In 1997 I arrived in Australia and stayed for 18 months

• to study tourism in Brisbane and Sydney
  (Graduating with a Diploma of Tourism, Holmes Colleges, Sydney),
• to get “hands-on” experience in the tourism industry
  (Thai Airways and LTU, Sydney),
• to experience the “Aussie life-style”
• to explore more areas of Australia.

By now, Australia had become – my second home.

After arriving back in Germany, I have worked for Lufthansa in Munich and for Gomera Trekking Tours in Nuremberg. However, I still could not get rid of the “Aussie Virus” and continued to travel back “Down Under” to further studies of tourism at James Cook University Sydney and the University of Newcastle and of course, to continue exploring this huge country.

In April 2001 – the idea was born – why not set up a website and offer people an

Individual Around Australia Travel Plan
with a difference!

This service is unique for two reasons:

1. I combine my knowledge of the tourism industry with my extensive travel experiences in Australia and
   
   
2. offer a more detailed personalised service of individual travel advice, which is practised less and less in travel agencies.

My goal is simple
***To help other people enjoy their Aussie experience just as much as I have***

HAVE A GREAT TRIP DOWNUNDER & DON’T FORGET YOUR CAMERA!

I would also like to use this site to thank everyone who has helped to complete this site and supported my vision for this new business concept.

Birgit & Klaus Kuerzdoerfer, Nuremberg, Germany

Thank you Birgit and Klaus for your support, critical editing and creative ideas as well as for donating your pictures of the Gippsland Lakes Area, Canberra and the Fitzroy Falls in the Moreton National Park.

Editing of the German texts:

• Silke Krolop, Mannheim, Germany
  Thank you Silke for your creative ideas and critical remarks.
• Andrea Rasch, Gutenstetten, Germany
  Thank you Andrea for your strict punctuation and spelling corrections.

Editing of the English texts:

• Karen Avery, Grafton, Australia
  Thank you Karen, without you the English texts would sound half as good as they do now!