Have you seen the Australian horror movie, ‘Wolf Creek’? I haven’t. I’ve avoided it, not just because horror movies aren’t my thing, but because of a conversation I had with a friend when Al and I were planning our Australian adventure. Me: We’ve decided to take a year off to travel around Australia. We’re so excited! Her: Where exactly … Continue reading The Scorching Skies Above Us
Author: Tanya
Fairy Tale of Wimmera
Just beyond the shadows of the Grampian mountains, among the dusty plains of the Wimmera, there’s a little wooden shack that has a heart and a soul. It was built by a local farmer, Graham, from timbers that he rescued from old tumbledown farm buildings, and furnished and decorated by his wife Buffy, and their … Continue reading Fairy Tale of Wimmera
Quirky, Funky, Arty Tassie
When it comes to finding places to stay on our travels, there’s only one thing that beats showing up to find the place we’ve booked is a beautifully feathered nest. It’s turning up to discover that our host is a famous artist. That’s what happened when we arrived in the village of Franklin in Southern … Continue reading Quirky, Funky, Arty Tassie
Tasmania’s Adorables
Newsflash: Tasmania has nearly all of Australia’s most adorable animals, concentrated in one small island state! What’s more, they’re cuddle-sized, non-poisonous, and they’re not out to kill you. That last bit might sound a bit extreme if you haven’t been travelling in the Aussie outback for the past six months. Believe me, a lot of Australian … Continue reading Tasmania’s Adorables
Bay of Fires
"Bay of Fires" Once upon a pristine beach Of dolphin swell and pearly sand, We splashed, barefoot, through crystal pools Of fossil-peppered, surf-hewn rocks, A tidal gift of ancient land. Bright waters - sapphire, turquoise, jade, Fade to aqua-mirrored sheen, Recede in arcs of glistening foam, And spiral shells, and fizzing stones. A rhythmic, iridescent … Continue reading Bay of Fires
Racing to the Edge of the World
It's true, I've been worrying a lot lately about the catastrophe that is Donald Trump. But you might be relieved to learn that this isn't a 'Survivalist' Trumpocalypse rant or a rewrite of "On the Beach". This is a story about time and how travelling makes me more conscious of how little of it we … Continue reading Racing to the Edge of the World
Creature Comforts on the Farm
When you’ve given up your house, put nearly all your worldly possessions in storage, and you’re on the road for a year with just an old Land Rover and a tent to call home, you miss your creature comforts. And if you’re crazy enough to be travelling with your adored and spoiled dogs, you notice … Continue reading Creature Comforts on the Farm
Stalking the Light in Faraway Monaro
One of the things I’m discovering on our Australian adventure is that travel photography can be risky - in unexpected ways and in seemingly tame locations. I’ve known for a while that intrepid photographers can come unstuck in their quest for the ultimate, jaw-dropping shot, by getting too caught up in the moment and not … Continue reading Stalking the Light in Faraway Monaro
Treetops and Cloudscapes of New South Wales
...and down by Kosciusko, where the pine-clad ridges raise Their torn and rugged battlements on high, Where the air is clear as crystal, and the white stars fairly blaze At midnight in the cold and frosty sky, And where around The Overflow the reed beds sweep and sway To the breezes, and the rolling plains … Continue reading Treetops and Cloudscapes of New South Wales
Byron Bay: Cheer Up, Slow Down, Chill Out
There’s something in the water in Byron Bay. No, really, there’s something in the water in Byron Bay, and I think it’s the psychoactive chemicals left by the thousands of hippies who have been coming here since the early 1970s. They’re still coming, trundling down the Pacific Highway in their psychedelic campervans, stuffed with surfboards, … Continue reading Byron Bay: Cheer Up, Slow Down, Chill Out
Four Corners Australia 