That great Northern Territory pastime of drinking cold beer on a hot day took hold of us almost immediately upon landing at Darwin airport. In fact as soon as we’d parked the hire car and unpacked our gear we headed straight to the historic Hotel Darwin for a couple of…
If you browse through travel forums you’ll see that, when enquiring how long to stay in Katherine while driving that wild and remote triangle beyond Darwin, most advice will be to allow for 2 days maximum. I know this because I spent considerable time pouring through Trip Advisor and travel…
Have you ever turned up somewhere wonderful and thought, “how could I not have visited here before?” or “why has it taken me so long to come to this place?”.Well, that’s exactly what it was like for me the first time I visited Australia’s Northern Territory.Back in 2017 Dave and…
Dave's been saying to me for years: you have to experience driving in the Outback to really get it. If I thought the drive on the way into the Red Center from Queensland was epic, then what was to come was even more so. Following our incredible Kings Canyon visit…
As we approached the check-in counter at Kings Canyon Resort I was comforted by the globally recognised symbols, assuring us that WIFI was available. It was after we'd been through the formalities with the receptionist that we learned not only was there no internet, there was also no mobile service.…
Kata Tjuta is sacred to the Anangu people, who have inhabited the area for more than 22,000 years. The sandstone domes of Kata Tjuta are believed to be around 500 million years old. Can you believe that? It is something that filled our minds and our hearts as we stopped…
Have you ever had that feeling of being completely overwhelmed when you find yourself in the presence of greatness, of something extraordinary? Something that you've always known about and then to finally be there?Arriving at the Great Wall of China was an epic moment and I'll never forget seeing the…
Lots of Beanies: We turned up in Alice Springs during the annual Beanie Festival and if you are considering a visit to the Alice, then I'd highly recommend getting there around the end of June / early July because you'll get to see up close some amazing quirky craft created…
I had no idea what to expect in Alice Springs. Dave had been years ago, but I know he was just as excited as I was to be there. One of the first things that struck us as we approached Alice after hours and hours of solid highway driving…
Over the years when we've talked about traveling through the Outback, Dave has told me that there is absolutely nothing out there on the road to Alice. Nothing. What do you mean by nothing, I’d ask. There must be something. No, nothing there, he’d say. Nothing as far as the…
