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Joy to the world

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As Thailand is a Buddhist country, they do not really celebrate Christmas and the main holiday is New Year. So Christmas Day is just another working day here, but there will be 2 public holidays for New Years Eve, plus … Continue reading

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Birdsville

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While I’m sure that at least a couple of my readers ( Jillaroo Jess and Outback Joe ) know about Birdsville somebody somewhere might be wondering where the heck the place is, and why I’m going there ….or then again, … Continue reading

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Longreach

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Longreach is the self proclaimed “capital of the outback” so I suppose it is a fitting place for the Australian Stockmans’ Hall of Fame and Outback Museum ? I think it started off as just the Hall of Fame, but … Continue reading

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From the outback to the beach

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From this : to this : Leaving the Northern Territory I headed west from Threeways near Tennant Creek along highway 66 … not quite the same as America’s fabled Route 66 to California, but heading to the beach all the … Continue reading

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Kakadu, or Kakadon’t ?

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The locals in Darwin have a nickname for Kakadu National Park….Kakadon’t, as in don’t bother going. As they get in for free while tourists have to pay $25, plus camping fees, yet the locals still think it’s not worth going … Continue reading

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Purnululu ( Bungle Bungles ) National Park

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After the luxury of a few hundred kms on bitumen it was back on to the dirt into Purnululu. The road track in is rougher than the Gibb, and there are strict warning notices at the entrance to the park … Continue reading

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