Travel Australia: 180 million year Gondwana Rainforest, Dorrigo National Park & boho Bellingen EP 11
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- We FREE CAMP & adventure the 180 million year old Gondwana Rainforest in Dorrigo National Park & discover the best of bohemian Bellingen, NSW.
On our #biglap as we #travelAustralia we road trip slightly inland to The Promised Land, leaving the caravan for day trips and taking the 4wd up the mountain. My goodness this area is special. We venture beneath the canopy of the ancient rainforest - Gondwana - the most extensive areas of subtropical rainforest in the world, and stumble across waterfalls seemingly around every corner. We explore Waterfall Way - named NSW most scenic tourist drive, and for good reason, the drive is stunning! These #NSWwaterfalls - Crystal Showers Falls and Dangar Falls are a highlight and the Skywalk Lookout is a must.
We adore Bellingen, and sample pretty much every flavour in the Bellingen Gelato shop (awarded Australia's best gelato several years running) - thanks to the owner Danny for being an absolute legend and recommending some great places in the area. Bellingen Brewery and The Purple Carrot were also a big hit.
Roses Park Camp Spot is where we stayed, befriending some campers and sharing smores around the campfire. The perfect end to a perfect weekend.
Bellingen and Dorrigo National Park are top of our list for a long weekend away in NSW - waterfalls, camping, hikes, rainforests, breweries and gelato. Pretty much sums up a perfect weekend for us. How about for you?
See you in the next episode as we finally reach Queensland - first stop, the Gold Coast!
We’d like something to show the grandkids, so we’ve set ourselves the task of making videos of our Australian travel adventures weekly. If you want to follow along and see if we love (or hate) not having a routine or more than 6 metres of living space…or if you’re just looking for holiday inspiration, then SUBSCRIBE!
Dunc and Soph x
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Footage shot on a Sony A7III, Go Pro Hero 8 and DJI Mavic air
Maps created using Google Earth Studio.
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Great video! Pls keep them coming.
Thanks Bruce! More videos are coming. Post Xmas we should have quite a few to share and are aiming to be more regular with our uploads 🤞
Great content! Bellingen is home 😍
Thanks so much :)
Yes we loved Bellingen, it really felt very homely and welcoming.
Awesome work guys!
Thanks heaps!
I just found your videos and I`m loving it so far!!
Glad you like them! Thanks so much for your message. This part of NSW is gorgeous too - Bellingen is so authentically boho it would be a great place to live, especially having access to the waterfalls up to the mountain.
Great spot guys! Added to our list for our Byron road trip
Thanks guys! It really is a top spot. The town is beautiful and so close to all of the waterfalls, plus the locals are so friendly - we got chatting to a few on separate occasions for so long. Have fun on your road trip! We missed a few spots so if you make a video we’ll have to check it out 😀
It is an awesome part of the country. And one of my favourite national parks!
They say 180 million years old but really, no one alive today was there so...
It really is isn’t it. There’s so much to explore in a relatively small area. I could spend months here 🥰
The youtube algorithm isn't doing you guys justice! The film quality is amazing, the videos entertaining and both of you seem like awesome people!
I was travelling in Australia from January to april, and had to leave early because of the whole pandemic, but Id love to come back at the end of this year and buy/build my own overland vehicle to travel australia again but for a longer period! But thats if the situation allows ofcourse, anyway keep up the good work, and youtube will start to pick up on you guys!
Hey Dan. Oh wow, thanks heaps for your kind words. We’re really trying to keep improving each video and focus on the video production (which means the vids take ages to edit lol) so it means a lot when we hear that people appreciate it 😀
Really hope you get to come back, we would massively recommend doing the whole lap. We realise the more you see, the more there is to see. What kind of rig would you look at? Having the van is awesome as we can leave it and go off road but we’d love to convert a unimog too 😍
@@IfNotNow honestly, I dont think you really have to improve much on the video production if at all! Its way up there compared to most channels if you ask me, and sometimes leaving a bit of the rough footage in there makes it feel even more realistic in a way? I don't know if you've seen the youtube series called "hasta alaska" from a British guy travelling from Chile to alaska in a van, but especially his early videos were really rough but I believe they still did awesome, and I enjoyed every single one of them. Anyway, idk where I'm going with this, but I believe that you shouldn't have to focus on video quality alone and see what the youtube algorithm wants! Your whole video looks like a professional movie, which dont get me wrong is amazing, but like you said takes a lot of time to produce. I'm no expert ofcourse, but i believe youtube loves a steady upload schedule, and the more you post the better. But that means the production quality goes down. Its all about finding the happy medium 😅 so, I think you guys would be fine if you add a bit more flog style footage walking trails and what not and have parts of your awesome editing in between if that makes sense. Try to find out what the algorithm wants, the video quality you produce is already awesome!
Ive been to every state, but not having your own vehicle means you either have to miss out on a lot of cool places, or pay a lot for rushed tours.
I used the greyhound bus to travel from Sydney to cairns and do as many things in between as I could, then took a very long greyhound ride to alice springs to see uluru and go from alice to adelaide. We then rented a camper to do the great ocean road, go to grampians and then on to Melbourne. From Melbourne we took a flight to perth and there we rented a camper again to see the wave rock and then drive up towards Broome. However, we only made it to Coral Bay when we had to go back to perth to fly back home early, got one of the only flights left haha.
I'm a mechanic and carguy myself so I'm quite picky on what vehicles I get. But I'm really digging the landcruiser j70 troopy, id love to convert one of those into a overlander!
Aw thanks! We enjoy learning new techniques and seeing what works in the edit. Not sure if you make vids but we find its such a cool and fun way to document travels. We'll check out the Hasta Alaska channel, it sounds like some serious inspiration.
Definitely agree RE the algorithm, and we have a heap of videos filmed, now we need to get on top of our editing!
It sounds like you'll have managed to get a real sense of the country and a feel for where you'd like to travel to and spend more time in when you travel next.
Our friends are currently converting a Troopy. They seem like really reliable cars that run for years! Plus they look very cool.
Keeping our fingers crossed for you that you make it back and can travel freely! This year has been a funny year to travel with borders opening and closing, but it just means being more flexible and going with the flow. Which can never be a bad thing :)
S&D
Great video guys, loving the episodes they keep getting better and better! Can’t wait to see the next one 🙌🏻
Thanks Dima! We’re currently working on the next few vids so the next episode should be coming very soon 🙌🙌
Another mint Ep guys! Keep it up 😊 Loving the adventures!!
Thanks! Bellingen is awesome, we really enjoyed our time. Seriously can’t wait until we can revisit.
Great job guys, I have loved watching these! x
Thanks Jessie!! Really means a lot to know there’s people out there that are enjoying the vids :) x
Another quality episode guys.. Really enjoying your content!
Thanks guys. Massively appreciate your support 🤙☺️
Great episode guys. Next time your there check out the swimming holes out at the promised land. Worth the stop in summer. Safe travels.
Hey Ben. So glad you like it. What a special place, really looking forward to getting back for a visit when were ago in NSW. Oh yes you'll have to let us know where they are, swimming when the weather is warm would be perfect!
Great to see you again
Stunning capture
Thanks guys, really appreciate the kind words. Wishing you a lovely festive season x x
I thought you guys must have stopped as I haven’t seen you post for a while great to see you back
Ahhh nope we are definitely still adventuring and filming. We’ve been staying in pretty remote places and had a crazy schedule for a while so editing fell behind. Later this month we should have more vids to share 🙌🙌 (aiming for more regular posting in the new year 🤞☺️)