Simpson Desert Sidetracked
“Why don’t you cross the desert with us?” Said Shane as we were having breakfast at Mount Dare Station, South Australia’s most remote ‘hotel’. I had arrived the day before and rode my bicycle in […]
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Along The Old Ghan
The Old Ghan, originally called the Great Northern Railway, is a tale of the triumphs of pioneering Australians in a landscape of extremes. Or so the information sign says. It continued by telling me; The […]
Not The End
I rolled into the small country town of Braidswood on a glorious afternoon. It’s worth mentioning this since the weather has been everything but great my last few weeks in Australia. My newfound surrogate-parents, Robert […]
Highlands and Snowy Mountains (-snow +rain)
I have made a discovery! Australia has got hills. And not tiny little ones like we do at home. Not big massive ones like in Nepal either. But real ones… you could almost call them […]
About the Birds and the Bike (and some other things I like)
Ever heard of the Malleefowl? I didn’t before working in one of their habitats… It’s great seeing these funny little birds run about, never realizing they are actually real special. This native Australian bird is […]
Cycling Dutch Girl 