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Lake Moogerah Sunrise, Scenic Rim, Queensland, Australia

Australia’s 10 BEST Camping HOT Spots!

September 25, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Australian Round Up, Campsites, HOT Touring Tips, Things to do, TOP Ten, Travel, Travel Tips

I’ve been to a lot of great camping destinations off the beaten track. They’re usually part of a lengthy road-trip with no schedules, tight time frames or deadlines. But where do you go if you haven’t got time for a long road trip? Where do you go if you want a less challenging trip? And where do you go to[…]

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[…]

Goolwa Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

Red’s BEST Activities in South Australia!

August 3, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Arkaroola, Coober Pedy, Farina, Flinders Ranges, Goolwa, Head of Bight, Heysen Trail, Kangaroo Island, Naracoorte Caves, South Australia, Things to do, Travel, Troubridge Island

So what are Australia’s best activities? A simple state by state word association test will more than likely give you results like these: Northern Territory = Uluru. Queensland = Barrier Reef. New South Wales = Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Tasmania = Cradle Mountain. Victoria = The Great Ocean Road. Western Australia = Wildflowers. Australian Capital Territory = Parliament[…]

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[…]

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,[…]

Random Adventures in the Scenic Rim Part TWO

April 17, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Carrs Lookout, Condamine Gorge, Lake Moogerah, Moogerah Peaks National Park, Mt Barney National Park, Mt French, National Parks, Queensland, Random Adventures, Scenic Rim, Things to do, Travel

Are you ready to return to that magical land of mountains awash with rocks and rainforest; steep passes, plunging waterfalls and patch-worked plains; green and glowing with magnificent sunsets? What land is this? It’s Australia’s amazing Scenic Rim Region that I introduced in Part One HERE! Don’t recall? Check it out NOW! I’ll wait … … OK! You’re back! So[…]

Random Adventures in the Scenic Rim: Part One

March 19, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Cunninghams Gap, Koreelah National Park, Lake Moogerah, Main Range National Park, New South Wales, Random Adventures, Scenic Rim, Spicers Gap, Things to do, Travel

There’s a magical, mystical land where ancient, dense rainforests cloak majestic mountains, their serrated silhouettes marching across a dramatically sensational skyline. Where vertically columned cliffs fall into fertile valleys patch-worked with produce and criss-crossed by rocky streams. Picturesque hamlets dot the landscape providing shelter, food and a base from which to explore their impossibly scenic surroundings. Numerous National parks showcase[…]

Windorah Landscape, Outback Queensland, Australia

Red’s TOP 10 Accessible Outback Experiences

March 2, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Arkaroola, Australian Round Up, Bedourie, Gibb River Road, HOT Touring Tips, Kalgoorlie, Marlgu Billabong, Nullarbor, Ormiston Gorge, Outback, Quilpie, Things to do, Travel, White Cliffs, Windorah

If you’ve ever decided against touring the Aussie Outback because you don’t have a 4WD, today is your lucky day. You CAN visit the Australian Outback in a standard, non-4WD car! Just follow these simple rules: Choose destinations that don’t require an especially equipped vehicle – there are more than you think! Know your vehicle’s limitations – consider fuel economy,[…]

7 Random Kimberley Adventures

November 23, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Derby, Geikie Gorge, Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Kununurra, Lake Argyle, Marlgu Billabong, Random Adventures, Things to do, Travel, Western Australia, Willie Creek

By Northern Hemisphere standards, winter in many areas of Australia isn’t particularly cold. But that doesn’t stop a mass exodus from the ‘cold’ south during the Aussie winter (officially June/July/August), to the north where it’s actually hot! But it’s not just the average daily maximum of around 30 °C that makes the Kimberley region stretching across the north of Western[…]

Arkaroola Wilderness Adventureland!

November 1, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Arkaroola, Outback, South Australia, Things to do, Travel

For a place explored, surveyed and ravaged by pastoralism, mining and smelting; overrun by sheep, camels, donkeys, rabbits and dingoes; and more recently under threat from an avaricious government looking to sell off uranium mining rights, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is looking mighty fine! That’s due to the extraordinary Sprigg family* – visionaries, eco-tourism pioneers and explorers – who bought this[…]