To me, an important part of holidaying is to delve into the history of places to really gain an insight into how and why towns and cities were established and the stories of the people who lived and died there. Adelaide River is a little over an hour from Darwin in the Northern Territory and… Read More Adelaide River War Cemetery
No trip to Darwin in the dry season would be complete without an evening at the Mindl Beach Market. These markets have now been running for more than 30 years and are held every Thursday and Sunday from the end of April through to the end of October every year. Thursday is usually the bigger… Read More Mindl Beach Sunset Market – Darwin
Everyone is heading to northern Australia at this time of year, escaping the cold wintery conditions of the south, and this year in particular there are more people than ever travelling. I’ve written a recent piece for CamperMate on the journey north which is dubbed, The Explorers Way, which you can read about here. For… Read More Darwin Street Art
No journey up or down the Stuart Highway through the centre of Australia is complete without visiting the Daly Waters Historic Pub. You will see a few Aussie pubs with some similarities to the Daly Waters, where travellers leave their mark. And by leave their mark, I mean the walls, bar and ceiling and in… Read More Daly Waters Pub
What a sight to lay your eyes on. As you drive from the south into Alice Springs in central Australia, you can see an incredible sight at the moment, a parking lot of International aircraft. The reason behind it is the Covid 19 pandemic causing international air travel to grind to a halt. The tails… Read More Alice Springs International Plane Parking
We are currently on a road trip from the south to north of Australia, ending up at Darwin, but along the way we are trying some new to us, free camp sites as well as some old favourite caravan parks. Today we leave Ayers Rock Campground as it is still known, after visiting Uluru and… Read More Uluru Field Of Light
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