CROSSING AUSTRALIA'S NULLARBOR PLAIN | Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2023
- Tia & Cheveyo
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Tia has a smile that warms my heart. She’s happy all of the time
Thank goodness for a helping hand👍👏🏻🤙 Should it happen again, try placing the floor mats under your drive wheels to get a little traction. Safe travels🙏🤞🚘✌️
My Dad taught me to never let the tank get below half full, that way, you can always get back to your last stopping point instead of being stranded in the middle of nowhere.
Also when travelling, remember the acronym P.O.W.E.R. = Petrol, Oil, Water, Electrics, Rubber. Look after these things and you’ll have a safe trip.
Excellent advice!
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Are you guys Asian Americans? You look slanty eyes
And your partner sounds like a dude
Fun Fact: The pretty coffee cups were designed by a fantastic Indigenous artist, Helen Ansell, who lives in a country town about 6 hours north of Perth. In the early Spring the area comes alive with masses of wildflowers. If you ever decide to do a north of Perth road trip, def look at the wildflowers of the mid-west region (especially Coalseam Conservation Park) in mid-late August! So many road trip sights in that whole area extending from Perth to Broome!
Also, when/if you're going through Adelaide, be sure to stop in at Hahndorf, a German town in the Adelaide hills!
As an Aussie from Perth who has never seen the Nullarbor, thank you for sharing. I’m invested in your journey now. Stay safe and happy travels 😄
Just about any Australian burger from a corner store or similar outlet will have what we call “beetroot” (USA = canned pickled sliced beets) included with the salad on the burger. It’s uncommon not to have it unless you’re eating at Maccas (McDonalds) or something. The landing strips on the side of the roads out there are for the Royal Flying Doctor Service which provides emergency medical services by plane to remote communities.
yes, the flying doctors are absolute legends. They have saved the lives of two of my friends from major trauma whist i was living rural and one of the main reasons i decided to change career and become a nurse. please give to the RFDS if you can
The strip was just used for some poor fella. I posted a link.
The simple joy and curiosity with which you both embrace life is infectious. You are showing me parts of my own country I've never seen. I was so glad to see this instalment pop up in my feed as I've been wondering how you guys were faring (fared). My heart was in my throat when you got bogged in the middle of nowhere, and I have to keep telling myself if I am watching it, I can assume you made it. Congratulations on 7 years so far! Oh, and your Aussie accent is awesome, Chevvo!
Yes, bogged, oh yeah, you posted the video so you made it out.........well done
They're making me feel guilty. Funny how you never have the desire to travel around your own country.
Mind you with Emperor McGowan"s edict to inspect every vehicle arriving and leaving the state of WA, thus treating everyone as a common criminal, I wouldn't visit WA if my life depended on it after that announcement last week.
This is my comfort channel. Thank you Tia and Cheveyo for sharing your adventures with us! It's just the BEST!
This is the first travel couple I've continued to watch, being from Perth it's great to see an outside perspective and view on our state. I would love to do this with my fiancee in the next few years.
Great job with exploring our country the way we all should. Safe travels!
The old jetty you showed was built to service a telegraph station that was build in the late 19th century and operated into the early 20th century. the old telegraph station is still near the jetty, but it is often covered by sand. Supplies and crew changes could only be made by sea. Photographs show the workers at the telegraph station working wearing ties.
In 2009 we travelled extensively through WA from NSW. On our way back from Norseman my GPS said "in 1200km turn left". I took several days to make that left hand turn.
As an Aussie seeing potato chips with a meal reminds me of the time I was traveling through Canada and ordered a Salmon and Chips only to see the plate arrive with potato chips. I laughed so hard. Good times.
That jetty is an art photographer's dream!
Just make sure you guys don't get bogged around an area by the name of Wolf Creek.😮😅
A handy hint. Carry a 12volt air compressor, that way if you ever get bogged in sand again, and you 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 get rescued, drop your tyre(yes, that's how we spell it) pressures down to maybe 15psi, 10 if you're in deeper, and that hopefully will get you out, then use the air compressor hooked up to your cars 12v port, and away you go!😊
Happy anniversary. What a way to mark the occasion. Nothing like wine in a paper cup in the middle of nowhere to celebrate 😂 You guys are living life right.
Every time I hear these birds 0:43 now I have to think of Cheveyos comment about them sounding like cats whining. It's hilarious and so right :D
The way you guys authentically charge through life together as nothing more than yourselves in this crazy world we live in and show the beauty and give so much hope and deliver it in such an artistic and organized yet chaotic way that is just the way we all are reflected in every scene like a movie that we are all in together of life and the persuit to see all that we can see before we leave this rock in the middle of space and time.
