A town like Alice
The flight to Alice Springs was only about 10% full so our bags came quickly, and the shuttle bus was parked just outside the airport door. Alice Springs is not More… →
Category Archives: Australia
Back to Darwin
Petrol was a little cheaper in Pine Creek than in Jabiru, but still much more expensive than Darwin – the “remote premium” must impact significantly on residents. We could have More… →
Jabiru to Pine Creek
The change to our schedule caused by the burglary meant that we had an extra day between Kakadu and our flight to Alice Springs. Rather than spend it in Darwin More… →
Kakadu
Collecting the car was a simple enough matter. Neither of us had driven for almost 2 years, but Darwin’s quiet, wide streets and simple grid layout was as gentle a More… →
10 good and bad things about Australia
Things I’ll miss about Australia (in no particular order):- 1) Western standard supermarkets that sell a full range of stuff, including cheats like ready meals. 2) Cheap and readily available More… →
Darwin
It was dark by the time we touched down in Darwin, so we saw nothing of Australia on our approach. We knew from TV programmes that Australia has very strict More… →