Category Archives: Australia

United Kingdom, Hastings, 31 July – 09 August 2022

Veghel to Hastings – this time I took into account getting through Antwerp and travelled on a Sunday when there are no trucks on the road. Cold and windy ride with the occasional drizzle, arrived early at Calais and was … Continue reading

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Spain, Santiago de Compostela, 05 – 06 June 2022

Porto to Santiago de Compostela short ride all on the freeway 4 toll stops €22.35 for 233kms in 2:22hrs. A bus ticket for the same journey only costs €20 and you don’t have to pay for your own fuel hahaha. … Continue reading

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Spain, Merida, 29 – 31 May 2022

Sevilla to Merida an uneventful ride on the freeway in cool weather, 187kms in 2:05hrs. Once you get to the first Attraction you can buy a ticket for 16 Euro that will get you into a total of 8 places … Continue reading

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Australia, Darwin, Kununurra, Willare RH, Port Hedland, Carnarvon, Perth, 21 – 31 August 2021

To cut a long story short, I got to Darwin and 2 days later received a message from the Western Australia Police that the quarantine requirements for entry from the Northern Territory had been lifted. Therefore I could enter the … Continue reading

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Australia, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Dunmarra, Manbulloo, 04 – 20 August 2021

From Mungerannie I continued on the Birdsville Track South to Marree and then turned onto the Oodnadatta Track heading North-West to William Creek. I filled up at William Creek and turned East onto the William Creek Road which goes through … Continue reading

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Australia, Simpson Desert Crossing, 01 – 03 July 2021

Simpson Desert – I went around this desert on the Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks in 2006 on my bike. The desert requires that you carry your own food, water and fuel and I could not do this on a bike … Continue reading

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Australia, Uluru and Kata Juta 30 – 31 July 2021

Uluru and Kata Juta once upon a time known as Ayers Rock and The Olgas. This is my third visit here (2001, 2006, 2021) and each time it becomes more of a circus hahaha. Uluru and Purnululu (Bungle Bungles) are … Continue reading

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Australia, Kings Canyon, 28 – 29 July 2021

Alice Springs to Kings Canyon via the Meerenie Loop road. This road passes through Aboriginal land therefore you must get a permit from the Alice Springs Visitors Centre for $5. I made a short detour to see the Gosse Bluff … Continue reading

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Australia, Daly River Pub, Devils Marbles, Alice Springs, 24 – 27 July 2021

21,055 kms so far From Jabiru I drove South to the Daly River Pub in the middle of nowhere on the Stuart Highway. The Pub itself is the attraction being decorated with all kinds of rubbish and is considered a … Continue reading

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Australia, Litchfield and Kakadu National Parks, 20 – 23 July 2021

Litchfield National Park is just over an hours drive from Darwin and has some small waterfalls and swimming holes. The most interesting thing I saw were the Magnetic Termite Mounds, they are flat and oriented North South so they receive … Continue reading

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