Australia - 8 month honeymoon

[red mistress]

Matt & Cat.......

My first cousin just snagged a very pretty & totally hip wife. :angel:

Anyway both of them are quiting their jobs, selling all belongings & getting married in April, then traveling around the outback for 8 months. :eek:
Will be the adventure of a lifetime, and what better time than before you have kids.

He helps me work on my FSJ and wants to buy a J-Truck when he gets back with slide in camper. :fsj:

Anyway he'd like to go wheeling, camping in a FSJ in the great brush country.

I've seen posts from folks here that live in Australia so thought I'd post up for him.

[FSJ Guy]

Good thing he's not taking an FSJ to the Outback! There's no such thing as roadside assistance!!!

I hope they have fun! What an adventure!

[18cherokee]

my neighbors are "grey nomads" & travel our wide brown land annually & for long expeditions at each time too - i also know a few nice spots in the outback.

so, are your rello's looking for an itinerary or just some friendly advice? a heads up or two?

just let me know!

[Kali]

Cool. I have/had plans to move to New Zealand and then possibly Australia and get 1 year work visas and just have a blast.

[JeepBountyHunter]

A friend of mine is doing this once her Visa comes through..sounds like fun.

[ironroad29]

tip #1...avoid the areas on fire...

[mrtazwrench]

My cousin married an Austrailian around 15 years ago, 5-10 years ago they moved to New Zealand, I'd like to go visit someday.

[chuckchili]

Australia is a great place. The people are really nice to Americans from my experience and its a more relaxed lifestyle out there. I always thought I'd like to live there.

[red mistress]

my neighbors are "grey nomads" & travel our wide brown land annually & for long expeditions at each time too - i also know a few nice spots in the outback.

so, are your rello's looking for an itinerary or just some friendly advice? a heads up or two?

just let me know!


They want to do some "extended remote camping", and will need a guide.

Is there any part of Australia that has mountains?


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[18cherokee]

no, we dont have mountains as you know them.

i have an australian 4 wheel drive guidebook they could borrow, presuming they're travelling through sydney & able to pick it up, if they're sort of organising things on the fly.

or, there's also some 4 wheel drive forums they could visit & a lot of folks would be happy to help out - but with so much input, that could get overwhelming.

when is this trip happening anyway? do they want to stick to coastal roads & do an entire loop of the country or go inland & cross the deserts? some of the landscape in inaccessible during wet seasons, desert roads closed off during summer etc etc.

lets keep talking - here's a taste

http://www.exploroz.com/

http://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/en/Outback_drive_routes/Outback_for_wheel_drive_routes/Pages/Outback_4WD_four_wheel_drive_routes.aspx

http://www.australianexplorer.com/4wd/index.html