Michele Payne

The colours of Ningaloo Reef defy description. From the moment you gaze on its myriad tones of blue you want nothing else but to immerse yourself in its warm waters. Exmouth is the only township with access to the northern parts of the reef and its prosperity depends on such a fortuitous location. For us there was a sense of anticipation as we drove towards this small seaside town, having endured ten long weeks without access to crocodile free salt waters. We'd booked a campsite at Cape...

Expansive view of Dales Gorge at Karijini National Park The road from Broome to Karijini National Park is 1,000 kms of monotonous driving, punctuated only by the massive industrial exclamation mark of Port Hedland. The landscape after Broome changes quickly with the sharp edged, red cliffs of the Kimberley being left far behind to the northeast. The remaining journey south is flat and uninteresting until the rounded, purple red domes of the Pilbara finally erupt across the horizon. This is...

Dear friends and family, what a wonderful time we're having! The trip to date has been even better than anticipated with not only incredible scenery, fantastic walks and interesting places but also the blessing of chance encounters with authentic, fascinating Australian characters - both indigenous and caucasian, who've either made us laugh, become inspired or brought us close to tears. We've managed to largely avoid the more gross tourist traps and instead found good, upmarket roadhouses,...