Spotted Dog Bread Originally an Irish delicacy , this desert made its way half way around the world to the outback of Australia!
Special Cakes for Special Occasions
Combining the usual baking ingredients with raisins, (hence the name), it is mixed in an iron pot and placed over a fire in a pit dug in the ground, and slowly cooked to perfection! The perfect end to a hard day in the bush! What a treat! A journey back in time, A Modern Day Walkabout!
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The Australian outback has some of the most beautiful and unique geological features found any where in the world. The outback is a splendid mix of flat, dry land with diverse vegetation and wildlife and areas with giant protruding rocks and interesting land formations. The Olgas , and the nearby Ayers Rock are two of the most famous land formations in the Australian outback .
The Olgas are located about 365km’s southwest of Alice Springs. This group of 36 rock formations, composed of... Read Full Story
Australia: October 2008
MOZZIE BYTE (Editor): Welcome back to all our Daily Explorer readers and greetings to those of you who are joining us for the first time. To our regulars, many thanks for reading our online publication - we have had over 3,800 visits to our site since we went live in February this year. Our favourite Aussie journo, Chuck Maboomerang (above) who re-joined the team a few weeks ago, completes his guest spot with us and accompanies Ray as he completes his trip down... Read Full Story
For the third year in a row, Australia has been named the top country brand by the 2008 Country Brand Index (CBI). The CBI is a comprehensive study of global travel patterns and is conducted by leading brand consultancy FutureBrand along with PR firm Weber Shandwick. CBI was analysed with Australia, Canada and the US the most successful country brands. Australia was ranked No.1 in the categories of best country to extend a business trip, best country for resort and lodging options, the best... Read Full Story
Monday, Aug. 27
On the Captain Cook highway, I’m in the right seat and I feel like a 15-year-old learning to drive again - all that’s missing is my mother swatting me in the arm with a rolled-up newspaper while screeching “We’re only TWO MILES from the next stop sign! Slow down!”
One view of Barron Gorge
Here’s what’s odd about driving in Australia, no matter what side of the road you’re on: Superhighways are rare, and people drive slower. The Captain Cook highway is four lanes at... Read Full Story
A note from Wandering Justin: I had a little lapse in posting this week … lots of freelance work to finish! Also, the next entry or two won’t have many photos. I tend to take fewer photos in the cities.
Saturday, Aug. 25
The previous night, our foursome had decided to meet at the Parap Village Market . That’s about a mile-long walk from the center of Darwin. This market goes on every Saturday, and it’s a good way to dig into the Asian flavor of Darwin. There are booths with cooked food... Read Full Story
This photo shows Kata Tjuta (also known as Mount Olga or The Olgas) located in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. The Olgas have 36 domes, composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of sandstones. The highest point, Mount Olga, is 1066 m above sea level, or approximately 546 m above the surrounding plain (i.e 203 m higher than the more famous Uluru). You... Read Full Story
After my recent post “Can You Survive These 5 Foods?”, a reader called me out.
“What’s the matter with you? This is all meaty stuff. Ya got something against vegetarians? Huh? Huh?” demanded Chantel, who writes the Click Elsewhere for the Daily Special blog.
Okay, I’m exaggerating a bit. She’s Canadian, and thus too nice to really rake me over the coals. But she made a great point: What do you do if you’re a vegetarian, but you want to try something exotic?
I can think of one... Read Full Story
These two photos were taken in Sydney, Australia, and are showing Harbour Bridge , a steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge is locally nicknamed The Coathanger because of its arch-based design, although this usage is less prevalent than... Read Full Story
Green Island
After a forty hour journey, which began from my home in Indiana on Sunday at 1 PM , I finally arrived in Cairnes
about 10:30 PM Wednesday. Checking into my hotel,I eagerly awaited the
next morning when my group would be making the overland journey to the tiny town of Laura to witness an Aboriginal Songfest.(Corroboree).
Cairnes has a full range of accommodations from 5 star hotels to
youth hostels, luckily for us we were in a 5 star hotel, we were
heading for... Read Full Story
