One of the great things about being on the road and staying in a different place nearly every night is the variety of people you meet. My year long trip around Australia was certainly no exception. We were living fairly basically under canvas, which took us to some pretty out of the way locations for […]
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Tips and Advice for Visiting Fraser Island
Given that previous entries in this series have focused on entire states, it may seem a bit odd to dedicate an entire article to one small island off the Queensland coast where we only spent three days. But Fraser is a very special island, and I believe you will agree, entirely worthy of it’s own […]
Going offroad – things to know
When I set off on my trip around Australia in 2009, I knew very little about off road driving. After completing the 60,000km road trip around Australia in an off-road vehicle, covering surfaces from smooth tarmac to unsealed gravel to, well, no clearly definable surface at all, I thought I would share some of the […]
Four amazing outback Australia film sets
In case Australia didn’t already have enough to offer you, what with the endlessly beautiful outback, the stunning and often empty beaches, the mountains to climb, the surf to ride, and so on, here are some reasons that might give the film buffs out there some extra excuses to visit on top of everything else. […]
Mr. Bean & Cultural Stereotyping
Now. Before I start this post, you should be warned, it could come across a little bit ranty. It is, if this is of any consolation, a Friday. Which means almost nothing when you are travelling, other than the fact that all the pubs are likely to be busier if you go out. I wish […]
Visiting The Lost Cities of Limmen National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
To continue the offroad section of posts on the site, which I started with my piece on Gregory National Park, here are some thoughts on another less well known and somewhat out of the way park in Australia’s Northern Territory – Limmen National Park. Where and what is Limmen National Park? Limmen is a […]
Visiting Gregory National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
A visit to Gregory National Park is not on most visitors to-do lists when visiting Australia’s Northern Territory. It doesn’t have the dramatic natural wonders of Kakadu or the myriad water holes and easy accessibility of Litchfield. It doesn’t have the gorges of Katherine National Park, or the incredibly well known majesty of Uluru. What […]
Inside Australia: Art in out of the way WA
There is, on a dried out salt flat deep in the heart of the Western Australian goldfields, an art installation by the renowned artist Antony Gormley. It is one of the largest outdoor art installations in the world, and absolutely worth the trek to get to. Called Inside Australia, and comprising 51 statues spread out […]
Ten tips to make the most of your travels
You may be a seasoned veteran traveller, or you could be off on your first big adventure. Whichever part of the travelling spectrum you fit into, I thought some ideas on how to make the most of your travels, based on my various travelling experiences, could come in handy. In no particular order therefore, here […]
Highlights of Tasmania
First off, a brief piece of geography. Tasmania is an island state, about half the size of England (not, I hasten to add, the UK) located 240km off the south coast of Australia. It was a part of Australia until as recently as 10,000 years ago, when the last ice age ended. That was brief […]