This photo was taken from Mt Kootaloo, Dunk Island . Dunk Island lies 4 km off the Australian east coast, opposite the town of Mission Beach . The island forms part of the Family Islands national Park and is in the larger Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Dunk Island covers 970ha, of which 730ha is national park (thirteen kilometres of walking tracks spread over five main routes, ranging from a short walk to Edmund James Banfield 's grave to a 4 hour island circuit hike). Its... Read Full Story
Around three hours drive north of Perth (Australia) is a weird travel wonder with thousands of limestone pillars poking out of an arid... Read more and see photos at Travel Wonders of the World . Read Full Story
This photo was taken during the journey between Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon) and West MacDonnell National Park, on the 4WD Red Centre Way, Northern Territory, 1240km shouth of Darwin, Australia. Read Full Story
This is a photo of the Sydney Opera House , New South Wales, Australia. Designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon , the project was built in three stages : 1959–1963 consisted of building the upper podium; 1963–1967 saw the construction of the outer shells; 1967-1973 consisted of the interior design and construction. It was formally opened in 1973 by Elisabeth II, and in 2007 was made a UNESCO World Heritage . To know more about it, please refer to following Wikipedia web page Sydney Opera... Read Full Story
This is a photo of the Sydney Opera House, New South Wales, Australia. Designed by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon, the project was built in three stages : 1959–1963 consisted of building the upper podium; 1963–1967 saw the construction of the outer shells; 1967-1973 consisted of the interior design and construction. It was formally opened in 1973 by Elisabeth II, and in 2007 was made a UNESCO world heritage. To know more about it, please refer to following web pages : http://www... Read Full Story
Everyone will have probably recognised Ayers Rock (Uluru) , this large sandstone rock formation (inselberg, literally "island mountain"), listed as UNESCO World Heritage site and undoutedly Australia's most recognisable natural icon. Read Full Story
This photo shows a sunset over Kata Tjuta (also known as Mount Olga or The Olgas) located in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It only shows a few of the 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... Read Full Story
Thursday, Aug. 30
The early bird gets to see a tree kangaroo, don’t you know? I was lazy this morning. But Sarah wasn’t, and she got rewarded: She went for a run and spotted a mama tree kangaroo cradling its baby.
The curtain fig tree is a big deal around here.
Anyway, we grabbed a quick breakfast at the hostel (NOTE: The brown gooey stuff is Vegemite, not Nutella. Don’t believe otherwise for a second!) and drove off to see the curtain fig tree, which is just a slight detour from our... Read Full Story
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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Sydney Harbor, Australia This is where the adventure began, my journey into the Outback and Back O'Beyond, a journey back into another time, a time that marked the beginning of Australia, and perhaps the world. Learn of the Aboriginal Ways, their traditions and teachings in this informative and fascinating E-Book!! Relive the experience, Join the Author in , A Modern Day Walkabout!
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