Donna The Real Van Wife
Donna The Real Van Wife
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You WONT see these PLACES in the tourist brochures for Australia
Australia is renowned for its iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House, the Great Barrier Reef, and Uluru, but beyond these well-trodden tourist spots, lies a treasure trove of unique and lesser-known destinations that rarely make it into the glossy tourist brochures.
From the otherworldly landscapes of the Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia, where limestone formations rise eerily from the sands, to the serene, turquoise waters of esperance, whose pink hues of pink lake that create a surreal contrast, Australia offers a bunch of hidden gems.
Today I want to share 5 of these off the beaten path locations you’ve probably never heard of and uncover our country’s true gems.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:43 Cape LeVeque
1:45 Gordon Dam
2:11 Arkaroola
3:22 The Olgas
4:04 Ningaloo
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Відео

Prison of the Ill 🤒 1000’s of prisons went in this hospital and never came out
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Prison of the Ill 🤒 1000’s of prisons went in this hospital and never came out
5 Hangings & 1000's of deaths here
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5 Hangings & 1000's of deaths here
Swim with the turtles and ALL the tips on camping at Osprey Bay on the Ningaloo Reef
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Swim with the turtles and ALL the tips on camping at Osprey Bay on the Ningaloo Reef
How we travelled Airlie Beach on a budget
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How we travelled Airlie Beach on a budget
How to travel Airlie Beach, Queensland
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How to travel Airlie Beach, Queensland
Geelong Gaol Ghost Tour
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Geelong Gaol Ghost Tour
All the tips on FREE camping on the Murray River
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All the tips on FREE camping on the Murray River
Beautiful but Deadly: Fingal Spit
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Beautiful but Deadly: Fingal Spit
A day in the life of a family living on a river
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A day in the life of a family living on a river
Trying out our stuff from the Vietnamese store
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Trying out our stuff from the Vietnamese store
Stuck 13 HOURS in the CAR
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Stuck 13 HOURS in the CAR
She has helped us heal
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She has helped us heal
Moving out of our tiny home / after 2 & half years.
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Moving out of our tiny home / after 2 & half years.
I guess I am trailer trash now.... & I am sad :(
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I guess I am trailer trash now.... & I am sad :(
Septic Install // How it works??
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Septic Install // How it works??
The Ending We Didn't Want To Happen.
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The Ending We Didn't Want To Happen.
The end of our Australian Road Trip | Day 714 Living Van Life
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The end of our Australian Road Trip | Day 714 Living Van Life
Perlubie Beach: Australia's best family beach camp!
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Perlubie Beach: Australia's best family beach camp!
Haunted Highway - Australia's Longest Road / UFO Sightings & Missing People
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Haunted Highway - Australia's Longest Road / UFO Sightings & Missing People
Best Beach in Australia - Our last day in paradise.
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Best Beach in Australia - Our last day in paradise.
Cape LeGrande Beach Tour: A Journey to Paradise
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Cape LeGrande Beach Tour: A Journey to Paradise
The Most BEAUTIFUL Beaches on Earth: Esperance, Western Australia
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The Most BEAUTIFUL Beaches on Earth: Esperance, Western Australia
DAY 705 OF 717 - ALBANY TO ESPERANCE ROAD TRIP
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DAY 705 OF 717 - ALBANY TO ESPERANCE ROAD TRIP
Castle Rock Sky Walk - We are not prepared for this!
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Castle Rock Sky Walk - We are not prepared for this!
Isolated Beaches and Squeaky White Sand in Albany WA || Van Life Australia
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Isolated Beaches and Squeaky White Sand in Albany WA || Van Life Australia
Maybe this is the most beautiful beach in Australia - Elephant Rocks
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Maybe this is the most beautiful beach in Australia - Elephant Rocks
Up too high in Valley of the Giants in Denmark
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Up too high in Valley of the Giants in Denmark
Finding Free and Pet Friendly Camps | Cosy Corner Caravanning Australia
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Finding Free and Pet Friendly Camps | Cosy Corner Caravanning Australia
Australia's most dangerous attraction? How has no-one been hurt here!
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Australia's most dangerous attraction? How has no-one been hurt here!

