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Dust, Drought and Distance – South Australian Outback

November 18, 2019

By Marion Halliday – South Australia isn’t called the driest state of the driest continent on earth for nothing. But just because a lot of South Australia’s 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 miles²) is outback and desert country doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see and do [MORE...]

Cruising with Crocodiles in Australia

June 24, 2019

By Marion Halliday – Half an hour into the Victoria River cruise and I’d already seen more crocodiles than I’d previously seen in my whole life. Three hours later and I was in serious danger of contracting the little-known crocodile overload syndrome. There is a reason the Victoria River, flowing through the heart of the Northern Territory, is known as Australia’s wildest [MORE...]

Australia’s Lord Howe Island

November 1, 2018

By Marion Halliday.  As the plane banked and descended through the last thin clouds, the island emerged. A multi-hued green jewel of an island, set in the glittering blues of the surrounding sea. Lord Howe Island was looking a lot like paradise!  Now all we had to do was [MORE...]

Ozzie Loos – The Australian Amenities Adventure Tour

July 1, 2018

Ozzie Loos - The Australian Amenities Adventure Tour written by Marion Halliday (Red Nomad OZ) an author, blogger and Aussie traveller who loves discovering nature-based attractions and activities – and scenic loos – all over Australia. Her Aussie travel expertise, photography and the storytelling skills she developed in corporate life come together in her Aussie travel blog where the highlights (and lowlights) of her many years of downunder travel provide inspiration for other Aussie explorers. [MORE...]