All routes and places, as cards19 guides · Road trips and state by state
Road trips
Our Great Lap so farOur lap of Australia in Ron so far, leg by leg, with the highlights and the lessons we learned along the way.Read the guide →East Coast Australia: Sydney to CairnsSydney to Cairns in a 2WD campervan: every stop worth it, what you can't drive (K'gari), sailing the Whitsundays, stinger season and when to go.Read the guide →Sydney to Melbourne coastal driveSydney to Melbourne the long way in Ron: Jervis Bay, the Sapphire Coast whales, Canberra and Kosciuszko detours, Gippsland koalas and Wilsons Prom.Read the guide →Adelaide to Darwin in a 2WDThe Stuart Highway as we drove it in Ron: what you can reach in a 2WD, the Red Centre and Top End detours, fuel, road trains and parks passes.Read the guide →Darwin to Broome in a 2WDDarwin to Broome in Ron: the WA quarantine checkpoint, Lake Argyle, which Kimberley roads are 4WD only, and our days in Broome.Read the guide →
Queensland
Brisbane in a campervanBrisbane in a campervan: where we stayed near the city, South Bank, 50 cent CityCats, a free skyline view, Mt Coot-tha and CMC Rocks.Read the guide →The Gold Coast in a campervanThe Gold Coast in a campervan: the no-free-camping rules, holiday parks for vans, van parking and height limits, patrolled beaches, theme parks and the hinterland.Read the guide →Noosa and the Sunshine Coast in a campervanNoosa and the Sunshine Coast in a campervan: why Noosa is special to us, camping rules, van parking, the North Shore ferry, beaches and the hinterland.Read the guide →Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays in a campervanAirlie Beach and the Whitsundays in a campervan: sailing overnight, where we stayed, the free lagoon, camping rules, stingers and Cape Hillsborough.Read the guide →
New South Wales
Victoria
Melbourne in a campervanMelbourne in a campervan: where to park, getting around without driving into the CBD, a 4-day itinerary, Puffing Billy tickets, the MCG and St Kilda.Read the guide →Great Ocean Road in a campervanThe Great Ocean Road twice in Ron, stop by stop: the Surf Coast, the Otways, the Twelve Apostles and on to Mount Gambier, with the 2WD roads, camping and closures.Read the guide →
Tasmania
Taking a van on the Spirit of TasmaniaHow we took Ron across Bass Strait, what we'd do differently, and what's changed now the new ships are sailing.Read the guide →Tasmania road trip in a campervanOur 3-week loop of Tasmania in Ron, stop by stop: the Tarkine and west coast, Hobart, the east coast and Cradle Mountain, with the 2WD roads, parks pass and camping.Read the guide →
South Australia
Adelaide and Hahndorf by campervanAdelaide, Hahndorf and the Adelaide Hills in a campervan: parking, where to camp, the Central Market, Mount Lofty, Cleland, Glenelg and the Barossa.Read the guide →Coober Pedy in a vanCoober Pedy in a 2WD van: where to camp (underground, free or a secure park), water, the opal mines, churches and the Breakaways.Read the guide →
Northern Territory
Darwin and Kakadu in a 2WDDarwin and Kakadu in Ron: where we camped, the markets, a jumping croc cruise, what's open in Kakadu in a 2WD, and the 4WD-only falls we skipped.Read the guide →Uluṟu and the Red Centre in a 2WDUluṟu, Kata Tjuṯa, Kings Canyon and the West MacDonnells as we drove them in Ron: which roads are sealed, where to stay, passes and filming rules.Read the guide →