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...
Travel Guide: The Flinders Ranges
I’m always drawn to the Flinders Ranges. The landscapes are ancient and rugged, the camping is peaceful. It is also home to impressive geological formations and the oldest mountain ranges in the world, formed...
Alice Springs Touring Guide
Many people stop in Alice Springs for two or three nights after coming off the Mereenie Loop, the Finke Road or, of course, the Stuart. It is an essential place to stock up on...
History of the Birdsville Races!
The countdown to the historic 140th anniversary of the Birdsville Races is on. The ‘Melbourne Cup of the Outback’ will return to the tiny desert town on the edge of the Simpson Desert on...
Touring Guide: West of Mackay
An east coast low saw me held up in Mackay, Qld, for a few days, until it passed further north and out to sea. I’d never explored the Mackay region before and until now...
Travel Guide: Karri Forest Explorer, WA
In a recent article on Western Australia’s 'south-west edge', we mentioned a pleasant drive from the town of Pemberton: the Karri Forest Explorer. Here, we cover more details, and if you decide to go,...
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...
Kununurra Travel Guide
Many Australian towns were established to provision a particular industry. In the case of Kununurra, it was to support the 1963 construction of a diversion dam which, in turn, was the first step in...
Travel Guide: Eastern Tasmania
While the mainland of Australia has enough highlights to keep any RVer happy for several years of continuous travel, you should not overlook Tasmania. Assuming that one would travel with their camping rig, it...
Tour: Walkamin Central Van Park
My late wife, Vi, and I called in to the newly opened Walkamin Central Caravan Park in 2006 – a year after it was opened. We intended staying for just a couple of nights...
