http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/australia-travel-blog.html This Australia Travel Blog is all about the Australian Outback. It tells you about the latest additions, news and updates to the Outback Australia Travel Guide. en-us australian outback Sat, 05 May 2012 05:47:38 GMT Sat, 05 May 2012 05:47:38 GMT outback-australia-travel-secrets.com http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-with-camels.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-with-camels.html HOW FAR CAN YOU GO IN A DAY? When Bob Sargeant and his partner Dawn Wiles became fed up with the craziness of modern day living away back in 1987, they Sat, 05 May 2012 05:25:00 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/cameron-corner-store-unwelcomed.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/cameron-corner-store-unwelcomed.html A couple of years ago I posted a story on here about my trip up the Oodnadatta on an XR400. Since then I moved up and got a bigger bike and done a few Sat, 05 May 2012 05:16:10 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/the-passing-tribute.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/the-passing-tribute.html (Has appeared in Top Tourist Caravan Parks Newsletter -Feb 2012) It was the first evening on our first ever visit to the town of Broken Hill while on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:22:49 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-from-melbourne-to-darwin-in-january.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-from-melbourne-to-darwin-in-january.html My husband is being posted to Darwin for work and we have decided to drive there. We are going in January and I know this is the wet season. My question Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:59:30 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/tribute-to-tragedy-on-the-cooper-lake-eyre.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/tribute-to-tragedy-on-the-cooper-lake-eyre.html We are seven tourists who were at Cooper Creek the day the ABC helicopter went down and have written a blog about our travels through the outback and have Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:42:26 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/climbed-uluru-and-loved-it.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/climbed-uluru-and-loved-it.html Let's see, I am an Environmentalist, therefore to me the most precious thing about going anywhere is the impact on the environment. I HAVE been to many Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:33:55 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-1970.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-1970.html I was a boy of 8 when we went to Ayers Rock 40 years ago. There was nothing there but the rock. Of course I climbed it! I will always remember it. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:16:47 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-in-73.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-in-73.html I climbed Ayers Rock in '73'. Back then it was called Ayers Rock and it was a prerequisite of our school to climb. If you didn't climb you would get a Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:15:44 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/back-when-we-knew-no-better.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/back-when-we-knew-no-better.html I first visited Uluru with my parents back in the early 80's, and did the climb. Back then we knew only that the rock had cultural significance to the Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:34:36 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/i-will-be-climbing-ayers-rock.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/i-will-be-climbing-ayers-rock.html I think your writings on Ayers Rock are very one sided. I have spoken to numerous people that have climbed the rock and it is only when the government Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:31:18 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/climb-the-rock.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/climb-the-rock.html I climbed the rock back in 1987 and it was a soulful experience. All Australians have the right to climb and they should. I felt more in tune with our Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:28:16 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/kakaduunplanned-highlight-of-oz.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/kakaduunplanned-highlight-of-oz.html We went on an organized Kakadu tour, camping for 3 nights, that we accidently signed up for, thinking it was a different tour. We aren't campers! My wifes Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:49:50 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/i-climbed-uluru-a-spiritual-experience.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/i-climbed-uluru-a-spiritual-experience.html The way I see it, Uluru was there millions of years before the Aborigines arrived, before the Whites arrived. No one owns the Rock, it belongs to the world, Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:45:13 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/my-grandmothers-sacred-site.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/my-grandmothers-sacred-site.html My grandmother was one of the stolen generation. It was a very important event in her life when she was able to climb Uluru. I was brought up, that it Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:32:40 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/my-country.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/my-country.html I was first drawn to the rock as a 20 year old man. I some how knew that I would always go there. That I would go to the highest point of it. That I Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:07:43 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/northern-territory-during-the-wet-season-well-worth-it.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/northern-territory-during-the-wet-season-well-worth-it.html We recently returned from a trip around the Northern Territory and I thought I would share my story as we were there at the end of the wet season, but Tue, 31 May 2011 12:04:52 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/celebrating-my-40th-year-special.