Murray River at Wentworth

From outback Broken Hill to cosmopolitan Sydney

July 3rd 2008
May 26 - a warm sunny 25 degree day - we were on the road by 8, a big drive ahead of us - Wilpena Pound to Broken Hill, 450+ kms. Stopped at Peterborough to visit Steamworld. Prior to standard gauge rail, there were different size rail tracks in each state of Australia, and Peterborough, being central to 3 states, has a turntable with 3 different size gauges (fascinating stuff for train buffs!) ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Kate and Brian Lang

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We travelled around Australia in 2008 in a 4WD and caravan, a wonderful trip over 11 months and 50,000 km! In 2013 we embarked on another adventure, travelling through Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Turkey, Greece, Croatia, then whipped through central Europe to the UK and Ireland, a trip of 6 months. ( still some chapters to write up 2 years on). Not sure what is next..... 2015. What came next was a 3 month trip to the UK, with the main goal being to walk 300 km across England on Wainwrights Coast to Coast route! Highlights were the walk, a visit to Jersey and a week in Russia. Am working on co... full info

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