Posted in camping, rural nsw, travel, Travel tips, tagged ABC, ABC radio, camping, camping tips, outback travel on April 5, 2013| 2 Comments »
On my last outback trip to Broken Hill I was lucky enough to be interviewed by ABC rural radio. Here’s the link to the story. Whiel this was done a while ago, it’s the first time I’ve heard it.
I hope you enjoy it!
City girls turn to twitter for help on road trip by Cherie McDonald
Posted in The outback, travel, Travel tips, tagged 4WD, Australia, camping, off the beaten track, outback travel, travel tips on March 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I did an interview with ABC radio while I was in Broken Hill on my last trip. They asked me what advice I’d give to other women wanting to travel through the outback. My response at the time was “go for it”. While this still stands, following are the top tips for new travellers based on my own experience:
Posted in rural nsw, travel, Two sheilas in a ute, tagged birds, camping, cockatoos, galahs, kangaroo, kookaburra, noise, possum, tree change on February 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
If you’re thinking of moving to the country for the peace and quiet – don’t. You have no idea how noisy it is out here.
Out here in the middle of nowhere I wake up around 2-3am. And then it starts. I hear noises.
Posted in camping, photos, rural nsw, The outback, travel, Two sheilas in a ute, tagged billabong, camping, Darling River, emu, kangaroo, Menindee, sunrise, sunset on February 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Finally, we’ve set up camp on the Darling River in Kinchega National Park. There’s not another soul around and I can hear the river calling me for a swim. Menindee Lake is behind us, and in an hour or so the sun will go down and it will be time to photograph one of those famous sunsets over the Lake.
That was my impression yesterday – and it hasn’t changed. We’re still here. After a week of camp, pack up and move, camp, sightsee, move, etc we decided to have a lazy day by the Darling.
Posted in photos, rural nsw, travel, Two sheilas in a ute, tagged ants, Australia, Australian bush, camping, cockatoos, fishing, gums, Macquarie River, sunset on February 5, 2013| 1 Comment »
We’re back on the Macquarie, camped a few kilometres outside Warren. It must be the Macquarie because there’s water in it, though not nearly as much as there was only recently. The banks are still muddy up to a metre and a half above the current water level. And it’s lined with gum trees, and birds.
A beautiful place to stop and camp.
Except for all those ants – is there 4 square metres of Australian bush that isn’t covered with ants? Even the ash in the old campfire site has ants all over, around and through it. But we set up anyway.
Posted in camping, rural nsw, travel, tagged Booligal, Broken Hill, bushfiresm photography, camping, Cobar, Coonabarabran, Forbes, Lachlan River, Menindee, Nyngan, Orange, outback, travel, Warrambungles on January 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I’m off on my great adventure tomorrow, and I can’t wait.
Everything is prepared (almost), so it’s just a matter of packing the car. I’m very nervous – this is my first big trip away without Doc, so I hope I know what to do. It’s also my first time away with a girlfriend who isn’t a camper. The two of us trying to put up a tent each night should keep the countryside amused for days!
For me this is a working trip. I’m off to take photos of the outback, country spaces and country life. There’s a big photo competition coming up I want to enter, and I want some photos to sell (as well as selling some while I’m away).
Posted in camping, sex, travel, tagged camping, candlit dinner, Cape York, open fire, romance, roof top tent, sexy, stars, swag on January 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Poor Tanveer Ahmed. Fancy having to listen to the sounds of rain on the roof while you’re wrapped up snug in your sleeping bag, or hear the kookaburras laughingly greet the day uninterrupted by the sounds of traffic thundering past your bedroom window.
Sorry, but I really can’t raise any sympathy. It seems to me like Ahmed went camping with the sole purpose of finding out how bad it was, and didn’t leave open the option that it might in fact be enjoyable. Maybe all those grey nomads, young families, adventurers and thousands of others can see something in it that Ahmed missed.
Posted in camping, travel, Travel tips, tagged annual holidays, camping, canning stock route, Cape York, empty nesters, grey nomads, simpson desert, travel, travel tips on October 18, 2011| 1 Comment »
Doc and I are planning our next trip away. Now when I say “planning”, I mean we’re at the stage of deciding where we want to go.
The only thing we know for sure is that it will be a 4WD trip somewhere in Australia.
I’m happy to go anywhere. But before we become grey nomads and want to tow a van with a comfortable bed, we want to go to some more places that are real 4WD experiences. Somewhere like the Canning Stock Route, the Simpson Desert, or the Bulman Track.
To help us make up our minds, we’ve looked at 4WD and travel magazines, and talked to people we know who travel a lot. And one thing that really strikes me is that there is a disconnect between 4WD magazines and websites which are overwhelmingly aimed at young males, and the people who actually go 4WDing.
Posted in camping, photos, travel, Travel tips, tagged 4WD, camping, Cape York, caravaning, holidays, romance, sunsets, travel on October 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Old Telegraph Track on Cape York, Queensland, Australia is not only a 4WDing mecca, it is one of the most beautiful and romantic places you can visit.
Its remoteness means it’s never too crowded, and the crystal clear creeks and rugged driving make travelling 25km a good day!
Our tent after a windy night on Lake Cargelligo
Photos and stories about travel and life in Australia 