Matthew Storer Travels

Matthew Storer Travels Exploring Australia full-time in my self-built campervan • Free camps & travel stories G’day!

I’m Matthew Storer — a full-time traveller exploring Australia in my self-built campervan. On this page, you’ll find stories, videos, and guides about:
- 🚐 Vanlife adventures around Australia
- 🆓 Free camps & budget travel tips
- 🛻 Campervan builds & behind-the-scenes life

After photographing 100+ countries worldwide, I’ve brought my storytelling home to share the beauty of Australia — an

d how you can experience it affordably and authentically.

👉 Follow along for weekly content and join the journey!

10/08/2026

Still the child who needs to move their body to slow their mind.

I think sometimes we forget that movement doesn't always have to be about getting fitter, becoming stronger or achieving something.

Some of my clearest thoughts have come when I've stopped trying to think altogether.

No phone. No distractions. No pressure to figure everything out.

Just moving, breathing and being wherever I am.

Maybe we never really grow out of needing that.

Sometimes you've just got to let the kid inside you outside for a while.

02/08/2026

Sometimes we get so caught up in life that we forget to stop and look around.

The world is an incredible place.

Get outside, explore somewhere new, and don't forget to appreciate the little things along the way.











10/07/2026

Sometimes all it takes is one decision.

One conversation.
One opportunity.
One step outside your comfort zone.

You don't have to have it all figured out today. You just have to be willing to take that first step.

What's one thing you've been putting off?

07/07/2026

I need your help with this one.

While packing up camp at Whalers Way, I noticed this strange yellowy-brown foam stretching along the coastline.

I've honestly never seen anything like it before.

Is it something that's completely normal? Does it happen all the time? Is it caused by rough seas, weather, or something else entirely?

I'd genuinely love to know because I'm curious.

If you've spent a lot of time around the ocean or know exactly what this is, let me know in the comments. I'm sure I'll learn something, and so will everyone else watching.

Keen to hear your thoughts!












But it’s still all worth it, right!? 😅🥾What else would you add to the list? 😄
04/07/2026

But it’s still all worth it, right!? 😅🥾
What else would you add to the list? 😄

01/07/2026

I genuinely don't have the words for this place.

After spending the entire day exploring Whalers Way, I pulled into Red Banks Campground and just sat there watching the sun disappear over the Southern Ocean.

Campervan parked on the cliff tops, massive swell rolling into the coastline below and not another person in sight.

It doesn't get much better than this.

If you're planning to visit Whalers Way, I'd highly recommend spending at least one night here rather than rushing through in a day. The area is packed with incredible places to explore, including Theakstone Crevasse, Red Banks, Cape Carnot Lookout and some of the most dramatic cliff-top scenery you'll find anywhere in Australia.

Whalers Way is a privately managed conservation park near Port Lincoln, so you'll need to purchase an entry pass before visiting. The roads are unsealed but generally suitable for 2WD vehicles in dry conditions. Just take your time, drive to the conditions and always stay well back from the cliff edges, especially when the swell is up.

Sunrise and sunset completely transform this coastline, so give yourself time to experience both.

If you're road-tripping the Eyre Peninsula, don't make the mistake of only visiting for a few hours.

This place deserves much longer.

29/06/2026

One of the best decisions I made at Whalers Way was slowing down.

I spent the entire day walking more than 15 kilometres, exploring every lookout, every rocky headland and every hidden corner I could find. Some of my favourite moments weren't even spent filming. They were spent sitting quietly on the cliffs, watching the Southern Ocean throw everything it had at the coastline.

By the afternoon I reached Theakstone Crevasse, and I'm so glad I left it until then.

The golden light was spilling across the cliffs, sea mist drifted through the air with every crashing wave, and the whole place felt completely different to how it had just a few hours earlier.

It's easy to rush through places like this trying to tick off the next lookout.

But sometimes the best thing you can do is stay a little longer.

Whalers Way rewarded every extra minute I gave it, and it's a place I'll never forget.

28/06/2026

One mistake here... and you're probably not making it home.

Standing here, you quickly realise why you never take the ocean for granted.

The swell was sitting around 3.5 to 4 metres, and every few seconds another wave would explode into the cliffs, sending spray metres into the air.

It's beautiful to watch... but it's also incredibly humbling.

One wrong step, one rogue wave or one moment of complacency around a coastline like this could have devastating consequences.

That's what I love about places like Whalers Way. They remind you just how powerful nature really is.

I could honestly sit here for hours just watching the ocean do its thing.

Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday afternoon.

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