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/celebrating-my-40th-year-special.html I loved Ayers Rock (Uluru). Not only did I choose to climb but I also did the extended helicopter flight over it. Why climb? Uluru has always been Ayers Tue, 31 May 2011 11:57:55 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-is-awesome.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-is-awesome.html For many years I have wanted to visit Ayers Rock, finally I got the chance with my husband and 3 boys. To see it for the first time was just mesmirising, Fri, 13 May 2011 10:35:53 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluruif-i-go-i-will-climb.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluruif-i-go-i-will-climb.html I've read quite a lot about whether and why to climb Urulu or not. There are a lot of reasons why conscientious people decide to climb it and why others Fri, 13 May 2011 10:32:31 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/oodnadatta-track-solo-on-xr400r.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/oodnadatta-track-solo-on-xr400r.html Outback SA, June 2009 My 1570 km gravel surf on a 1998 XR400 (gearing 15/42, 14.4 lt tank, saddle bags and a tunnel bag + 5 lt spare fuel on board) from Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:51:28 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/is-it-right-or-wrong-to-climb-uluru-have-a-think.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/is-it-right-or-wrong-to-climb-uluru-have-a-think.html What is right and what's wrong? Every decent person would know the answer, those who don't, well you might have missed something important in your life. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:17:18 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/down-south-in-wa.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/down-south-in-wa.html This are the lillies down south in Western Australia where the caves are! I think it's around Dunsborough. There are thousands everywhere, yet they pay Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:57:35 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/backpacker-hostels-australia.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/backpacker-hostels-australia.html Independent advice on cheap budget accommodation in Australia: what to expect and how to find and book the best value youth and backpacker hostels in Australia. Sun, 09 Jan 2011 02:39:52 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-overpriced-guilt.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/ayers-rock-overpriced-guilt.html It is my understanding that traditional owners are in possession of both Uluru and the closest resort. Note from B.: The traditional owners don't own Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:48:19 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/dont-ban-the-uluru-climb.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/dont-ban-the-uluru-climb.html I thought long and hard about whether to climb Uluru or not. My husband and I did the walk around first and were very careful not to photograph the sacred Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:52:24 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/i-climbed-uluru-in-1984.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/i-climbed-uluru-in-1984.html I visited Ayers Rock in 1984, before it became a huge visitor centre. There was one hotel, still being finshed off, and contact for bookings was by telegraph. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:44:02 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluru-a-controversial-place.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluru-a-controversial-place.html We only spent one day and half in Uluru area, and even if it was a bit short we really enjoyed it. We didn't climb it, we was hesitating with all the Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:16:28 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/the-uluru-summit-is-fantastic.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/the-uluru-summit-is-fantastic.html Climbing to the top of Ayers Rock was one of the most amazing and profound experiences of my life. It ranks with being on glaciers and active volcanoes. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:01:48 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/around-australia-using-lpg-and-petrol.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/around-australia-using-lpg-and-petrol.html We have a 2004 Prado using both LPG and petrol. We plan to travel Australia for a few years pulling a 21 ft Jayco van. Will I need to carry jerry cans Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:01:27 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/our-french-girls-we-will-miss-you-would-love-to-have-the-opportunity-of-hiring-travellers-again.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/our-french-girls-we-will-miss-you-would-love-to-have-the-opportunity-of-hiring-travellers-again.html I own a pub in Northern NSW and hired two English speaking French girls who applied for a position I had advertised in the local paper. I had always wondered Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:44:35 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/camping-in-nitmiluk.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/camping-in-nitmiluk.html We are going to Katherine Gorge next week, but unfortunately because of the delayed dry season, the overnight canoe trip is off limits. I still want Fri, 28 May 2010 04:09:17 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/one-man-a-four-wheel-drive-and-ten-thousand-kilometres-of-dusty-tracks-and-dirt-roads.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/one-man-a-four-wheel-drive-and-ten-thousand-kilometres-of-dusty-tracks-and-dirt-roads.html Back in 2009 Dutch travel photographer Thijs Heslenfeld contacted me to let me know that his latest photo book is due out soon. Hot - Life in the Australian Sun, 09 May 2010 09:52:19 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/get-wise.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/get-wise.html I have not yet been to Uluru. I went to Australia in January, so in summer, and decided to keep the outback for the next trip in winter. However, what Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:48:18 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/cheap-travel-australia.