The Best Travel Stories on the Internet - Travel Writing - World. The Ultimate Australian Wine Tour - Articles - Travel + Leisure. Australia is vast: grandly, imposingly, continentally vast. That should be no surprise to anyone who has ever spun a globe, but it never hit home for me until I crossed it from ocean to ocean and back again, flying and driving nearly 6,000 miles in search of the best wines and most interesting wine regions the country offers. The well-trod paths lead to the Barossa, Hunter, and Clare Valleys, but Australia’s wine-producing areas are incredibly varied—which makes sense when you realize that the whole of Western Europe’s viticultural landscape, from Crete to Champagne, could fit inside it.
Looking back now, my most memorable experiences were in remote but accessible corners, where the scale is too modest for tour buses. I met winemakers in wet suits riding waves off Margaret River’s Prevelly Beach, ate kangaroo steak at McLaren Vale’s raucous Victory Hotel, and sipped Darjeeling at Yarra Valley’s Giant Steps, a winery that serves as its town’s community center. Planning a Campervan Trip in Australia.
Story and photos by Nora Dunn Resources updated by Transitions Abroad 1/2017 Seeing Australia by way of a campervan is a classic road trip. Many areas of this vast country are remote enough that in order to enjoy the quiet splendor of the Australian landscape you need to be relatively self-sufficient. And Australian campervan holidays are not only a popular option for those visiting from overseas, but native Australians are also renowned for loving the campervan and caravan circuit. However without proper planning, traveling in a campervan can be more expensive than you might think. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Here is a guide to planning and budgeting for your own Australian campervan adventure. Planning Your Campervan Route and Itinerary Before you even choose your wheels, it is best to plan what you want to see in Australia. Be wise about how long you plan your Australian road trip to be as well. Climate in Australia Choosing Your Wheels To Rent or To Buy? Camping with a Campervan. Athens, Greece Survival Guide.