backpackingandtravel.com’s most visited pages of 2020
2020 included a lot of staying inside and instead of exploring and heading out on new adventures, we wrote over 100,000 words on places that we've already had the pleasure of visiting and now have the time to tell you all, all about it. We're now ...
NYE hike to plan a big 2021 of BP&TRV!
2020 was huge for BPTRV. We started the year with a hiking safari through west Tasmania followed by unwinding and touring Tassie's east coast, then we explored the Great Ocean Road and Great Otway National Park on an almost daily basis before the Cor...
Hiking in the Brisbane Ranges
The hill tops were covered in rich red soil and a dense native forest with the trail weaving and winding around the plants that are home to plenty of birds and Koalas. The Brisbane Ranges National Park makes you feel as though you're out in the mi...
Un petit peu of the Great Ocean Walk – Cape Otway to Blanket Bay
We get out onto the Great Ocean Road & into the Great Otway National Park more than regularly but haven't made our way deep down to Cape Otway in a long time, so we headed there on the weekend to do a bit of exploring by foot and make sure that i...
Post lockdown (for some) camping trip to Halls Gap
Camping, we love it. We’ve spent the last few months dreaming about it and most weekends for the last month repainting and preparing our trailer for a trip to the bush.Months ago, we planned a camping trip to Halls Gap. Most of the people included in...
Dog friendly hiking trails in the Otways
There are trails twisting and turning all through the Surf Coast and Great Otway National Park in south-west Victoria on the Great Ocean Road. Whether it be a rugged beach walk, climbing over a rocky headland or heading deep into the ancient rain for...
Waterfalls and a walk behind Lorne
Just as the local COVID pandemic lockdowns ease, so did a few days of heavy rain above the Great Otway National Park which is packed full of waterfalls, so we went and took a look at a couple of them.We started by driving straight to the Great Ocean ...
25km encore day hike along the Surf Coast
Early into the Great Ocean Road where you get that first view of the sea at Anglesea, then head up the small hill to be greeted with a vantage point right out to the west over the glowing sandstone cliffs and Split Point Lighthouse, it makes you just...
Walking the Wolf along the Surf Coast from Bells Beach
Just before the second wave of the Coronavirus hit the shores of Australia's Surf Coast, we ventured down to start of the Great Ocean Road to watch the oceans' waves roll in at Bells Beach. Although we weren't in the water, there were still plent...
Now you can BBQ anywhere with our new gear from Wolf & Grizzly
We're big fans of camp fires, whether it be to cook on while hiking or a focal point at the camp ground, we almost always get a fire going on each overnight adventure. Getting the fire started and setting-up a grill for barbecuing while out on a hiki...