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  • @danielduivenvoorden9399
    @danielduivenvoorden9399 2 дні тому

    Excellent video,there isn’t to many videos about the Nullarbor so it’s great to finally see one. Reminds me of the awesome family holidays I used to go on up the NSW coast in the 1980s. It’s certainly a strange part of the world in the Nullarbor,they say the aliens are attracted to the straight road. Who really knows anyway it’s just good to have seen your video cheers from Victoria

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 7 годин тому

      Cheers Daniel! It is a fun road trip, on the way over we got a lot more time checking out all the spots to stop. And yes I guess because of the remote location you pick up on a lot more weird stuff. Hello back from Victoria too 👍

  • @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
    @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen 9 днів тому

    Creepy? We spent three nights there and loved it.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 8 днів тому

      It’s such a great place to camp, it was a little creepy at night when no one else is there and there are huge dog prints

  • @FromTheGong
    @FromTheGong 12 днів тому

    My advice. Just go the opposite way you've been recommended or always hear.about. For the real Australia and real Australians just head doen the road unknown with no sign posts. You'll be treated like a friend and not a tourist with money.

  • @darryllspalding9680
    @darryllspalding9680 14 днів тому

    i met some Germans in WA back in the early 90's, in my travels that have not yet ended. They said to me , in Europe we drive for four days we go through five countries, in WA we drive for five days, we still in same state.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 14 днів тому

      This is so very true, WA is so huge! Thanks for commenting Darryll 🫶

  • @AussieTVMusic
    @AussieTVMusic 16 днів тому

    I've lived in WA for 60yrs and I've yet to see it all. It's huge.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 16 днів тому

      WA is pretty darn awesome. I have 105 places and most of them are in WA. I live in Vic and have maybe 3 here. Thanks for sharing your beautiful state with us 🫶

  • @shauncooper9942
    @shauncooper9942 18 днів тому

    These places are all great to know about...thanks!

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 18 днів тому

      Awesome Shaun, thanks for your comment and watching 🫶

  • @soply7836
    @soply7836 21 день тому

    Really incredible real van life. Wishing one day like you!!! Enjoy🤩

  • @glengrieve544
    @glengrieve544 Місяць тому

    Great content and beautifully presented thanks for the upload watching from Melbourne Australia 🎉❤🎉

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      Thank you for your lovely comment, replying from freezing Geelong 🥶

  • @annamossity8879
    @annamossity8879 Місяць тому

    That didn’t help 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      Hey Anna, this is just the intro. If you tap on the link it will take you to the full video, I am breaking it down into several shorts videos. Thanks for your comment and feel free to ask me any question’s in the comments

  • @philpalmer4877
    @philpalmer4877 Місяць тому

    Australian have seen Crocodile Dundee...right?

  • @Byronpike
    @Byronpike Місяць тому

    What rig did you use?

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      Hi Byron, I am not sure how to answer this one but I know they used jigs of some sort to try to get squid. Not much luck here but more luck at south LeFroy. If you reply I will ask my son and husband to get more specific and let you in on where to go to get the spangos

  • @asylumlover
    @asylumlover Місяць тому

    A LITTLE OVERBOARD, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE REAL PRISONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      Sounds terrible, but modern prisons are a lot more cozy

  • @krcsirke
    @krcsirke Місяць тому

    Ahh, the old thumb role. If your thumb can get wet by touching any body of the water, most likely something in that water try to eat you.

  • @pointlessink6084
    @pointlessink6084 Місяць тому

    Forget to mention snakes, they do swim too

  • @jerdonsbabbler3515
    @jerdonsbabbler3515 Місяць тому

    I hope he’s okay somehow.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 11 днів тому

      Sadly not, the crocs attacks are getting more and more frequent

  • @pamelabough2008
    @pamelabough2008 Місяць тому

    How beautiful this site is. The Indian Ocean on a calm day.

