Kakadu was the last stop on our five-week road trip, and by the time we arrived I had absolutely had enough. The dust, the heat, the flies had all gotten to me (or you could say I had let it get to me, but please don't). So we stayed at the nicest campsite we could find (Kakadu… Read more of "One day in Kakadu National Park"

After a little blogging hiatus while we spent time with friends and family, it's time to delve back into the last of our Australian adventures. The Explorers Way, the last leg of our road trip, stretches from Adelaide to Darwin, but we made our way up from Alice Springs. We… Read more of "The Explorers Way"

Colin visited the Northern Territories way back in 2001 for a month and one of his favourite stops was the Glen Helen Resort. It sounded like kind of a dump from his description ("we camped on a patch of dirt"), but actually it was really great. The staff are all super friendly… Read more of "The West MacDonnell Ranges"

The rocks in the Northern Territories blew me away. When you're travelling, you spend more time in each country than a typical holiday and it's hard to maintain the same level of excitement about every place you visit. But even after a couple of months in Australia, these rocks… Read more of "Australia, you have the best rocks!"

It turns out that it’s not easy to buy a car in two days, especially in a small city. So after a (very boring!) day of calling around every car dealer in the area with no luck, we changed our plan and booked flights straight to Melbourne. We’ll be here for three weeks staying… Read more of "Cycling around Darwin and a change of plan"