Mangroves are surprisingly well adapted to the challenges of living in salty water It is obvious that mangroves have a very poor public image. Just hearing the word mangrove makes you think of steamy tropical swamps, infested with crocodiles and mosquitoes. There is some truth in this picture, since most of Australia’s 11,500 square kilometres […]
The Simple Pleasures of Brunswick Heads
Are you interested in all the good bits of a Byron Bay holiday for a third less cost and a tenth of the hassle? Simply veer north and you can trade-in traffic snarls for easy walking and swap crowds of backpackers for a smattering of visitors. If this sounds good, Brunswick Heads may just be the […]
Station Country
At Pimpara Lake, travellers will find peaceful bush camping and a huge outback welcome. In the Corner Country of NSW, Pimpara Lake is one of a handful of stations that welcomes visitors through the front gates. Properties like Pimpara provide an excellent opportunity for travellers to explore landscapes that are usually off-limits, and for outback […]
Off the Road – Kooljaman at the Cape
Boasting possibly the best beaches in the Kimberley, Cape Leveque is a dream destination for off-road travellers: remote, breathtakingly beautiful and supplying excellent services you won’t expect to find this far off the beaten track. The corrugations are conquered in a morning’s drive north of Broome and there’s nothing like a relaxing float in Cape […]
It Goes to Show
Retro Rig When we first met Robin and Pauline Webb they were travelling in their 1966 Ford F-600 truck, taking part in a vintage truck trek from Perth north to Geraldton. Their accommodation for that journey was a unique all fibreglass Westcoaster slide-on that was built in Fremantle in 1962. The slide-on was securely tied […]
