Working life on a remote farm is not for the faint-hearted, but for some visitors from abroad, it has started a love affair with the outback.

For travellers like German Peter Bodino and Annemijn Oude Vrielink from the Netherlands, the draw of far west New South Wales is in the red dirt, the animals and the people. 

For Mr Bodino, mustering is a "must-do" experience. 

The 61-year-old IT business owner spent a week with cousin Michelle Mannion and her husband, Paul, and their families, experiencing a slower pace of life.

Peter Bodino from Germany loved riding a motorbike in the outback. (Supplied: Peter Bodino)

"Not so fast, like in Hamburg and Germany — it was totally different days and a lot of different things on the same day," he said.

It was his first time visiting the outback stations of Nundora, Moorabie and Lake Wallace, which have a combined size of about 1,700 square kilometres.

Peter Bodino enjoyed helping out on an outback station. (Supplied: Peter Bodino)

"Doing there a lot of things I've never done before, starting [with] riding motorbike in the outback," he said. 

"It's a great experience — mustering with helicopter … seeing the station from above and catching the sheep to the yards. Yes, was very nice experience."

Family ties

Ms Mannion's parents were both born in Germany but immigrated to Australia, where they met and subsequently gave birth to Ms Mannion.

Showing Mr Bodino outback life was an opportunity to return the favour after visiting Hamburg about seven years ago.

Peter Bodino travelled to spend time with Michelle Mannion and husband Paul and their family. (Supplied: Peter Bodino)

"He even got thrown in the deep end mustering," Ms Mannion said. 

"Like we said, 'Don't come out until they're all together'. And by the end of the day, he was out first [to] muster. Like getting put behind sheep and putting them together."

Ms Mannion said it was nice to have someone who appreciated the outback.