Travel Australia Podcast by The Feel Good Family

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 14, Season 2. We are still in Tasmania but have been bunkered down for the last couple of weeks in a remote part of the island during this unprecedented and uncertain time for our world. We wanted to reach out to check in with you wherever you are around the world to send our thoughts and feel good vibes to you and your family, and let you know that we are safe...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 13, Season 2. Week 2 in Tasmania takes us through the Western Wilds to Queenstown, where we set up base camp and explore the region. But half the fun is getting there! Tasmania is covered in winding mountains roads with incredible views, ever changing landscape, bucket loads of wildlife and the occasional rainstorm! We board the historic West Coast Wilderness Ra...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 12, Season 2 and welcome to Tasmania! Dreaming of Tassie? For the next 2 months we’ll be exploring every corner of the Apple Isle. There are 5 regions across the state, and we’ll be heading in an counter-clockwise direction, starting along the Cradle Coast, in the north west. Then down through the Western Wilds to Hobart and the South including Bruny Island, up...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 11 of our Family Travel Australia Series, Season 2, where we bring you Australia’s best destinations, family friendly experiences and travel inspiration to get you out there and living your best life. This week we drive the final 300km from Albury Wodonga to Port Melbourne, to board Spirit of Tasmania bound for Devonport. But first, we visit RV World to get a mu...

Send us Fan Mail This week we follow the incredible Australian Silo Art Trail while travelling south from Parkes through country NSW, towards Albury Wodonga on the Victorian border. We discover Submarine Town in the quaint little village of Holbrook and learn all about Australia’s naval history through a hands on experience inside the HMAS Otway! We taste some delicious treats (and hand make some...

Send us Fan Mail This week we continue our journey south towards Melbourne, traveling through country New South Wales to the town of Parkes.  We spend a fantastic day exploring the CSIRO Radio Telescope, better known as The Dish, made famous in the 60s for broadcasting man’s first steps on the moon. This experience is worth a visit to Parkes alone, and one the entire family will enjoy! The boys st...

Send us Fan Mail This week we say goodbye to the heat and humidity of the Central Coast, and head for the hills with a 5 night stay in the stunning Blue Mountains. Passing through the fire effected mountains is quite confronting and more epic than we could have imagined! But new growth is everywhere, and the communities are also positive about the year ahead and their own regeneration! The motto i...

Send us Fan Mail This week we continue our journey south from Port Macquarie on New South Wales north coast and are confronted by the aftermath of the recent bushfires between Coffs Harbour and Newcastle.  We take a few days off to reconnect with good friends at Budgewoi on the Central Coast and encounter a little bit of drama when the van gets stuck in their driveway! We head to the world famous...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we cross the Queensland Border as we inch our way south toward Tasmania and take time to enjoy the spectacular Northern New South Wales coastline. We enjoy a beachside stay at the newly re-developed Tweed Holiday Parks Kingscliff Beach, explore the breathtaking Fingal Head and spend a family fun filled day in beautiful Byron Bay riding the world's only solar powe...

Send us Fan Mail This week we spend a week in our hometown of the Gold Coast, where we join in the celebrations for Paul's parents 50th Wedding Anniversary. We take the opportunity to utilise Paul's dad Peter's handyman skills and make some minor adjustments to Orange to help promote better sleeps for Jasper [and us both too!] We also immerse ourselves in rich Australian culture wit...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we say goodbye to the the Fraser Coast and head to Katie’s hometown, the beautiful Sunshine Coast. We enjoy some precious time visiting with family and spend a day at one of our favourite attractions, the Ginger Factory in Yandina. We test out their Play Taste Discover ticket and experience everything they have to offer, including a Factory Tour, Live Bee Show and unl...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we start to prepare for Tasmania’s cooler weather and cull our wardrobes of things we haven’t even looked at during our first 4 months on the road. Jasper gets creative making Friendship Rocks [AKA Jasper Rocks #lovejasperrocks] and we get excited thinking about the food and beverage that Tasmania has to offer.  Our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/thefeelgoodfamily ha...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we celebrate our new reality of living and working full time as a travelling family! One thing we have consistently done every year is a simple yet incredibly powerful program we call “Finish Your Year Before It Starts!”. We do this every year in the 1st week of January and take the time to work through a few simple exercises to really “set our year and ourselves up f...