  • @deanriley5690
    @deanriley5690 Місяць тому

    Love the honest review

  • @dstmcjay1796
    @dstmcjay1796 Місяць тому

    You’d think people would just watch their children especially in a unfamiliar environment

  • @damientaylor3207
    @damientaylor3207 Місяць тому

    First like no views how weird is that.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      Yeah who knows with these algorithms, some stuff goes bonkers and some stuff not at all.

  • @2blackcatz426
    @2blackcatz426 Місяць тому

    Aw your kitties are doing great. I think a snake was what got my 20 yr old leash walking cat. All the clues said "envenomation" i miss him so much Old bushies used vit c powder as an emergency anti venom has anyone else heard that?

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      Thanks so much, we are in our new house now and when they get to go to the yard they both walk to the caravan. I think they just like sleeping and looking out the window

  • @Rosie82333
    @Rosie82333 Місяць тому

    You chose to get married and have all that responsibility though….. that’s why I don’t choose that lifestyle. It’s a lot easier be self sufficient. I’m not going to go to work and then be a maid for everyone at home.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      I get it, but is it harder to afford everything on your own? Do you also take care of the outside of the house, gardens, car, maintenance of property etc?

    • @socksandpi1264
      @socksandpi1264 Місяць тому

      @@Donna.Buckingham not if you don't live above your means. My partner and I had been together for eleven years, childfree. We shared household expenses, but without the added costs of children, childcare, schooling, etc., we built a large savings and still had spending money after expenses are paid. We had a mutual split back in February, and while it has been an adjustment to not share expenses with someone, it's not harder than it was before.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      @@socksandpi1264 thanks for sharing, it’s good to hear other people perspectives 🫶

  • @lovelyjubbly1010
    @lovelyjubbly1010 Місяць тому

    Yep still doing it at 74 not stopping any time soon either!

  • @Donna.Buckingham
    @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

    I have some free downloads in my profile if you want to get started 🎉

  • @stronzer59
    @stronzer59 Місяць тому

    That's a big drive from Perth. It's on my Bucket list. Seen everything else since 84. Great work guys

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      It’s such an epic trip, there is so much to see up the east coast of WA too.

    • @stronzer59
      @stronzer59 Місяць тому

      @@Donna.Buckingham Sadly my Ford XA back in 84 just didn't have the legs to do the Tip from Daintree

  • @truthalwayswinsonewayorano9518
    @truthalwayswinsonewayorano9518 Місяць тому

    I wonder, how many were innocent.

  • @hudgepudge1819
    @hudgepudge1819 Місяць тому

    Make me a sandwich

  • @TheBDPodcast
    @TheBDPodcast Місяць тому

    101% prices these days are CRAZY and the economy is nuts, hope y’all have a good one❤

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham Місяць тому

      It is so crazy, I wish I appreciated how lucky we were in the 2010’s

  • @neilpepper3575
    @neilpepper3575 Місяць тому

    Great drive..seen camels and donkeys

  • @jonpollock8444
    @jonpollock8444 2 місяці тому

    I thought it was funny too! 😁

  • @Hindukush_JW
    @Hindukush_JW 2 місяці тому

    Nice bro

  • @Tassiephotographer
    @Tassiephotographer 2 місяці тому

    Just a heads up, contained camp fires are permitted at Swimcart in the winter months. All PWS managed reserves and parks throughout Tasmania have fire restrictions in the warmer months, including Cockle Creek.

  • @luciapps
    @luciapps 2 місяці тому

    Thanku for the video ❤

  • @georgegee4173
    @georgegee4173 3 місяці тому

    Good driving sir 🎉

  • @Foolish_Paul_Australia
    @Foolish_Paul_Australia 3 місяці тому

    I always enjoy your travel videos. They are well put together with lots of great info. 🙂

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 3 місяці тому

      Thank you so so much for all your support .. I love making them 👍

  • @chunkyfecalbreakfast
    @chunkyfecalbreakfast 3 місяці тому

    What’s the following vehicle with the colour matched ARB bumper?

