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How to Spend 7 Days in Paradise – Lord Howe Island, New South Wales

September 19, 2015 Red Nomad OZ 7 Days in ..., Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Things to do, Travel

‘I’ll take TEN kilos off for your RED hair,’ the baggage handler announced as I stepped on to the scales clutching my hand luggage. Just as well, I thought, sneaking a peek at the reading. Boy, were those scales defective, or WHAT?! Luckily, the scales faced away from the crowds at the airport – who was going to believe that[…]

Aussie ABC: T is for Towns Part 2

August 17, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Exmouth, Fitzroy Crossing, Nimbin, Orroroo, Portland, Quobba, Richmond TAS, Swan Reach, Things to do, Travel, Tully, Useless Loop, Victoria River Roadhouse, Wycheproof, Yowah

Australian Country Towns don’t come much smaller than some of these! But each town on my A-Z list within my Aussie ABC punches above its weight with attractions you probably won’t find anywhere else. My list of HOT Aussie Towns from N-Z here in Part 2 have attractions so COOL you’ll want to see them all. And if you missed[…]

Camels Racing at Bedourie, Outback Queensland, Australia

Aussie ABC: T is for Towns Part 1

August 15, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Australian Round Up, Australiana, Things to do, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel

Ever wondered what’s out beyond the urban areas where nearly 90% of the Australian population live? There’s a LOT of wide open spaces, a LOT of natural attractions – and a LOT of TOP Aussie Tiny Towns with TERIFFIC Tourist Attractions! The Australian Country Towns in the ABC-within-my-bigger-ABC might be small, but there’s all got something to see that you[…]

Heysen Range at Angorichina, Northern Flinders Ranges

5 Amazing Angorichina Adventures! Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia

July 20, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Angorichina, Blinman, Flinders Ranges, Outback, South Australia, Things to do, Travel, Walks

I’m always on the lookout for unusual Aussie places. But staying in a Tuberculosis Sanatorium SO wasn’t on my radar. Even if it DID have a staggeringly scenic loo and a killer view of the Heysen Range in South Australia’s Northern Flinders Ranges. Angorichina Tourist Village – ‘Ango’ to the locals – about half-way along the 30 km (19 mile)[…]

Ochre Pits near Lyndhurst, South Australia

Larrikins, Landscapes and Loos! Lyndhurst South Australia

July 14, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Lyndhurst, Ochre Pits, Outback, South Australia, Strzelecki Track, Things to do, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel

If you’re passing through Lyndhurst when nature calls, you can’t miss this little Outback Beauty – it’s right on the highway next to the Lyndhurst town sign. That’s how I knew it couldn’t possibly have been there back in 2013 when I first went to Lyndhurst. So after crossing my legs for 25 km (15.5 miles) while driving back from[…]

7 Days from Darwin to Broome via the Great Northern Highway

June 29, 2015 Red Nomad OZ 7 Days in ..., Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Geikie Gorge, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Northern Territory, Outback, Road Trips, Things to do, Timber Creek, Travel, Victoria River Roadhouse, Western Australia

How to get from Darwin to Broome! Whether you got to Darwin by plane, train (the Ghan), or my 7 day Road-trip from Adelaide, once you’ve seen the sights – like my TOP TEN things to do in Darwin – you’ll eventually have to leave. But if you’ve got another 7 days (or more!) to kill, the alternative to returning[…]

10 TOP Things to Do in Port Augusta

June 19, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Flinders Ranges, Lookout, Matthew Flinders Lookout, Outback, Pichi Richi Railway, Port Augusta, Quorn, Scenic Public Toilets, South Australia, Spencer Gulf, Things to do, TOP Ten, Travel, Travel Tips, Wadlata, Walks, Water Tower Lookout, Wildflowers

Sooner or later, most travellers in Australia will reach the great cross-roads at the head of Spencer Gulf that is Port Augusta. North is the Stuart Highway to the Northern Territory. West is the Eyre Highway across the Nullarbor to West OZ. East is the Barrier Highway to Broken Hill and New South Wales. And South is to Adelaide and[…]

Port Clinton Sunrise, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Why Port Clinton is a TOP Aussie Town!

June 8, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Bird watching, Port Clinton, South Australia, Things to do, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, Yorke Peninsula

I was once one of the many travellers who, upon driving down the eastern shore of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, would pass the Port Clinton turn-off without a second thought. That was my mistake. And theirs. Because it’s only 90 minutes from Adelaide, it’s a great base from which to explore many of the FAAAAABULOUS upper Yorke Peninsula’s attractions AND[…]

FIVE Reasons why Wyndham is a TOP Aussie Town!

May 23, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Bird watching, Cambridge Gulf, Five Rivers Lookout, Kimberley, Marlgu Billabong, Parrys Lagoon Nature Reserve, The Grotto, Things to do, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, Western Australia, Wyndham

I’d only been in Wyndham a couple of hours, but I was liking it already. First up was the 20 metre (65.6 ft), grinning crocodile at the town’s entrance – the most creative way to use up 5.5 km (3.4 miles) of steel rods, 50 kg (110 lb) of welding rods, 10 rolls of bird mesh and 6 cubic metres[…]

Not Jumping Croc, Adelaide River, Northern Territory

10 TOP Things to Do in Darwin, Top End

May 17, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Adelaide River, Berry Springs, Crocodile, Darwin, Fogg Dam, Howard Springs, Litchfield National Park, Mandorah, Northern Territory, Things to do, Top End, Travel, Travel Tips

For an isolated city, rebuilt twice after being bombed (WWII) destroyed by a tropical cyclone (1974); regularly washed by massive 7 metre tides and monsoonal floods; and hosting a high proportion of dangerous and deadly wildlife; Darwin’s looking mighty fine these days. At least to a fair-weather traveller like me – my visit was during the more activity-friendly dry season,[…]