Welcome to the Schindlers on Tour Blog

The posts on here are our own real life experiences, nothing more, nothing less. They’re our memory bank to look back on when we’re old and weary! We would love it if some of them inspire you to make memories of your own.
Our Latest Blog Posts
New Zealand Travel Diary May 2001
That’s your lot! 6 May 2001, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand We imagine that most of you will be very relieved to find that this is our last...
New Zealand Travel Diary April 2001
New Zealand travel update 20 April 2001, Nelson, South Island Kia ora (Maori greeting meaning hello, good luck, good health) We are now in the South...
New Zealand Travel Diary March 2001
New Zealand travel update 28 March 2001, Dargaville, Northland We have been in New Zealand two weeks today and so far, so good. It is just simply...
Australia Travel Diary Part 9
That's it from the land down under 9 March 2001, Melbourne, Victoria Well here we are in Melbourne with only a matter of days left in Australia....
Australia Travel Diary Part 8
A fist full of dollars 21 February 2001, Perth, Western Australia G’day All This post is just a quickie to let you know that we have found Spot a...
Australia Travel Diary Part 7
The end of the road with Spot 11 February 2001, Perth, Western Australia Here we are back in Perth again having completed our tour of the southwest,...
Australia Travel Diary Part 6
Wine, waves and caves 17 January 2001, Manjimup, Western Australia Here is the first instalment of this year and no doubt there will be more. Happy...
Australia Travel Diary 2000 Part 5
'Tis the season 24 December 2000, Perth, Western Australia First of all Seasons Greetings to one and all. Belated Chanukah Greetings to our Jewish...
Australia Travel Diary 2000 Part 4
Hot, hot, hot 1 December 2000, Broome, Western Australia (We apologise in advance for the length of this post, but there seems to be a lot to tell)...
Australia Travel Diary 2000 Part 3
4,000kms later 9 November 2000, Darwin, Northern Territory Australia As you can see from the title we have travelled a little further! The reasons...
Australia Travel Diary 2000 Part 2
Buying a camper van 24 October 2000, Forster, New South Wales Well since we last wrote we have purchased our travelling companion - a camper van we...
Australia Travel Diary 2000 Part 1
The story so far... It is now Sunday 8 October and we are still happy together after our first month of our new lifestyle (we must both have gypsy...
Blog Categories
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TRAVEL
VAN LIFE
HOUSE & PET SITTING
Disclaimer: All posts on this blog are based solely on our own experiences. We cannot guarantee you will have the same experiences. Some posts may contain affiliate links at no extra cost to you. As Amazon Associates we earn from qualifying purchases. We might be lucky enough to earn a small commission if you purchase via clicking the links. Rest assured we ONLY ever recommend and link products or services that we have tried and tested ourselves.