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Driving to King’s Canyon from Alice Springs can be done on sealed roads or else on un-sealed roads along the Ernest Giles Road via the Henbury Meteorite Conservation Park. In 2007, we decided on the latter and went off to see the spot where NASA had tested their martian landing gear. Here’s the road itself. [...]

After a year which has seen Kevin Rudd and John Howard spend most of their time electioneering, at last they can finally do this out in the open, with a clear date in mind. John Howard today flies to Canberra to meet the Governer General and formally request an Australian Election. You heard it here [...]

This Friday, 5th October, across Australia, it is “National Walk to Work Day.” Following my articles on Climate Change, and reflections on the Sydney Earth Hour event, as well as my follow up article on Australian Car Culture, I feel that I cannot let this event pass unnoticed. I heard about Walk To Work Day [...]

In central Australia we saw large numbers of birds of prey -largely due to the amount of road kill. Some of the eagles had trouble taking off when we approached. Among the desert flora we witnessed were these little weeto /tumbleweed thingies. Any identification would be greatly appreciated. The most intriguing discovery we made on [...]

The day before, during a rest stop, we had spoken to a couple who described Coober Pedy as “different”. Different it is. The approach to Coober Pedy is empty, vast, military desert land. As you get closer however, patches of the earth are black and shiny. Some people go fossicking around here, but due to [...]

Otherwise known as Kata Tjuta, the Olgas are as dramatic as Ayers Rock and also as sacred to the local peoples. We did the more strenuous Valley of the Winds Walk which is indeed very breezy. Made of a similar substance to Ayers Rock, the Olgas are a series of huge domes with small natural [...]

We were awoken by two rather chatty Japanese men who were having a hilarious conversation in the shower. At around 5:30am, something very funny was being discussed in the men’s wash room. At 7:15am we were stung for $25 each for entry to the national park. When converted to sterling and the three day validity [...]

The King’s Canyon walk starts up some steep steps and then crosses some spectacular rocky terrain. From one of the lookouts you can view the essential water hole that has made this area so special. Once over the wall of the canyon, the visitor descends into a hidden paradise – the Garden of Eden. In [...]

Today we crossed the state border between Queensland and the Northern Territory. Almost immediately we became aware of the nothingness of the NT tableland. Long sandy grass and occasional trees stretch for as far as the eye can see and careful planning has to go into fuel stops. At one point we spotted a feral [...]