Australia: Places to go & Background information

Man Walking at Sunset - 80 Mile Beach, Western Australia - Free Desktop Wallpaper

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Camels at Sunset on Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia - Free Desktop Wallpaper

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In late 2003 I travelled up the West Australian Coast from Perth to Broome, where I took a camel ride with Ships of the Desert.
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Face to Face: Our Endangered Primate Cousins

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Writing about the plight of our primate cousins the orangutans, gorillas and chimps has been on my todo list for a while so when I heard that the Australian Museum was featuring the “Face to Face” exhibition created by the Natural History Museum, London I immediately made time in my schedule to see […]

Australian Museum: Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Review)

I’ve just returned from the excellent Wildlife Photographer of the Year photography exhibition displayed every summer at the Australian Museum.
In 2003 I lived for a year in the UK and saw that years Wildlife Photographer exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum.
That was the year I first became really interested in photography, particularly of […]

Tourists Guide/Review of Sydney Observatory and Observatory Hill Park

This is a guide/review of Sydney Observatory and Observatory Hill Park to convince you that it’s worth visiting this under-appreciated area.
I live in Sydney, so I’ve seen all the regular tourist sights several times as we’ve shown visiting international relatives and friends visiting Australia around the city.
However until recently even I as a local […]

Guide to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)

Every summer countless Sydneysiders and visitors from interstate and overseas come to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to watch matches like the Sydney New Year’s Test Match, One day internationals and domestic matches.
I’ll give you tips to help you get to the SCG quickly and enjoy your day as best as possible.

Situated in Moore […]

Tourists Guide/Review of Sydney Wildlife World (Darling Harbour)

This is a guide/review of Sydney Wildlife World to convince you that it’s not worth buying an entry ticket for it compared to other wildlife parks like Sydney’s Taronga Zoo.
I live in Sydney, so I’ve seen all the regular tourist sights several times as we’ve shown visiting international relatives and friends visiting Australia around […]

Tourists Guide/Review of Sydney Centrepoint Tower Observation Deck

This is a guide/review of Sydney’s AMP Centrepoint Tower to help you decide whether it’s worth buying a ticket to go to the top for a view of the Sydney skyline from the Observation Deck.

I live in Sydney, so I’ve seen all the regular tourist sights […]

Sunrise on Top of Mount Kosciusko New Years Day - Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a free 1024×768 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of Sunrise on top of Mount Kosciusko at 4:59AM January 1st 2007 (New Years Day).

In the middle of Summer at the end of 2006, I went on a 4 day bush walking and camping trip organised by fellow members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC) to […]

Thorny Devil in the Australian Outback - Free Desktop Wallpaper

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In mid-2007 I went on a holiday crossing Australia South to North from Adelaide to Darwin by road, along the way I visited Alice Springs Desert Park where I got this great photo of a Thorny Devil in the Australian […]

Aerial view of the Oodnadatta Track - Free Desktop Wallpaper

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In mid-2007 I went on a holiday crossing Australia South to North from Adelaide to Darwin by road, along the way I did a Scenic Flight over the Anna Creek Painted Desert where I got this great photo of an […]

Jumping Crocodile in Mid Bite - Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a free 1024×768 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of a Jumping Crocodile in Mid-Bite in the Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
In mid-2007 I went on a holiday crossing Australia South to North from Adelaide to Darwin by road, along the way I did a Jumping Croc cruise on the Adelaide River near Darwin where I […]

Adelaide Tourist and Backpacker Guide: Transport, Sight Seeing, Food, Accommodation

I have twice spent a few days in Adelaide as a stopover on backpacking holidays. I hope this overview of my time there will be of use to you if you ever decide to spend a few days there yourself.

