The Lake Ballard Beings
Could it be that in 2003 a party of 51 extra-terrestrial beings landed on the remote saltbed of Lake Ballard, and indeed were turned to black pillars of salt as punishment for some biblical...
Touring Guide: Indian Ocean Drive
We were in Western Australia for a handful of days. Our objective: travel from Perth to Kalbarri National Park as part of our test of Jayco’s Adventurer offroad caravan. Our route would take us...
Western Australia Touring Guide
It would be hard to put Western Australia in a nutshell, but that is exactly what we are going to do as an introduction to the top spots in this amazing state.
KUNUNURRA
Travelling north to...
Adventures in Rock Art
One of the great delights of travelling in Australia is that you never run out of adventures. A single encounter can turn into a passion, as Aboriginal rock art did for us when we...
Cairns: Top 10 Attractions
Cairns is one of those destinations where it is easy to come for a week and stay for a month. Indeed, many caravanners migrate there for the entire winter, and while visiting it would...
Travelling Australia: Then and Now
Australia has bewitched us for over 40 years. We arrived in 1977 as young immigrants from the United States, Steve as a teacher and I as his accomplice. It wasn’t long before school holidays...
Off Season: Mt Buller Touring
You’ve settled into the year, you’re working, your kids have been sick of school from day two, your wife is going insane and the dog has just eaten something it threw up five minutes...
Essential Outback Station Stay
A few years ago – July 2011 to be exact – I was travelling up the west coast of Australia with my daughter, Jackie, and her partner and if we hadn’t met Dan the...
Fishing the Northern Territory
Whose life-long dream or bucket-list item isn't to catch a barra in the Northern Territory? It's been on mine and it's still on Shannon Ponton’s.
The Northern Territory is amongst the world’s best places to...
Carnarvon Gorge Travel Guide
Several decades ago, Steve and I visited beautiful Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland. We stayed at Carnarvon Gorge Wilderness Resort, and in the gift shop we spotted a beautiful coffee table book called...