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 3 місяці тому

      Toyota 79

    • @chunkyfecalbreakfast
      @chunkyfecalbreakfast 3 місяці тому

      @@Donna.Buckingham thank you 👌🏻 You ozzies do seem to live a better life than the ones who stayed in England

  • @deborahshallin5843
    @deborahshallin5843 3 місяці тому

    This is why I am scared to visit Australia and swim in Texas lakes and the North Carolina coast

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 3 місяці тому

      You work out the places not to swim. Most of the locals still swim here. I found that a bit crazy

  • @glmaguire
    @glmaguire 3 місяці тому

    It’s closed at the moment

  • @Techno-Universal
    @Techno-Universal 3 місяці тому

    They also berried executed convicts like that with the intention that they should never leave the prison including after death.

  • @royalmint7831
    @royalmint7831 3 місяці тому

    I want to find my baby and do the wild thang in the wilderness

  • @royalmint7831
    @royalmint7831 3 місяці тому

    🎉 Where is my baby?

  • @lynjarvis4618
    @lynjarvis4618 3 місяці тому

    why is Tilly there if she is so scared ... she is on a ghost tour she may see a ghost

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 3 місяці тому

      Haha yes she wanted to and she said she did see one. Well feet anyway! Now she wants to go back everyday. Her favourite you tubers were meant to be visiting but we later found they went a few weeks later

  • @joeast8223
    @joeast8223 3 місяці тому

    Love the chairlift at The Nut, Stanley 😊

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 3 місяці тому

      Yes that would have been fun. It was closed when we visited

  • @Donna.Buckingham
    @Donna.Buckingham 3 місяці тому

    Correction last hanging in Geelong 1965 - last hanging in Melbourne 1967

  • @truthalwayswinsonewayorano9518
    @truthalwayswinsonewayorano9518 3 місяці тому

    Very informative. Government run I assume.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 3 місяці тому

      It’s such a fun experience, private business

  • @thewattys8233
    @thewattys8233 4 місяці тому

    Another great spot if you are looking for a caravan park is the Ingenia CP. If you are coming from Melbourne its the left before you cross over the bridge. right on the river, big sites and open spaces. highly recommended. Its better known as 'Time Out'.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 4 місяці тому

      This is so great thanks for sharing! There are so many spots but when you have the van on it can be nerve racking heading down incase you get stuck. Cheers 🙌

  • @grazzasfreshwaterfishing
    @grazzasfreshwaterfishing 4 місяці тому

    Great Video, Thanks for sharing. Just spent 8 days drifting from Yarrawonga to Barmah boat camping and saw some beauifty spots along the way.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 4 місяці тому

      Omg this is such a great idea!!! What kind of boat do you have and did you take swags?

  • @mollymuch2808
    @mollymuch2808 4 місяці тому

    I lived there for a year and found it extremely hot

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 4 місяці тому

      True true it’s pretty hot. Where do you live now?

  • @thewattys8233
    @thewattys8233 4 місяці тому

    welcome back. Yes town beach is very popular with the travelling tourist, school holidays and locals. Glad you enjoyed the river. 😀

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the comment, yes it’s a good alternative if you can use 4wd and I guess it would be a lot quieter not on a long weekend

  • @Foolish_Paul_Australia
    @Foolish_Paul_Australia 4 місяці тому

    Such an awesome location. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for all of the great information. 🙂

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham 4 місяці тому

      It is the Murray really has some really amazing camping spots. Sometimes it’s just hard If you have a van on to scope them out first

    • @Foolish_Paul_Australia
      @Foolish_Paul_Australia 4 місяці тому

      @@Donna.Buckingham And that makes your videos special because you've done the scoping for us. 🙂

  • @barrysaltmarsh5693
    @barrysaltmarsh5693 4 місяці тому

    BERNIE?