A view sought after by many visitors to Uluru who then encounter the ethical dilemma which follows, climb and fulfill a lifelong dream or respect the wishes of the traditional owners and stay off the rock. In 1985 the Australian government gave title back to the traditional owners of the region and negotiated a 99 […]
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Desert Beauty
One of the most prolific travelers on the planet is the Wanderer or Monarch Butterfly, (Danaus plexippus), and so I was not surprised to find this beautiful creature as we walked around the base of Uluru. Here a wanderer rests on the damp earth from the recent rain drinking from the minute amounts of water […]
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Coober Pedy in outback South Australia is a very strange place and that strangeness begins in the desert landscape well before you arrive. Like some alien landscape the white and brown cones of unearthed soil, the dumped mullock heaps of opal mining, dot the landscape. Each little mound tells of an abandoned search into the […]
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Arguably sunset on Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock) is Australia’s most famous, most iconic and most photographed event. When I finally got to experience this for myself, watching the colours changing as the sun fell in the west, I felt intimidated by every image I had ever seen and if I could capture even a glimpse […]
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The coolest icecream I have even experienced was created in front of my very own eyes at N2 on Dixon Street in Sydney. Step one create the mix. Step two start blending. Step three pour in a jug of liquid nitrogen. Step four enjoy the show. Step enjoy the icecream. I never knew that icecream […]
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