Stumbled across your Adelaide post today (my home town) and have spent a couple of hours watching your vids this Good Friday.
Love your stuff because it is genuine and informative and also you are showing us the great part of being a young couple sharing each other's company as your tour the world. Reminds my wife and my first overseas trip as a couple to the UK and US when we were in our 20s and before we settled down to have a family - although nowhere near as adventurous as what you are doing.
FWIW my last o/s trip (before covid) included a 2 week self drive tour from California to cities/states in the S/W of the US including Tucson and Phoenix in Arizona in Feb/March. I loved that part of the world and you are dead right - it is reminiscent of much of Western Australia and South Australia in terms of the 'look and feel' of the climate (although we don't get much snow here). Anyway, stay safe and keep loving life!
The best vloggers I have ever watched.
I'm in Melbourne and have seen a bit of this country and had hopes of seeing more..So I am thankful to follow your journey to see more of this beautiful country.Hope you enjoyed your trip..🇦🇺❤
Hey! I own a Mazda just like that one! it’s a 2006, SP23 that has 360,000kms on the clock and still runs perfectly. Best car I’ve ever owned in my 50+ years of driving.
I’ve run into the same problem of relying on mobile coverage for navigating, so I use maps (you know, the paper ones?) they're still the best navigational aids bar none. I don’t trust tech stuff, with perfectly good reasons as far as I’m concerned. Maps don’t change and they don’t need an Internet connection. EVER!
Love Blueberry!
I was willing you to have beetroot in your burger, and you did. That pretty much makes you an honorary Aussie 😅 And yes, the flies in the outback can be nuts! Glad you're taking your time to enjoy our wide brown land.
I just discovered your videos. You are such positive people and even your catastrophes (getting bogged) are met with laughs. and I love how you notice the trees, insects, flowers etc. that are so unique to Australia.
I love their Very Australian attitudes, happy travel guys! 🙋👍
Congrats on your 7 years.
Looking at you guys there will be lots more 🎉
I miss beets in my burgers. Loved it when I visited Australia some years ago. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Im an Aussie and its so good to see Australia through the eyes of a tourist, Lesson one , we dont use " gas " its petrol which you buy from a " servo " not a service station , haaa . Please be careful travelling the Nullarbor it can be a bit " dodgy " dangerous. Stay safe ,
Congratulations on your anniversary! Really enjoying your Nullarbor trip. Born and bred in Western Australia 54 years and never experienced driving across. Stay safe !
The beetroot in the burger is the best.
I love how you guys keep videoing the bitumen freeway stretching to the horizon. When i was in the army we’d be out on dirt tracks that stretched to the horizon like that. There are some remote places in this country but the nullarbor crossing aint one of them. In the back of some of the older vehicles, like unimogs, you couldn’t see the guy sitting next to you or across from because of the red dust. And i mean you couldn’t see those guys at all. Feel you on the flies - desert flies are the worst.
Those are crickets and sandgropers - the sandgropers are like crickets that burrow underground. Thats what west australians are named for.
I mentioned before you shouldn’t off-road in that vehicle. Its super not suitable for the conditions.
Started watching these videos for the Australian content. Now I’m watching them to see you guys!!
this is great for a 75 year old travel veteran , memories for life ,it might be expensive but its only money remember, for food , go to a country town and local creek cafe and order a mixed grill for breakfast . you wont regret it lasts all day . maybe its changed hope not , proper is ,,hamburger the lot ,, pattie ,,egg beetroot ,lettuce, cheese ,tomato , enjoy your trip ,life is a long road
Happy Anniversary :)
The beetroot is pickled, so often its in place of regular pickles.
Oh yeah you want a hat with a net out there to stop the flies.
I wouldn't be worried about serial killers, but the sand lol. Glad you had help.
Did you know that the Nullabour has two emergency airstrips built into it so the Royal Flying Doctor Service can land and take people to hospital quicker than by road? Also, they have the worlds longest golf course.
Beetroot in burgers is normal for us, at least we don't eat whole pickles here.
Just discovered your channel, really enjoying it. We were locked down for so long and now it’s lovely to finally see visitors enjoying all we have to offer.
That use to be the sea floor millions of years ago!
Thanks for showing this road trip. Was reminding of my Australia trip a decade ago(!). It left me as a really valuable experience. I really want to take my kid there someday.
The Shire Mayor sending NASA a fine for littering when a piece of Skylab landed nearby was a cheeky tongue in cheek stunt.
Poor NASA officials didn't know how to take it, especially as it was front page news that it was found. It took an Australian official in DC to explain that was just typical outback Aussie humor.
We all thought it was hilarious here in Australia.
