Cooper Creek, Outback Australia (An oasis in a barren land)
The Cooper Creek winds its way through the Australian Outback after the rains from Northern Australia swell the creeks and river systems and move slowly down into the wonderful area they call the...
View ArticleDate Palms in the Australian Outback (Dalhousie Ruins)
It is not unusal to find date palms in the remote Australian Outback, particularly in the centre of Australia. Often planted by Afghan Camel Traders. The Australian Outback…If you can survive the...
View ArticleCox’s River (Out and About in the Australian Bush)
I could never tire of this part of the Blue Mountains. This section is on the six-foot walking track, which winds its way from Katoomba to the Jenolan Caves. I often do the 45 kilometre walk in a day,...
View ArticleBoar’s Head, Blue Mountains (And a dope on a rope)
Boar’s Head is a beautiful part of the Blue Mountains situated very close to the villages of Katoomba and Leura. And only a two-hour drive to the west of Sydney… You can abseil about 150 metres towards...
View ArticleParkour for Agility and Fitness (If you’re game enough)
Exercise forms part of the daily routine of a large part of the population and it can take many forms. Keeping it interesting, fun, and relevant is the challenge for most of us… In our household, TomO...
View ArticleRugged Beauty – In the Australian Bush
Far North-Queensland, my backyard when I was growing up… And strewth, not another soul in sight… ps: I never grew up photo: Janet O’Malley Filed under: Travel Tagged: adventure, adventure travel,...
View ArticleCrikey – Where’s the snooze button (Turn that bloody thing off!)
There is a lot to like about our island continent, Australia. Our unique wildlife, kangaroos bounding across wide open plains, koalas sleeping in a lonely gum tree, and even a crocodile here and there…...
View ArticleDig a hole and bury me (It doesn’t get any better than this!)
It is always with great anticipation heading down the driveway, waving good-bye to the urban surrounds we are so familiar with, but long to escape, steering “The Landy” towards the bush, the outback...
View ArticleTalk about Dinky-Di Aussie (Uniquely Australian)
This is a scene you will not see anywhere else in the world… Outback Australia, you’ve gotta love it, hey! photo: Baz – The Landy (Trilby Station, Australia) Filed under: Travel Tagged: adventure,...
View ArticleBroken Down – In the Australian Outback
Broken Down – In the Australian Outback. Trilby Station, by the banks of the Darling River… photo: Baz, The Landy Filed under: Travel Tagged: adventure, adventure travel, Australia, Australian Outback,...
View ArticleThe Waddi Tree (Unique and very ancient)
The Waddi Tree (Acacia Peuce) is a rare and ancient species and is only found in small pockets in Australia near Alice Springs, Central Australia, and in far Western Queensland on the fringes of the...
View ArticleThe Billabong (Outback Australia)
The Billabong, Trilby Station on the Darling River, Outback Australia… Photo: Baz, The Landy Filed under: Travel Tagged: adventure, adventure travel, Australia, Australian Outback, Billabong, camping,...
View ArticleAn Oasis (In the Australian Outback)
When traversing the harsh and barren landscape of the Australian Outback, Australia’s indigenous aboriginals used mound springs for their water supply. This one was photographed near Coward Springs,...
View ArticleDelicate Flowers (In a harsh land)
Janet, my partner, is a lover of Australian Wildflowers and spends countless hours in the Australian Bush, observing, photographing… The Australian Outback, you’ve got to love it! Photo: Janet O’Malley...
View ArticleCrikey – Talking about Neighbour’s (Don’t mess with this bloke)
Ever had a next door neighbour that you wish would just go away? You’ll know the ones I’m talking about, loud, unruly, parties until all hours, beer bottles chiming to the sounds of cheers! Mind you,...
View ArticleJust Nosing Around (An Echinda)
We came across this little bloke today, an Echidna, whilst Out and About touring country New South Wales… I tell you what, let’s just call him spike! Crikey, nature, you’ve got to love it hey… Photo:...
View ArticleYou’re doing what? (Seriously)
Crikey TomO, how do you do that, you know, levitate! He’s only been a teenager for a couple of months, and already he’s messing with our heads! If only he tidied his room with the same energy…...
View ArticleThe Australian Dingo (In the outback)
The Australian Dingo, at home in the Australian Outback… Aren’t they such a beautiful animal! We took this photograph in the Channel Country, far Western Queensland. You’ve just got to love the...
View ArticleOutback Australia (Mutawintji National Park)
Have you ever wondered what it is like to stay in an underground motel, a room dug into a side of a hill? Tonight our accommodation is the Underground Motel at White Cliffs in far-western New South...
View ArticleThe Jungles of Papua New Guinea (The Kokoda Track)
Isurava Village, situated along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. I am making plans to head back into the Papuan New Guinean jungle in April next year to walk the Black Cat Track. I tried to get...
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