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Swimmers Beach, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

On the Beach … Swimmers Beach, Yorke Peninsula

December 22, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Beaches, South Australia, Swimmers Beach, Things to do, Travel, Yorke Peninsula

The sun rose as usual on this shining, sparkling pre-Xmas summer morning. A nice day for an apocalypse*. And where better to face the end of the world than on a (mostly) deserted Aussie beach, in an inadvertent echo of Australian classic On the Beach? A disturbing vision of post-apocalyptic dystopia, Australian author Nevil Shute’s masterpiece** was adapted for a[…]

Daly Head, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Australia: The Magnificent Emptiness

June 10, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Australiana

So many days at sea before a wondrous land loomed broad and high Its lush and glittering shores so far from home And no one there! So its emptiness, its bountiful emptiness They claimed for a faraway queen. But the proud and ancient race who roamed these vast and trackless plains And in their comprehending wisdom left the land untamed[…]

UFO Abduction Mural, Wycliffe Well, Northern Territory

Why Wycliffe Well is a TOP Aussie Town, Northern Territory

April 9, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Devil's Marbles, Northern Territory, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, UFO, Wycliffe Well

Wycliffe Well is one of several roadhouse/diner/pub/motel/caravan park/store complexes on the Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs. But Wycliffe Well is unique. Why? Because it is the self-proclaimed UFO capital of Australia – if not the world. As such, it’s worth stopping over to see if those claims are true. There was once a book in the roadhouse where visitors[…]

Red Nomad OZ is GO!

February 3, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Grey Nomad, Holidays, Travel

Hi there! Welcome to my New Year’s resolution (albeit a little late) – actually, the blog is the 2nd resolution, the first being to get a home computer … yes, sad I know! Now, finally, those who care can access an online update about where I am/what I’m doing without endlessly waiting for those collectors edition email updates. But wait![…]