When Tia mentioned serial killers, I nodded yes. When you watch real life crime shows, you end up watching episodes of crimes committed in countless other countries. In Australia, the crime I remember watching was about 2 backpackers. They were tied up, tortured and killed. Who knows if it was a serial killer, but that crime has stuck with me. There are certain crimes around the world that sticks with u when u hear about them. I guess that's what happens when u watch true crime shows. 🤦♀️
I would LOVE to have beets on a burger. Beets is one of my favorite vegetables. ❤
That is one seriously hellish drive. Last time I did it - when we booked in to a motel at about the half way mark there turned out to be a brown snake under the fridge!
Ah, that’ll affect your sleep! 😅
Hope you enjoyed your anniversary, and well done on making the Nullarbor plains seem somewhat interesting
I love this the last time I was on this road was in 1979 it has changed so much I did both the dirt and the hard road back in the 70s thankyou so many memories are coming back
"Freakin' millennials!"....😂😂 Great journey guys!
The Australian salute hehe bloody flys 😂
Happy anniversary!!! Thank you for sharing the beautiful scenery and what works or doesn't on your travels. You are both such nice people and respectful travelers.
It is also nice, (not compulsory) each little town or roadhouse, say hello and buy something, they need every bit of help from everyone and tourists to keep the lights on. I don't get why you bought a mattress but not pillows, pillows are cheap af. Australia used to have an inland sea, you will find fossils and shells anywhere you go.
Relax Tia, its all good. You have a reliable car and a responsible partner. You're stopping before dusk and not rushing across. You're doing it right...enjoy the vastness and the stars. Try spotting the Southern Cross in the night sky.
And the vastness of the Milky way is pretty mind blowing too 👋🇳🇿
Except the bit where you go off-roading in a completely unsuitable car. That was silly, and in the wrong conditions, fatal.
We were 5km from the nearest settlement 😉
@@dimsoneill Hardly off-roading 😐
I’m gathering by you posting this video that you’re still safe and sound and probably have made it across the Nullarbor, safe travels.
i did this trip many years ago and would nominate it as the most boring stretch of road in the world , although a kiwi coach driver once told me that there is a lot to see off road
YES!!! beetroot in burgers is a must! we sometimes add a slice of pineapple in there too and it is soooo messy.... but delicious...
and happy anniversary, not many people get to experience that on the nullarbor haha
Those were turkeys on the beach. Australian Bush Turkeys to be exact. They have no limits as to where they reside. I’m in the inner suburbs of Brisbane and I’ve got one living in my backyard 😅
I think the mostly uniquely Australian thing you can get is chicken salt chips with garlic sauce. Definitely. Few of them in Sydney
Great video guys. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. My wife and kids and I drove from Newcastle to Perth and back in 1989. Those Great Australian Bight cliffs blew us away. Here's a tip: after you've passed through Ceduna, and get to Wudinna (pronounced Wood-na), get there early enough to try the bakery goodies then drive out to Mount Wudinna and climb it. A mini Uluru, but still ginormous. Oh and keep getting beetroot on your burgers. It's the best.
Great vlog guys, happy anniversary 🎉🍾
Happy anniversary you two!! Love you guys
happy anniversary to you both love watching your videos
Love this video, thankyou
Congratulations on 7 years! 🥳
👍🏼😊👍🏼
Happy anniversary! Wishing you many more happy years to come 💞
Congrats you two, many happy years ahead together 👍☺
Y’all are soooooo awesome ❤. Thank you for the best times
Just came aross your channel and loving it. Can see you guys enjoy travelling a lot and really put in super human effort in researching and doing the actual ground visits. BTW, im from Singapore and i watched your Singapore visit prior to Australia. You guys practically walked from Maxwell Market to Harbourfront....thats a long walk! Full marks for commitment !!!
Hahaha that was a long walk! 😅 Thank you for being kind 😊
You guys are not afraid for a bit of walking!
Congratulations on your 7th anniversary, hope you have many, many more.
I know you both did not have a lot of time in Esperance, but the museum there had quite a few displays dedicated to Sky Lab. Debris from Sky Lab's re-entry to Earths atmosphere was found between Balladonia and Esperance and I recall (having grown up in Perth) some bits landing around there as well. Basically the south west of Western Australia and the surrounding Indian and Southern Oceans. I am loving your channel. I live in Kalgoorlie but have not got to the Nullarbor in over 30 years. Will get back there one day with my wife and son soon I hope. Enjoy your travels around the rest of the parts of Aust. you are visiting.
Happy Anniversary Millennials! 🍾🥂 Great adventure!
Congratulations on your anniversary. Stay safe.
What an interesting journey! Wow..
Happy anniversary !!’ A cute couple 🍷
Moodini Bluff 24hour Camping area is a nice spot to stay the night.
