Best of 2016 – Photography – Further afield
I took ~10,000 photos overseas this year on my travels to Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, the Galápagos, Georgia, UK and Australia. Here’s a far smaller subset of some of my favourites. All…
Tag: Adelaide to Alice Springs
Sightings between Adelaide and Alice Springs
During nearly two weeks on the road from Adelaide to Alice Springs there were quite a few random sightings not captured in my other posts which might be of interest. You…
Alice Springs street art and lights
Proving that you can find street art pretty much everywhere these days I found a fair amount in Alice Springs. There was one wall in particular that impressed with a…
Alice Springs
Lacking a spring and never visited by the ‘Alice’ it was named after, the idea of Alice Springs is far more romantic than the reality. A typically spread out sort…
Kata Tjuta and the Valley of the Winds
About 25km west of Uluru lies the magnificent many heads of Kata Tjuta, an equally massive but very different rock formation. From a distance at sunrise they appear smooth but…
Uluru
It is rare that a well known sight actually lives up to expectations when you finally visit it, but Uluru is an exception to the rule. It is easy to…
Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park
Kings Canyon is an impressive demonstration of nature in Watarrka National Park, about five hours west of Alice Springs. While in my opinion not a match for the canyons I…
Coober Pedy
The opal mining capital of the world and film location for Mad Max 2 & 3, Pitch Black and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Coober Pedy is a fascinatingly odd…
Quorn, South Australia
Quorn is a small service town for the Northern Flinders Ranges, somewhere you wouldn’t usually spend long in, but it made for a pleasant hour strolling around enjoying some beautiful…
Talc Alf
Talc Alf makes funky sculptures from talc, the rock that is ground up to create talcum powder. A Dutch born artist, he moved to Australia in 1973, and lives near…
Adelaide
I was expecting a bigger version of Christchurch and found a smaller version of Melbourne, complete with giant sports stadiums downtown, a vibrant arts scene, a river side setting, beautiful…
Adelaide to Wilpena Pound and back
Wilpena Pound is one of the wonders of South Australia, a huge natural amphitheatre, with plenty of great day walks offering fabulous views. I’ve covered it in a separate post,…
Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
An 80km wide natural amphitheatre, Wilpena Pound is one of the highlights of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. Five hours drive north of Adelaide, it offers some great day…