As a couple of avid adventurers who loved nothing more than getting into our car and exploring the great outdoors, a ‘big lap’ of Australia was a dream that always appealed to us. Looking back, we can still remember the excitement of the day we decided to drive around Australia, shortly followed by the overwhelming question of ‘Where exactly are we going?’

Over the following days and weeks, we came to realise that creating our ‘dream itinerary’ for our lap of Australia was a massive task involving countless hours researching books, websites, blogs and social platforms. Wading through what seemed like an eternity of content to find those magical places that would make the journey worthwhile.

Luckily Kristen, a primary school teacher, is quite the researcher. In fact, if researching was an Olympic sport, we reckon she’d be in the running for a medal. Combined with Steve’s talents as a web designer, it wasn’t long before the challenge was set…

Our research continued on the road with every tourist information centre, local and traveller in the know pinned down to the ground (okay, maybe not) to make sure we were on the right track. After two years on the road, we look back now and wonder how we did it all with very young kids in tow. Having said that, we’d do it all again in a heartbeat… Australia is awesome!