Melbourne - Australia After two weeks at home, I boarded the train to London with my bags packed ready to travel to four major cities in four countries across three continents in seven days. I automatically wanted to sigh and think ‘here we go again’, but really what’s the point? It’s who I am, and …
Fremantle - Australia I felt like a new man waking from an eight-hour coma in a bed which was spacious, didn’t move around, was in large room, and didn’t have a train manager informing me over an intercom that breakfast was being served in the dining car. I said previously that the Indian Pacific had …
Sydney to Perth - Australia I like a treat but sometimes I don’t know what to do when I get one. The Indian Pacific was a prime example of this. A train journey travelling between Sydney and Perth taking three days and nights with two locomotives clocking up 4,352 kilometres at a maximum speed of …
Sydney & Brisbane -Australia The view from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is quite spectacular and so it should be after having to go through all the faff to get there. Breathalysers, the removal of everything except your pants, hankies and caps clipped to your overalls like a toddler, metal detectors, pat downs, …
The Kimberly - Australia The wind moves in packs. It can be heard in the near distance yet the trees and bush in the immediate vicinity remain unmoved. Sometimes a gust bolts past near to one side of the tent but the opposing side remains eerily quiet. This was a feature throughout our time in …
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