Australia, Clusters, Hiking & Walking, New South Wales, Victoria
The Australian Alps Walking Track Winding 650 kilometres through Australia’s highest reaches, the Australian Alps Walking Track is one of Australia’s most challenging – and most rewarding – long walks, passing through snowy peaks, stunted…
Charles Sturt and the search for the inland sea In 1844, the explorer Charles Sturt set out with a large party into the centre of Australia, to find what he believed would be an inland…
Birding in Broome, Western Australia The town of Broome, in the remote north of Western Australia, is a birdwatcher’s paradise. Over 330 bird species have been recorded in and around Broome – more than one…
Highlights of Australia: Dutch tulips of Table Cape, Tasmania Australian tulip lovers take note. While thanks to coronavirus, a trip to the world famous Kukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands might be off the table for…
Australia, Clusters, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia
The Simpson Desert, Australia Sand dunes, desert flora, and splendid isolation: the Simpson Desert is one of the great wildernesses of outback Australia. Crossing the borders of South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory, the…
The Tarkine Rainforest, Tasmania Home to ancient myrtle beech, dense rainforests, and wild ocean views, the Tarkine area of north-western Tasmania is one of Australia’s great wildernesses. The term ‘Tarkine’ generally refers to 3500 kilometres…
Madjedbebe Archaeological Site, Northern Territory Near the border of Arnhem Land and Kakadu National Park in Australia’s ‘top end’, Madjedbebe (formerly known as Malakunanja II) is the oldest archaeological site in Australia, providing powerful proof…
The expedition of Edward John Eyre, 1841 In 1841, the explorer Edward John Eyre made one of the great treks across the Australian continent, passing from Port Lincoln, South Australia to Albany, Western Australia through…
Camels of the Australian Outback Here’s a trivia question: where are the world’s only wild single-hump camels found? If you guessed Arabia or the Sahara, you’d be wrong. In fact, the answer is the deserts…
Ice age archaeological sites of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Australia The Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park is one of the most remote places in Australia, a wild labyrinth of winding gorges, rushing rapids,…
The Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia Ranging from inland planes to beaches, limestone ranges to damp gullies, the 965-kilometre Bibbulmun Track, spanning from Perth to Albany, is one of Australia’s great walks. The track was first…
Australia, Clusters, Highlights, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
