Thank you so much for your support!😁 Unfortunately we get too excited to eat & forget to film it 🤣🐽 - but we’ve learnt & have started filming more of this content for you 😁
How do you think Aussies feel seeing all of these idylic places being taken over by foreign investors, property developers and crowded out with tourists ? Maybe its a good thing for the economy but as a grey nomad I cant help feeling sad when I remember how pristine these places once were. Nothing is more annoying than relaxing or fishing on a quiet beach, enjoying a dip in a swimming hole, being alone at a waterfall or a lookout when a bus load of people arrive and take over the place especially young backpackers and Asian tourists. You guys are fine you travel slowly, respect and enjoy the places that you find and by the looks of things you also get disappointed when the unexpected crowd suddenly shows up.. I used to complain when I was younger that older people were out of touch with reality I guess now I have joined their ranks. Once we were able to dodge the crowd by bypassing the main tourist destinations but having just completed a lap of the mainlan in our caravan it seems its getting crowded where ever you go east coast, west coast even parts of the outback. Enjoy your time exploring this amazing country there is a lot to see and enjoy when you actually take your time to do it properly.
Thank you so much for your comment. We completely agree with you - being tourists ourselves, we want to make sure we respect and enjoy every place we visit. We definitely prefer quiet spots and less touristy areas! Our goal in the future is to call Australia home 😁
@@KristenandTom I wish you both well and I really hope that you are successful in making the future move to become permanent residents.. Like a lot of Australians I get frustrated by the federal governments immigration policies that are making it extremely difficult for people you know would be a great asset to the country and way too easy for others who believe Australia is just a way for them to make more money than they could by staying at home in their 3rd world countries.. Safe travels we will be heading out again from our home in Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle) in 4 weeks time the plan is to cross outback NSW, head over to the Eyre Penisular in SA then travel through the red center to Uluru and Alice Springs. The last leg we will head back home via outback Queesland probably take us around 3 months to do that loop which will be a lot shorter than the big lap that we did last year. I dont know how far behind your videos are but about 40kms south of Cairms turn into Bubinda follow the main street through town and keep going a few kms out to the Boulders great swimming spot and nice bush walking also call into the Bubinda Bakery located in the main street.
@@KristenandTom Heres some tips if you are near Ingham drive about an hour inland to the Wallernan Falls its Australias highest single drop waterfall and the drive up the mountain road is epic. There is a nice free camp at Gordonvale near the bridge about 20kms south of Cairns. Take a drive from Gordonvale up the Gillies Hwy to Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands, have lunch at the old pub then go out the memorial park on the lake foreshore originally set up by a family who lost their son in the Afghan war. If you are into history while on the Tablelands visit the pioneer village in the little village of Herbiton the amount of buildings thingsans displays they have there is mind blowing Herbiton itself is also a nice little village to grab a coffee..Most of those places you will avoid the crush as they are not on the main tourist route.
Thank you so much for your time and recommendations, we really do appreciate it! Our videos are quite far behind, so we have already completed Cairns, however, we did visit Babinda Boulders, and sooo many waterfalls (and so much more)! However, we will definitely be back and we want to visit a lot more places, therefore, we've added your recommendations to our list and look forward to visiting. Once again, thank you so much!
What was your favourite national park?! Blackdown Tablelands or Eungella? 🥰
Great content love the scenery love the sea
Thank you!!🥰 We love the sea too - I just wish we could swim in it up here! 🐊
I was waiting to see how the fish tacos turned out. Stay safe guys, love the content.
Thank you so much for your support!😁 Unfortunately we get too excited to eat & forget to film it 🤣🐽 - but we’ve learnt & have started filming more of this content for you 😁
@@KristenandTom 🤣
How do you think Aussies feel seeing all of these idylic places being taken over by foreign investors, property developers and crowded out with tourists ? Maybe its a good thing for the economy but as a grey nomad I cant help feeling sad when I remember how pristine these places once were. Nothing is more annoying than relaxing or fishing on a quiet beach, enjoying a dip in a swimming hole, being alone at a waterfall or a lookout when a bus load of people arrive and take over the place especially young backpackers and Asian tourists. You guys are fine you travel slowly, respect and enjoy the places that you find and by the looks of things you also get disappointed when the unexpected crowd suddenly shows up.. I used to complain when I was younger that older people were out of touch with reality I guess now I have joined their ranks. Once we were able to dodge the crowd by bypassing the main tourist destinations but having just completed a lap of the mainlan in our caravan it seems its getting crowded where ever you go east coast, west coast even parts of the outback. Enjoy your time exploring this amazing country there is a lot to see and enjoy when you actually take your time to do it properly.
Thank you so much for your comment. We completely agree with you - being tourists ourselves, we want to make sure we respect and enjoy every place we visit. We definitely prefer quiet spots and less touristy areas! Our goal in the future is to call Australia home 😁
@@KristenandTom I wish you both well and I really hope that you are successful in making the future move to become permanent residents.. Like a lot of Australians I get frustrated by the federal governments immigration policies that are making it extremely difficult for people you know would be a great asset to the country and way too easy for others who believe Australia is just a way for them to make more money than they could by staying at home in their 3rd world countries.. Safe travels we will be heading out again from our home in Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle) in 4 weeks time the plan is to cross outback NSW, head over to the Eyre Penisular in SA then travel through the red center to Uluru and Alice Springs. The last leg we will head back home via outback Queesland probably take us around 3 months to do that loop which will be a lot shorter than the big lap that we did last year. I dont know how far behind your videos are but about 40kms south of Cairms turn into Bubinda follow the main street through town and keep going a few kms out to the Boulders great swimming spot and nice bush walking also call into the Bubinda Bakery located in the main street.
@@KristenandTom Heres some tips if you are near Ingham drive about an hour inland to the Wallernan Falls its Australias highest single drop waterfall and the drive up the mountain road is epic. There is a nice free camp at Gordonvale near the bridge about 20kms south of Cairns. Take a drive from Gordonvale up the Gillies Hwy to Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands, have lunch at the old pub then go out the memorial park on the lake foreshore originally set up by a family who lost their son in the Afghan war. If you are into history while on the Tablelands visit the pioneer village in the little village of Herbiton the amount of buildings thingsans displays they have there is mind blowing Herbiton itself is also a nice little village to grab a coffee..Most of those places you will avoid the crush as they are not on the main tourist route.
Thank you so much for your time and recommendations, we really do appreciate it! Our videos are quite far behind, so we have already completed Cairns, however, we did visit Babinda Boulders, and sooo many waterfalls (and so much more)! However, we will definitely be back and we want to visit a lot more places, therefore, we've added your recommendations to our list and look forward to visiting. Once again, thank you so much!