Accommodation
I stayed at the Adelaide Central YHA Backpackers Hostel
Transport
Adelaides CBD (city centre) is compact and […]

Anna Creek Painted Desert Scenic Flight Review

I recently took a scenic flight over the Anna Creek Painted Desert (aka Painted Hills) during my Trans-Australia Road Trip through the arid desert which dominates central Australia
These spectacular painted hills are located within the confines of the Woomera rocket range within an hours flight from William Creek (population 10) a former stop on the […]

Rainbow Bee Eater Snapping Up An Insect - Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a free 1024×768 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of a Rainbow Bee Eater snapping up an insect - taken near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
In mid-2007 I went on a holiday crossing Australia South to North from Adelaide to Darwin by road, I visited the Alice Springs Desert Park where I got this great photo […]

Adelaide Central YHA Backpackers Hostel (Review)

This is a review of the Adelaide Central YHA Backpackers Hostel which I stayed at over the Queens Birthday long weekend.

I was already familiar with the facilities at Adelaide Central YHA because I’d stayed there for a few days previously in 2003 and this time around I […]

Catch the Jetbus from Adelaide Airport to the City (Review)

The cheapest way to get from Adelaide Airport to the Adelaide CBD or various suburbs such as Greenwith, Tea Tree Plaza or Golden Grove Village is to catch public transport via the Adelaide Metro Jetbus routes J1, J2 or J3.
It cost me $3.80 one way to get […]

Adelaide to Darwin Backpacking Road Trip Overview

I’ve just returned from a backpacker holiday road trip from Adelaide to Darwin which would easily have covered 4500-5000 kilometres mostly on the Stuart Highway including several side trips like going to Uluru (Ayers Rock) and drives on unsealed and bush roads like the Oodnadatta Track.

Over time […]

A tale about Australias Overland Telegraph

When this pre-written article is published I’ll in the middle of a one month holiday on the road travelling from Adelaide to Darwin. Along the way to some extent I will have followed the route taken by an explorer that many Australians have probably not heard of: John McDouall Stuart.

In the early 19th. Century Northern […]

River Caves Canyon Walk Review - Wollemi National Park

On Saturday 5th May several members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club went on a day trip to the River Caves Canyon in Wollemi National Park, the largest wilderness area in NSW and part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area - a maze of canyons, cliffs and undisturbed forest.
I arrived at Strathfield station […]

Royal National Park - Uloola Track Bushwalk Review

Today’s bushwalk was my first UTS Outdoor Adventure Club trip as a Trip leader
However to be fair, I wouldn’t have done it if one of our experienced club members Marty didn’t join the trip as deputy trip-leader because I don’t have any first aid training and he’s done much longer day bushwalks than […]

Tulip time: Bowral Sydney Southern Highlands

In 2008 the Bowral Tulip Time Festival is scheduled to start on 25 September and close on 8 October 2008.

Bowral was founded in the 1860’s and has become a summer retreat for Sydney residents. Many of Bowral’s earlier visitors built stately mansions and some of these historic homes and gardens can be appreciated by visitors […]

Sydney Public Transport Trip Planner: Train, Bus & Ferry

Probably my most frequently used website travelling for planning social outings or meetings for work, the Sydney Public Transport Trip planner is the best way to plan a trip on public transport in Sydney, whether by Train, Bus or Ferry or a mixture of methods.
It allows you to state exactly when you want to leave […]

Pindar Cave Bushwalk Review - Brisbane Water National Park

On Saturday March 10 2007 twelve members of the UTS Outdoor Activities Club met at 7:30 outside Central station and caught the 7:45 train to Wondabyne station which is less than one train carriage in length! Note you will need to tell the train guard that you want to get off there before you get […]

Beginners Guide to Rogaining - Cross Country Timed Navigation

Last Sunday I competed in the 2007 Manly Metrogaine run by the New South Wales Rogaining Association inc (NSWRA) in the UTS Novices team (for people who’d never done rogaining before). Our team were all members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC).
If you don’t know what Rogaining is, what equipment you need, how to […]

Kosciuszko National Park and New Years Eve on top of Australia

In the middle of Summer at the end of 2006, I went on a 4 day bush walking and camping trip organised by fellow members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC) to Kosciuszko National Park that ended with us waking up on Monday, New Years Day 2007 on top of the highest Mountain in […]

Travel Guide: Broome & Cable Beach (Western Australia)

I visited Broome for a week in late October and stayed at a backpackers hostel. Although it wasn’t summer yet temperatures were mid 30’s to 40 degrees celsius.

Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley in the far north of Western Australia. The year […]

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