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In mid-2007 I went on a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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