As Australians say, nothing says Australia quite like the Outback. The open spaces contain so many stories that have been told over the last 30,000 years. The story of survival, exploration, and development is the backbone of the Australian identity. You can find a little bit of the outback in every state of Australia, and …
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Gunfire Breakfast, Benjo, and Musical Fence – the Final day of Trailblazer 2015 5:45am The Dawn Service Early morning. Today, 25 April, is Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who have served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” …
There was Big Red I’ve mentioned many times about my love of deserts (and glaciers). During my last few years of travels, I’ve visited various sand dunes, deserts, done a camel crossing, and traveled to Arctic regions. Last month, I added another milestone to the list. Birdsville was one of the highlights of the recent …
Day 4 Diamantina Shire Continues, and There are Camels Another big day. Today we are leaving Birdsville to Bedourie. We are continuing the tour of Diamantina Shire that incorporates Betoota, Birdsville, and Bedourie. We’ve been traveling in the Birdsville area for two days, and are still on Roseberth Station that Mayor Geoff owns. Remember? The …
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Plans for today? Pushing our cars over the South Australia border and dressing up as drag queens. I woke up from another fine night in my swag. It’s a bedroom you can zip and roll. How convenient! So today, we were heading down to South Australia. We were just 13km away from the Queensland/South Australia …
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A swag, it’s a good thing. I was a caterpillar in a cocoon. The zipper of the swag zips all the way around as if your sheet is attached to the mattress. I saw the setting Milky Way through my screen at 5am then squirmed inside before finally unzipping myself out. I’m in love with …
Windmill is an important part of the Outback life. Boulia displays a windmill in town.
The official day one! Sixty-five Trailblazer cars will rally the Outback Queensland! The first thing on the schedule is having an epic breakfast at Baldy Top Lookout just 7.4km outside of the town. Part of the Grey Range, Baldy Top is one of the most elevated points in South West Queensland, containing caves, crevices, and …
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“Flight to Charleville is now boarding.” My heart starts pounding. After 10 months of longing, I’m finally heading back to a sunburnt country. There’s something special about returning to the place that’s special to heart. But it makes me two headed; I’m through the roof exciting, but also I’m worried what if it was all …
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