Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Our Delica Car

In 2010 we bought a secondhand Mitsubishi Delica. The reason we chose this car is very simple. We wanted a 4wd car that could be converted into a little campervan but still gave us the option to carry more then two passengers (which is very handy if we have guest from overseas).
We anticipated to have all the time of the world to transform our car into the comfortable and practical campervan we had in mind.
Then out of the blue we got the opportunity (trough Sander's work) to live in Brisbane for a few months. Excited to see more of Australia, we decided to take our car so we would be able to go camping in the weekends.
That meant we just had two weeks to pimp the car! It was a bit hectic, but we managed to get the car ready. This is the result....









As you can see the bed is retractable. Our back seat can turn and by flattening it the bed can slide over it. The result has worked very well for us so far. Nevertheless we will change a few things for our big trip. We'll keep you updated on that!
Just an interesting note: Monique did most of the work on the car ;)

Sunday, 16 February 2014

Introduction


Before we start our trip we just wanted to introduce ourselves to you.
We are two Dutchies in their mid thirties, who moved to Melbourne in September 2008.
We are two very different personalities; Sander the smart, down to earth IT manager and Monique the hands-on crafty girl with too many creative ideas on her mind.
There's a few very important things we have in common though; being our love for good food, our love for camping and traveling and of course our love for Australia and its overwhelming nature!
There's already heaps we have seen in Australia. Before we met each other years ago we both backpacked in this beautiful country. Years later, when we moved here together, we took every opportunity to go camping, mainly in and around Victoria. And now we are finally going to fullfill our shared dream; traveling around the whole of Australia in our 4wd Delica campervan.
On this blog you can read all about our adventures, but mostly we like to show you lots of pictures of our amazing journey. Enjoy!

Love Sander and Monique