Send us Fan Mail We are so excited to announce our Family Travel Australia Season 2 destination..... TASMANIA! It is of course as much about the journey as the destination and we will be taking our time to drive south from the Fraser Coast in Queensland to Melbourne, Victoria where we will board the Spirit of Tasmania for our Bass Strait crossing. It will then be a jam packed 2 months enjoying som...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we bring you our Christmas Special, as we head back to our home town of the Gold Coast to celebrate with family and friends. We have a blast decorating Orange our Coromal caravan and look for ways to minimise our spend but still capture all the magic of Christmas. We enjoy a family photo and laugh with Santa at the local shopping mall (AKA Grandad) at the local shoppi...

Send us Fan Mail This week we make our way back to Poona on the Fraser Coast before heading to the Gold Coast for Christmas. Paul ventures out to get some new 4x4 gear so that we can adventure off road on Rainbow Beach to see the spectacular Coloured Sands! Located at the southern gateway to the World Heritage listed Fraser Island this spectacular coastline is naturally breathtaking. And, Katie gi...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we start our adventure with a Farm Stay at Splitters Farm before enjoying a few nights stay in the beautifully created Mango Lodge located within the grounds of the Fraser Coast RV Park at River Heads, Hervey Bay. We re-visit our friends at Whalesong Cruises and enjoy a half day 'Beach & BBQ' experience venturing over to the World Heritage listed Fraser...

Send us Fan Mail It is very tight living in 17m2 but we make it work and are thankful for our experience every day! This episode we spend an enchanted evening at Mon Repos Turtle Centre learning about the conservation and research toward helping protect and save the marine turtle species, before venturing out to Lady Musgrave Island, a World Heritage listed coral cay in the Southern Great Barrier...

Send us Fan Mail This week we start to explore the Bundaberg region and set up camp in the sleepy seaside village of Burnett Heads. Bundaberg is famous for Ginger Beer and we all enjoy a magical experience at The Barrel, tasting their 19 different flavours and learning how it all comes together during their self-guided factory tour. Next we visit Hinkler Hall of Aviation to experience a wonderful...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we are confronted with the real dangers of bush fire and are reminded that we need to have a Fire Plan in place. We leave the Capricorn Coast and head south to the Gladstone region where we enjoy the East Shores recreational park, a harbour tour aboard Curtis Ferries and immerse ourselves with a nature fix at the Tondoon Botanic Gardens. Next we head to Agnes Water an...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we enjoy the Coolwaters Discovery Park in Yeppoon and endless hours of fun in the sun at the Keppel Kraken Splash Zone and Yeppoon Lagoon Infinity Pool. We take a step back in time at Archer Park Rail Museum and enjoy a nostalgic ride on the world’s only Purrey Steam Tram! We finish our week in pure bliss, spending a few picture-perfect days on the Southern Great Barr...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we head toward the Pacific Ocean and enjoy Rockhampton in the Capricorn Region. Jasper finds some incredible 'treasures' at Mount Hay Tourist Park fossicking for Thundereggs, AKA Rainforest Jasper!  We make our base camp at Rockhampton Discovery Park and enjoy their awesome facilities including a massive water park. Next we visit one of Australia's best...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we set up camp at the Lake Maraboon Holiday Village, 17km outside of Emerald in Queensland. We enjoy the wonderful view and majestic sunsets over Lake Maraboon/Fairbairn Dam and marvel at the size of what is Queensland second largest dam! We make new friends that teach us how to catch the famous crayfish 'The Red Claw', and create our very own signature dish...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we arrive at the spectacular Carnarvon Gorge National Park in Queensland. From the towering sandstone cliffs to the breath-taking scenery, we can’t wait to plan our next trip. We carry Jasper on our backpack for 24kms of hiking and visit the unrivalled Indigenous Art Gallery, are completely WOW’d at Ward’s Canyon, climb the stair case to the majestic Amphitheatre, and...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we head out west on our way toward Carnarvon Gorge National Park in Queensland. Along the way we visit a Pecan Farm, a Blueberry Farm, get a photo of our Coromal Caravan 'Orange' in front of a giant Orange, and Katie makes some delicious smoothies! New destinations every week and a new episode every Friday night 8:30pm [Australian Eastern Standard Time] so b...