April 6, 2025 | australia

Finding outback gems and opals in Coober Pedy

Our adventure in Coober Pedy starts early. Somewhere between the massive, almost dry salt lakes, the brush and the red dust along the Stuart Highway we hear a conversation...

April 5, 2025 | australia

Taking in the beauty of Uluru

It's an image we have seen countless times - the iconic image of the rock rising up out of the flat barren landscape. And yet in reality Uluru is...

April 1, 2025 | australia

Popping skies and stars in Flinders Ranges

At Wilpena Pound we walked to Hills Homestead, through the tall River Red Gum and pine trees, jumped a puddle and stopped to admire the watering hole with its...

March 29, 2025 | australia

Finding the quirky in Broken Hill

Our first stop in Broken Hill was a visit to the Pro Hart Gallery. It set the scene for a city that thrives on the quirky and eclectic, from...

March 20, 2025 | australia

Feeling the beauty in Mungo National Park

Well that escalated quickly. Day two of our trip around Australia and we were headed for Mungo National Park. It all started well enough, we stopped...

February 22, 2025 | australia

Taking off on a 12-month adventure around Australia

The first stop on our 12-month trip around Australia was at Sovereign Bend, where we overlooked the Murray River and a quaint little house on the riverbank opposite...

February 19, 2025 | australia

The lady in the van

We meet her in the campground. She speaks to Ade first. They always do, with his easy smile and welcome face...

February 19, 2025 | australia

48 hours in the old mining town Walhalla

You’ve got to love a town that plays The Sound of Music in its main street and puts on a free Sound of Music puppet show. Well, I loved...

February 19, 2025 | australia

Road tripping on the Great Ocean Road

“Stick your finger in and watch it close.” I’ve got a seven-year-old and a 10-year-old excitedly yelling in my ear. They are urging me to stick my finger in...

February 17, 2025 | australia

Back to the natural beauty of K’Gari (Fraser Island)

The first time we visited K’Gari (Fraser Island) we were stuck with no four-wheel drive vehicle and just three days to see as much as we could. 

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