One of the bigger and more well known areas to visit on a trip through the Northern Territory is the town of Katherine. It is 320 kilometres south east of Darwin and is most popularly known for Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) and various places where you can swim in natural hot springs. This is… Read More Visit Katherine NT
Every destination has a story to tell. We’ve been guilty of bypassing lots of small towns and localities when travelling in Australia, but to be fair, it’s a huge country to discover. I’ve been surprised so many times though, by the off the beaten track places and I can now add Pine Creek in the… Read More Being a Lazy Lizard at Pine Creek
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
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
On a recent visit to the South Coast Regional Art Centre some quirky fish sculptures created by local Goolwa artist James Stewart, were part of the exhibition. The scrap metal fish were cleverly created from timber, scrap metal, paint brushes and other recycled pieces. The artist has also created some larger scale sculptures that can… Read More Scrap Metal Motorcycle Sculpture