The view from top of Madura Pass is stunning. Pity you didn't show it.
Have been across the Nullabor at least 5-6 times in last 3 years and looking forward to going across again in a couple of months.
Thanks for the fun way you present your travels. You guys make me want to get up and go across there again right now!
Absolutely love peanut butter and could eat it until I feel sick. Tea absolutely love your written maps. Absolutely loved every minute
loving the birds at the beginning
Fun journey. Happy anniversary🎉. The jetty was pure art. Enjoy it all. Thx.
there's a pub at baladonia roadhouse too. i had a beer and meat pie in the pub last time i was there.
so cool. Thanks.
Happy Anniversary! Love your adventures ❤ you two are such down to earth people and a wonderful couple.
great road-trip.. enjoy❤
Looks like so much adventure! You're dad and I got stuck in the sand once too. Glad you guys got out!! Love you much
Amazing guys! You are bringing me back so many memories as a kid driving across the Nullabor with my parents every 2-3 years from Perth to Melbourne to spend Christmas with my dads family. Some times we would drive through the night, which I don't recommend due to the Kangaroos about at night, we would always stop at the fuel station in Balladonia, and definitely at Eucla right before border village (do they still have the stone Whale there?). Cheveyo, very good checking the cars oil, water, fuel etc when you can. Ceduna is beautiful! Loving the adventure!
theres a fuel station along the nullarbor called "roadhouse" that sometimes has dingoes around. you should check it out :)
Really helpful when every roadhouse is called a "roadhouse".
Really enjoying following you guys cross our beautiful country. Such a adorable couple as well. Reminds me of when I was your age 😅 stay safe 🙏🏼❤️
Happy Anniversary. Continue having an enjoyable trip through the Nullarbor and to your final destination on the East Coast.
Thank you both for the great interesting vide so far, i look forward to Part 2 👍
I love this video. I just drove from Norseman to Ceduna on my way to Brisbane. Great work 😊
Another great video. Your sense of fun and adventure is a joy to watch. I was a bit concerned when you got bogged. Though the good thing about Oz is there's nearly always someone around with a four wheel drive to get you out of trouble. Look forward to the next one.
Love your enthusiasm 👍😁
Just wanted to say how much I am enjoying your travel blog, your sense of humour is infectious , and impressive video skills all up makes for really interesting viewing..keep safe and continue to enjoy the journey through Australia.
love your videos done that trip many times i see your getting that feeling of a never-ending open expanse i think a unique one to Australia only felt out there one of complete isolation and remoteness the sound is pollution free (except for the road trains of course) you have to park up at night away from the roadhouse at the end of the nullabor and check out the stars no light pollution its an insane picture good luck blueberries gunna need it Ceduna is probably a place you dont want to stay at for too long.
Loving your travel adventures so far - what an awesome road trip to enjoy together. Safe travels and all the best to you guys from Perth, Western Australia.
Woohoo happy anniversary 🎉
Awesome drive and isn't it amazing to see that long neverending ribbon of road in front of you?
Yes we love our canned beetroot on burgers.
Oh you made good time there for the first day and it's enough for one day really 🙂
Oh my gosh how lucky that getting fella with his four wheel drive to help you.
Congratulations guys!
Happy anniversary guys! 🎉 Love from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
Good job Blueberry. Today Nullabor, soon conquering the Nurburgring! What a car 🚙
I am loving your channel , and in particular the trip across the Nullarbor. My husband I have travelled across several times, relocating camper vans and cars. Food at the Roadhouses is always good. They have truckers to feed!!!! We take it in turn to drive the Ninety Mile Straight. Enjoy. BTW, we relocated a camper from Sydney to Perth. First time I knew we grow cotton in Australia! We moved here from the UK in 2008 and are so happy.
Thank you both. It's terrific to get a big grin on my face. Plenty to see eh? 😅😅😅.
You guys are grouse! happy anniversary!
Oh yeah, don't forget to visit Nimbin. About an hour from Byron bay, in the hinterlands. Lovely spot, lots of hippies.
Loving your videos guys.
I once did Norseman to Adelaide in 23hrs, never again :)
Happy Anniversary! Cheers 🥂
Wow! Haven’t watched you guys, since you were in Vietnam (sorry). I come back to see what you’re up to and see, you stayed at the same hotel in Perth we stayed at a few weeks ago, come to where I live, Busselton (Busso), go to Pemberton where I work (I drive Pemberton-Melbourne-Perth for a living) Feeling stalked 😂. Oh, happy anniversary guys. Safe travels.
Sad to see you leaving WA! Excellent vlog guys, looking forward to the rest of the trip 👍 👍