Bike Touring Guide: Sydney to Melbourne Australia 

especially up here int he banana republic of Queensland, not highways goat tracks really.

Thank you! Wish Australia would install more bike lanes between cities!

Wow nice, I’d love to cycle tour Japan! I went there in April but just by foot. Such a cool country! Hope you get back out there!

Glad it was helpful!

Haha yeah hot and then cold and wet! Thanks for watching!

Awesome! Thank you!

Haha yeah, i needed every bit of energy to move forward!

Thank you! The GoPro did the job! Next time I’ll get a better microphone

Nice, hope it brought back good memories!

Spot on. Except most people are broke and can’t take more than two weeks off and still feed themselves

@superwag634 i found it even cheaper to live like that cycling around wild camping and only eating food I cooked myself on my camp stove. The occasional magnum of vino for 4 euro too. Crazy the cost of living when you rent, utility bills etc. But ofcourse cycling around wild camping is something I couldn't do forever lol!

Aww thanks so much! The US would be a mighty adventure! Yeah best not to worry about a fancy bike getting stolen (especially in the US, which is very common in cities)

Aww thank you! Yeah I want to be authentic with my story, not everything is glamorous! But that makes the adventure more memorable and yes super lucky with you I met! Haha sorry to dissuade you from the ride! From Sydney to Eden is gorgeous and bus back. Afterwards, the route isn’t as pretty

Aww thank you so much 😊 it was an adventure of a lifetime!

Thanks for watching my video! Ah yes Princes Hwy is not pleasant to bike on in some sections but I found most of the route to be good and rideable. The highway was more busy during the summer/Christmas holiday season too!

I've bikepacked that section and it was not fun.

Thank you! 🙏 more to come! I’ll get better at video editing lol

Thank you very much! Glad it was informative!

Thank you so much for watching it!

Thank you!!😁

Thank you! I saw some of the video, agreed the coastal scenery is way nicer!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much! Yeah making a video took way longer than the actual bike trip!

Aww glad I brought back good memories! Surprised it came popped up in the feed! 😅how does RU-vid know?!

Yeah i was expecting only hot and dry weather! Thank you!

Thanks for watching my journey!

Thank you so much 😀

Thank you, I heard a lot about Tasmania! Tempting for sure! Aussies are so nice 😁

Thank you very much! Sounds fun, I want to go bike touring in all those places too!

Ha yeah, next time I’ll be more prepared!

Indeed, not what I was expecting at all!

Sounds great. Do you mind me asking which company you used for this tour?

Thanks for watching and your comment!

Oh, so your the rude so-and-so who thinks their tinny music is what I want to hear when I go to the park? Please use headphones and be like the civilised people 👍

Yes. We found when doing 4WD trips, that if you played your favorite music for half the day you could drive longer hours per day and still complete the day much less tired. The music helps you relax. It may be a little different though with all that exercise involved :). Also yes the noise is a big safety issue. When I owned and rode only a motor bike for over 5 years, I learned that the city traffic WAS seriously trying to kill me. You learn with experience that the traffic is really bad at seeing you. They will just randomly cut you off or drive into you. It's the reason that many motor bike riders prefer the louder bikes - the traffic can HEAR you coming, so it's much safer. And safer riding is not rude, it's sensible and responsible. p.s. the joint pain is diet related. You'll be needing higher nutrient food. Ease off all the carbs. They DO feed bulk grains (carbs) to cattle, to fatten them up for market. Think about that and the obesity epidemic. All the packet processed food products are of low nutrient by design and via the mass production, AND are carb based - for higher shelf life and higher profit. Not for your health. DON'T listen to people who are trying to sell you food products, for nutritional advise :). Cheers and thanks for the comment.

@@SoulpowerMSRSIt is nothing to do with being civilised darling , firstly it’s a common courtesy to let a pedestrian on a path know you are coming up behind them , secondly , it’s a small speaker that can probably only be heard for about 20 or 30 feet or about 15 seconds in time. Most good courteous cyclists , give a few dings on a bike bell to give a warning . Is not like a ghetto blaster . If you really think that is wrong thing to do or is offensive, well I feel sorry for you.

@@amisoftau2659Thanks for the reply , yes the road and even bike paths can be somewhat dangerous at times , I used to drive trucks for a living , you definitely have to not only drive ( or ride) for yourself , you have to keep an eye out for every one else too, you can be as predictable as you can possibly be , and not deviate in your lane , and someone will try to drive under your wheels😊. I’m retired now, so I’m pretty happy about that . All the best to you.

I was afraid of crossing paths with snakes and spiders but didn’t see a single one!

Thanks for your detailed response! So true about Australian drivers not being so bike friendly, wish that would chang, especially since the weather and nature is so good there to explore by bike.

@@sintalovva Ulladulla is my Grandmother's country and I know it well. I toured in a small way in the 70's through 90's and enjoyed everything but the saddlesores and lonleyness of it, though some experiences are only gotten by those efforts. Cycleways and railtrails are now a great thing for the touring cyclist and didn't exist until my last big ride into Queensland in 96, it was so good to ride along the beaches on a dedicated cycleway. Getting out of Sydney there is a cycleway network that you could have used around Botany Bay and right to the ferry wharf at Cronulla, and isn't the National Park nice.

True, lots of SPF 50 is needed! Originally I thought I would only ride in non-peak UV hours but I needed all the daylight I could get

Why did you choose summer?? Autumn/ spring would have been better?

Yay! 😁

I used GoPro Hero 9 and IPad with IMovie to edit, pretty basic 😅

@@sintalovva how you send video to İ- pad??

I chose Australia because I’ve always been curious about the country after meeting lots of nice Australians in Canada and the US. Also I wanted to meet my good friend and avoid North American winter in December. The country has so much natural beauty too!

I’d love to go NZ, it’s on my wishlist! I haven’t looked into routes yet, any suggestions?

@sintalovva google: sound to sound bike packing. Popular route from Marlborough sounds to Milford sound. Or Tour Te Araroa. Or just cycle the entire south island top to bottom

Haha yeah I know, the campsites in Australia were surcharging during the holiday seasons. They should really have different prices for cyclists who only need a little patch of grass

Look on wiki camps for lower priced options and which of the bigger parks have unpowered campsites which are usually $10 or more cheaper.

lol Canadian?!

Thanks for the feedback! The Strava route is for anyone who wants to do the same route, I wouldn’t change anything about it as I think I found the best routes and most bike paths as possible. For the fundraiser, many people do all sorts of challenges to fundraiser money (like a charity bike rides and runs). I had a small budget to do my trip and self-funded and also donated to the charity. Sure I could have stayed at home and ask for donations, but that wouldn’t be as effort driver. Also I leverage social media to advertise for this charity so it helps spread the word of their good work. Lastly, this trip was a dream trip and part of a multi-destination journey that I am on to see the world. If you’re interested, you can read about it in my blog www.sintalova.com Happy to answer any more questions!

Nobody cares ! You do you .