Finally, after 4 days on the train I arrived in Adelaide. I was welcomed at the station by a friend…
Back to the desert
Apologies for the brief interruption of my Australian travels, let me take you back to the opal filled desert around…
Freezing France
Just a short note to say that last week I ticked France off my list of EU countries to visit…
St Elijahs Serbian Orthodox Church
This is not a dash back to Europe again, rather these are pictures I took at the stunning church built…
Opals – lucky stones?
The next day the Ghan pulled up at the Maguri Railway Station: It has a sign and a concrete block…
Desert Walk
The third and final walk on this excursion was the one which made it the one requiring some fitness. The…
Simpson Gap
Nobody knows who Simpson was. This gap in the hills was first named Simson’s Gap on a map made in…
A bit of Bohemia
I’m interrupting the October tales of my trip down-under to tell you about a quick train trip round Europe last…
Ghostly Gum
After a pleasant dinner and good night’s sleep on the Ghan, we arrived in Alice Springs the next morning. Once…
Nitmiluk Gorges
At Katherine the train stopped and we went on our first excursion of the trip. I had chosen the 2…
