In May last year, we were holidaying in the Northern Territory and while in Alice Springs, we saw the incredible sight of international aircraft parked in storage, while the pandemic was grounding travellers. You can read my story about that time, here.
A fascinating museum has opened in Todd Mall in Alice Springs where you can see fossils and re-created megafauna of central Australia. The first of the fossils were discovered on a cattle station around 150 kilometres north east of Alice Springs in the 1950s and the process of extracting more is still continuing today. An… Read More Megafauna of Central Australia
It’s my thing! I’m just in awe of the talent of artists who can create these large scale paintings in cities and towns around Australia, so now I seek them out wherever we travel. From disused grain silos and water towers in rural areas to busy city streets and laneways there are incredible works of… Read More Alice Springs Street Art
The amount of things to see and do in Alice Springs is only limited by the time you have to stay. If you’ve never been, then plan to spend a lot of time discovering the East and West MacDonnell Ranges. The East Macs stretch for 150 kilometres and the West Macs 160 kilometres and in… Read More Visit Alice Springs
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique and vital medical service in Australia. It provides 24 hour emergency healthcare over the entire country, covering an area of more than seven and a half million square kilometres. Not only do they provide emergency care to people living, working and travelling in rural and remote areas,… Read More RFDS – A National Treasure
The homeward stretch began as we left Darwin behind with its coldest day on record, struggling to get above 21 degrees all day. Too cold here, time to head south (Ha Ha, that’s one for our Darwin friends). We stayed one night in Katherine then moved on to stay the next at Bitter Springs, Mataranka. … Read More Heading down the track.
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