Around the rural city of Mildura, this is the big one. Actually, forget Mildura, around Australia this is the big one. Nope, scratch that even, around the world this is the big one! A spot of real cultural significance and the birthplace of humanity in Australia no less, it’s hard to believe this place […]
Tag Archives: Outback
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Oct
Oct
Despite the rumours, Australia really is a budget traveller’s dream destination. I mean, just take a look at this lot … Related Posts Perfect Female Packing List for Australia Backpackers How to Extend Your 1 Year Working Holiday Visa in Australia How Much Does an Australian Road Trip Really Cost? This page contains affiliate […]
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Oct
Oct
Come on, let’s be honest, this is probably the big daddy of them all! Yes the drive from Darwin to Broome through the jaw-dropping Kimberley region is about as awesome as road trips get I reckon and easily competes with both the drive up the red Centre from Adelaide to Darwin, as well as […]
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The 10 Best Free Things to do in Carnarvon, Western Australia
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Oct
Oct
Not to be confused with Carnarvon Gorge, over in Queensland, the town of Carnarvon in Western Australia marks – in my mind at least – the end of the Outback and the beginning of a landscape that looks much more like Southern WA. And you know what, we were really impressed by it! From […]
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Oct
Oct
Throughout our whole 4wd road trip around Australia, it’s definitely the section from Cairns to Darwin that sticks out most in our minds. Forming part of the Savannah Way, this dry and desolate part of the country won’t have you bumping into lots of people. But what it lacks in terms of human population, […]
02
Oct
Oct
There’s few places in Australia as spectacular and awe-inspiring as the Ningaloo Reef. Far less well-known internationally, and therefore much quieter than the Great Barrier Reef, Ningaloo off the west coast of the country is, nevertheless, a UNESCO World Heritage site and every bit as impressive, if not more so, than its eastern counterpart. […]
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Sep
Sep
10 months it was in the end. 10 months to get from Brisbane to Perth … over the top of Australia. That’s a grand total of 8000km, in case you were wondering, which is roughly the same distance as flying from Sydney to London. And let me tell you, that’s a lot of driving! […]
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Sep
Sep
Known for its huge iron ore industry, Port Hedland in Western Australia isn’t necessarily the first town you think of when visiting Australia! Gritty, remote and industrial, it’s certainly not Sydney’s Bondi Beach or Cairn’s Great Barrier Reef. Yet somehow Port Hedland does have a strange charm all of its own. Not least because […]
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Feb
Feb
Australia really is one of the most wonderfully diverse and dazzling countries to travel in. From the deserts of its red centre to the deserted white-sand beaches of its Western coast, so much beauty in the Land Down Under is found beyond the oh-so-popular city walls of Sydney and Melbourne! Yet sadly, this is […]
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Dec
Dec
This page contains affiliate links meaning BWSP may receive a small commission on any purchases. Distance Travelled: 1174km Spot of the Week: Natures Window, Kalbarri National Park, WA Camp of the Week: Wintersun Caravan and Tourist Park, Carnarvon, WA Tip of the Week: Wash your car regularly! 4wds love to wear dirt and mud […]