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Pastoral Pioneers of the Kimberley, Western Australia

February 2022 13 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Recent History, Western Australia

Learn about Pastoral Pioneers on a Western Australia small group tour for seniors into the outback for senior and mature couples and solo travellers.

France and an Australian Colony

January 2022 17 mins read

Australia, France, Recent History, Uncategorised, Western Australia

Aboriginal history runs long and deep in Australia, the British and the French almost split Australia as colonials. this articles is for senior couples and solo travellers seeking to learn more.

Sydney learning for tours

January 2022 12 mins read

Australia, New South Wales, Recent History

Article examines the palimpsest landscape that the British colonial settlement laid down in the 18th century to form New South Wales. Discovery eventually Outback Australia, explorers such as Flinders, Sturt, Stuart and Eyre all passed through Sydney Town that is today the rocks.

Spanish Exploration and Conquest of the Americas

Spains explorers
December 2021 11 mins read

Americas, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Europe, Guatemala, Honduras, North America, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain

An Antipodean travel company serving World Travellers since 1983 with small group educational tours for senior couples and mature solo travellers. Article summarizes the Spanish explorers and the race against the Portuguese for access to the Americas.

John Eales: King of the Hunter

Hunter Valley
December 2021 8 mins read

Australia, Blog, New South Wales, Recent History

Learn about John Eales and Morpeth on a small group tour for mature and senior travellers for couples and single travellers into New South Wales Australia and early colonial settlement.

Charles Sturt and the search for the inland sea

Sturt Stony Desert
December 2021 7 mins read

Australia, Clusters, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Recent History, South Australia

Sturt is an iconic British explorer.From this article escorted small group tours for mature and senior travellers may join as couples or solo travellers programs that explore and share Aboriginal history, the landscapes and culture of the Australian outback with Stuart and Eyre, Burke and Wills and more.

Alice Springs, Australia

December 2021 7 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Northern Territory, Recent History

Explore the sights and history of Alice Springs, with its amazing Indigenous art, rugged early settlement, and dramatic natural landscapes, Alice Springs is one of the Northern Territory's most popular highlights. Odyssey offers small group tours for mature and senior travellers, couples, and solo travelers to Australia and the Northern Territory.

The Yarra Valley, Victoria

December 2021 5 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Recent History, Victoria

Explore the sights and history of the Yarra Valley, with its rich epicurean traditions, world class wineries, and serene natural landscapes, the Yarra Valley is one of Victoria's most popular highlights. Odyssey offers small group tours for mature and senior travellers, couples, and solo travelers to Australia and Victoria.

John Eyre Colonial explorer of South Australia

Edward John Eyre
August 2021 14 mins read

Australia, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Recent History, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

. Eyre explored in the 19th century the Australian bight of South Australia through to Albany as well as NSW. Eyre finished his Administrator career in Jamaica after also being in New Zealand. Articles to support small group escorted tours for senior couples and mature solo travellers of Australia

19th Century South Australian Copper Triangle

July 2021 16 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Recent History, South Australia

Learn on a small group tour for couples and senior travellers for couples and solo travellers about the history of South Australian copper. Explore the Eyre peninsula, Lake Gardiner as well as Burra and the Flinders ranges.

Alexander Forrest & Early Development of the Kimberley Cattle Industry

June 2021 10 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Recent History, Western Australia

Article about Alexander Forrest, a cattleman who made a difference in the Kimberley. Forms part of a small group tour for mature and senior travellers into Outback  Australia for couples and solo travellers. 

Port Fairy, Victoria

June 2021 7 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Victoria

Port Fairy, Victoria, 3 hours from Melbourne. A historic colonial town on the coast close to the Budj Bim eel traps. Explore and learn on small group tour for mature and senior couples and solo travellers of outback Australia.

The Avon Valley, Western Australia

June 2021 8 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Recent History, Western Australia

Article about the colonial settlement of the Avon Valley, Western Australia for mature and senior travellers interested in history when joining a small group tour as a couple or solo traveller.

Kimberley Boab Tree

June 2021 10 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Natural History, Recent History, Western Australia

Boab trees are a wonder. Article for mature and senior travellers about this distinctive tree in Western Australia. Join a small group tour for couples and solo travellers exploring the Kimberley.

George Grey’s Kimberley Expedition

June 2021 9 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Recent History, Western Australia

Article on Western Australia about the Colonial explorer George Grey. Supports small group tours for mature couples and solo travellers of the Kimberley and places of interest such as Wyndham and its pastoral history. The Kimberley is where the first Australian arrived.

Gawler, South Australia

April 2021 6 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Natural History, South Australia

For Seniors and mature travellers couples and solo travellers articles about Australia. An Antipodean travel company serving World Travellers since 1983 interested in the history of outback Australia and the state of South Australia.  Small groups for senior couples and mature solo travellers. 

The Origins of Australian Stock Routes in Indigenous Traditional Pathways

April 2021 10 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Recent History, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Article for senior and mature couples and single travellers taking a small group tour. Aboriginal trading routes particular to specific goods such as Pituri have shaped via songlines the highway network of Outback Australia.

Alice Springs Telegraph Station

Alice Springs Telegraph Station
April 2021 8 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Northern Territory, Recent History

Article for mature and senior couples and solo travellers interested in Australian outback colonial history in the Northern Territory when taking a small group tour. John Stuart found the route for the telegraph route to connect Australia to the world.

Historic Railway Stations of Rockhampton, Queensland

April 2021 8 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Queensland, Recent History

Article explores the expansion the railway stations in Queensland. History explored on a small group tour for seniors for couples and solo travellers  curious about the outback Australia. Enquire today to secure your places.

Beechworth, Victoria

April 2021 8 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Recent History, Victoria

Articles about Victoria and recent history to senior couples and solo travellers exploring Australia on a small group tour.   This article features Beechworth a historic gold rush town in regional Victoria.

The Australian Overland Telegraph Line

Alice Springs Telegraph Station
February 2021 17 mins read

Australia, Blog, Clusters, Northern Territory, Recent History, South Australia

Article on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line, that connected Port Augusta with Darwin and thereby Australia overseas to England and the wider world. Learn more on a small group tour for senior and mature couples and solo travellers visiting Central Australia including Uluru-Tjtuta.
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