Inspiring travel logue, now I want to visit. A newlywed couple dream of a new life in Australia but first they embark on a backpacking tour of the country. Amazing descriptions of culture, history and the environment so inviting you just want to be there. Thank you #NetGalley for the book to review.

Red Earth Diaries is a mix of a travelogue and history of Jason's journey exploring Australia as someone who's fancied moving to Australia. This book was such an amazing read. I found this book really amazing. Reading Jason and Ambika's account felt like catching up with a friend and their relaying their travel experience to you. I'd definitely recommend this book to any travel lover looking for their next read

I love reading and writing about travel and this was a book that took me on a journey in a time when we can't do much travel due to Covid!

So off I went on a journey of newness, of exploration and of making a new life in a different country. It was very detailed and very interesting. There was so much beauty and wonder in Australia, so much history and this newly-wed couple experienced so much.

This is a memoir, a travel book, a journal of sorts and it is a book that is interesting, fun, even educational. I really enjoyed reading it and exploring Australia through the eyes of someone who has never been to Australia which is refreshing.

Love it and would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes travel, memoirs and beauty.

After Jason Rebello, a ship's captain, and his wife Ambika decided to settle in Australia, they wanted to tour the country as backpackers and explored the east coast. Jason paints a vivid picture of the stunning scenery they see and the interesting people they meet in this tale of romance and adventure. Jason and Ambika are obviously a lovely, friendly young couple and you feel as if you almost know them as Jason takes you on a tour from the Sunshine Coast to North Queensland, to Melbourne, along the Great Ocean Road, and to Sydney. He really makes readers want to visit these places and he tells highly entertaining snippets of our history and includes facts about the country along the way. He did his research.

This was a highly enjoyable book to read, especially during the pandemic, although it really made me long to travel again, even just interstate! I especially liked Jason's amusing story of how he tried to evade romance and his description of the train trip from the Sunshine Coast to Mackay.

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What courage this couple showed, what an amazing sense of adventure they had. They left all they knew behind them in search of a new beginning. They trusted in their dreams, took a leap into the unknown and never looked back. I loved this. I love Australia anyway, it's such an amazing country with such a huge variety of landscapes and it's huge. Red Earth Diaries was written by Jason Rebello. It tells the story of the journey a newlywed Migrant couple takes as they backpack in Australia in search of a fresh start. This showed Australia as the jewel of a country that it really is.

Thank you, NetGalley, for a copy of this book.

Rebello is a mariner who rather than resist temptation to settle down, meets his match in Ambika who is ready and willing to be his travel partner as they opt for a migration to and backpacking trip around Australia in lieu of a honeymoon. This book is part travelog, part Australian overview and part musings of an Indian migrant to Australia as they traveled coastal Queensland and visited Victoria, Canberra and parts of Sydney and the suburbs. I enjoyed the people they met - especially their Air BnB hosts and fellow migrants- and their experiences. I might have liked a little less "we walked 6km down this road, we walked into town for a Subway sandwich" and more insight, but this is their story and not mine. Found myself picturing some of the places as I have been to many of the locales. It was nice to find out via the epilogue how their story shook out, although I found myself wanting more info there as well.

Quick, enjoyable read about non-traditional backpackers.

As an Australian, I was curious to see the perception of Australia from a visiting couple, as they travelled around. I enjoyed the book, and would recommend it to those curious to visit or understand Australia, those who had visited in the past, and to Aussies like me, curious about how people in the world see us. Chatty, informative, and interesting to keep reading.

The author has an unusual style - more of an itinerary in place of the usual armchair travel type book. Still interesting and would be interested to see what happened next