September 2011
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Backpacker Australia vs. Real Australia
The last few weeks while I stayed in a backpacker hostel I noticed how much different my views of Australia are today, compared to my views in 2008 and compared to those of other backpackers today. When I say backpacker, I mean foreign Working Holiday makers and other short-term visitors.
There are so many backpackers who only travel between the big cities, preferably by plane. When I came to...
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At Katherine Gorge
This morning I left Darwin and jumped on the early Greyhound bus to Katherine. Timing couldn’t have been better because for the first time since I returned to Darwin five weeks ago, it rained.
After a good three hours I was in Katherine. It was incredibly hot there, even at 11 in the morning. The bus stop was right across the street from the Katherine Visitors Centre, which was excellent...
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Going hiking on the Jatbula Trail
I’m still in Darwin, working on my tan and I’m actually fairly busy with work for some exciting online projects at the moment, but I decided to take a break from the computer and go back to Katherine on Thursday, where I will walk the 58km Jatbula Trail in Nitmiluk National Park before they close it for the wet season starting October.
The Jatbula Trail is a wonderful 4-7 day trail...
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