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/cheap-travel-australia.html Did you know that you can easily get discounts of up to 50 percent on your travel in Australia? And it's easy! You just get yourself the... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:12:30 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-from-east-coast-to-darwin.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-from-east-coast-to-darwin.html We are looking to travel from Sydney to Cairns, down to Mt. Isa via Atherton over a period of approx 2 months, leaving Sydney in early March. We are Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:24:08 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/jet-lag-remedies.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/jet-lag-remedies.html I had nearly given up, but after 15 years of trial and error, I finally found a totally natural jet lag remedy that actually works... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:38:58 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/driving-around-australia.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/driving-around-australia.html I am currently in Perth. I plan to leave Perth, drive the west coast to Darwin, over to Cairns then down to Brisbane, Sydney over to Ayers Rock and Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:11:03 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/central-australia-in-decemberjanuary.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/central-australia-in-decemberjanuary.html My family and I are planning to visit Central Australia some time in December and January. But I worry about the temperature. Is it really very hot Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:01:48 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/kings-canyon-to-alice-via-mereenie-loop.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/kings-canyon-to-alice-via-mereenie-loop.html Hello, just thought I'd share our trip report on the Mereenie Loop Road from Kings Canyon to Alice Springs for other travellers. Firstly there are Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:44:52 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/camping-in-kakadu-during-the-wet-season.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/camping-in-kakadu-during-the-wet-season.html I am going (with my boyfriend) to be in Kakadu around the 5 December. We wanted to camp because everything is so expensive but you seem to say that it Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:28:58 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/is-the-outback-moving-to-sydney.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/is-the-outback-moving-to-sydney.html What goes through your mind when you wake up in the morning and see a thick orange cloth hanging outside the window of your bedroom? First you pinch Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:51:09 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/on-the-way-to-alice-springs.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/on-the-way-to-alice-springs.html My mother and I took a bus tour through Australia's Outback in 1980 to experience the various places, see Ayers Rock and the Olgas. There were hardly Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:58:26 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/happy-to-have-climbed-uluru.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/happy-to-have-climbed-uluru.html Ever since I translated a story about an illegal climb of Uluru via Ngaltawata in 1976 - I think - for a mountaineering stories anthology, I wanted to Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:42:40 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/spiritual-magical-uluru.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/spiritual-magical-uluru.html A few years ago, I went to Uluru. I was on a very low budget, but I went there, thinking the climb was closed a decade or two before. I was surprised Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:13:27 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluru-frequently-unanswered-questions.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluru-frequently-unanswered-questions.html Beauty, bans, fines, nonsense & superstition... National or Aboriginal park? Aboriginal culture – the invisible side.... Is it really worth a visit? Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:18:02 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/booking-flight-before-applying-for-working-holiday-visa.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/booking-flight-before-applying-for-working-holiday-visa.html In your Working Holiday Visa description it says that You must not make arrangements to travel to Australia until you are advised that your visa has Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:15:16 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluru-climb-or-not.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/uluru-climb-or-not.html No, I would't march into a Buddhist temple in shorts and hiking boots because the monks hadn't pressured me not to. But I certainly would do so Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:07:30 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/the-best-way-to-do-the-big-red-centre-three.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/the-best-way-to-do-the-big-red-centre-three.html Hi. I'm trying to work out the best way of planning a trip to Kings Canyon and Uluru from Alice Springs . We fly in from Darwin on 16th Sept Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:23:52 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-from-perth-up-the-west-coast-to-darwin-via-broome.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/travelling-from-perth-up-the-west-coast-to-darwin-via-broome.html I am planning on leaving Perth in the next 2 weeks and would like to get to Darwin then over to Cairns. I want to go to all of the places in have seen Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:14:01 GMT http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/working-in-australia-without-visa.html http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/working-in-australia-without-visa.html I'm planning on going to Oz with a friend who will have a working holiday visa but I won't as I've already done that during 1999 / 2000. How easy / Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:58:48 GMT