The last time I caught the XPT was probably in the mid-1980s. The XPT, by the way, is the "express train" between Brisbane and Sydney. And when I say "express train", I don't mean Chinese style/speed trains.… Read the rest
Tag: Travel
Travel is one of my all-time favourite things. From my days as a child, I loved going to visit family in Brisbane. I did my first overseas trip at 17. I love nothing more than catching a plane/train somewhere, and discovering what else the world has to offer.
"It would be genuinely ironic if we stopped to take a photograph of the sign and a coconut dropped on our heads", I said to one of my fellow travellers. Though I've been to Darwin many times I've never been to Bathurst or Melville Islands before, which are located about two and a half hours … Continue reading Tiwi Tour
… Read the restWhen I asked recently on Facebook for some travel tips/suggestions for my trip to Darwin, a colleague suggested the "jumping crocodile" tours. This implies something very "touristy", but my response to such dismissal is always, "It's okay, I don't mind, I'm a tourist".… Read the rest