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Tag: Australia

West Coast Plants

I didn’t venture far from the coast while in Western Australia leaving me loads to explore next time I visit … More

Australia, boab tree, botanical garden, Perth, travel, war memorial, Western Australia

Freeo

Having arrived on the West Coast of Australia a friend who lives in Perth showed me around one of the … More

Australia, Freemantle, Freeo, railway tracks, Roundhouse, seascapes, seaside, tram, travel, Western Australia

All the way to the West

We rejoined the Indian Pacific after passing this hotel, a location some of you may recognise as a location in … More

Australia, Barossa Valley, Broken Hill, Cook, desert, Great Southern Railways, Indian Pacific, travel, travel beyond, viewfromatrain, Western Australia

Broken Hill

Our first stop on passing through the Blue Mountains was Broken Hill. We arrived early in the morning and I … More

Australia, Australian bush, Broken Hill, desert, Public art, sculpture, sunrise, travel

Leaving the Pacific Ocean

My departure from Sydney was on the Indian Pacific, which fortunately doesn’t change its name when it travels from the … More

Australia, Blue Mountains, Great Southern Railways, Indian Pacific, travel, viewfromatrain

The wine…

Of course I couldn’t spend time in New South Wales without venturing into wine country. I’m no wine critic, so … More

Australia, Ernest Hill Estate, Hunter Valley, Leogate Estate, travel, vineyard, Wine

Training to NSW

True to form, I left Victoria on a train, taking the XPT to Sydney. I had been warned by a … More

Australia, countryside, New South Wales, travel, Victoria, viewfromatrain, XPT

Maits Rest

When our guide had been talking about this stop along the Great Ocean Road I thought it was named after … More

Australia, Great Ocean Raod, Great Otway National Park, rainforest, travel, trees, Victoria

Wrecking ships

The next stop along the journey was Loch Ard Gorge, named after the ship which was wrecked here. The entrance … More

Australia, coastline, Great Ocean Road, Loch Ard Gorge, sandstone, seascapes, ship wreck, travel, Victoria

Fewer Apostles

Philip Island is to the south of Melbourne, to its west is the Great Ocean Road. There are a number … More

12 Apostles, Australia, beaches, Great Ocean Road, ocean, Pacific, sea, travel, Victoria

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