkine — reconstructed from our Facebook posts.