In terms of natural places to swim not far from Darwin, Berry Springs tops the list for most well known, and popular. It’s a beautiful ‘river’ with a couple of pools, some rope swings and lots of places to enter and exit the water. We called in on our way from Dundee Beach to Darwin…
In the northern part of Australia, fires are intentionally started on a regular basis, early on in the dry season to reduce the fuels and chances of a big fire. As the sun set on our camp site at Florence Falls in Litchfield National Park on our 3 month trip up north, I commented to…
You’ve probably heard people say skip Kakadu, and do Litchfield instead. Before we arrived at Litchfield, I really, really wanted to be able to leave the national park saying that it was terrible and you shouldn’t waste your time. I wanted to prove the naysayers wrong, and say Kakadu is so much better. You know…
Having grown up in Perth, where the only place you’d see a crocodile is at the zoo, it was very interesting to head to the Kimberley in 2015, and then the Northern Territory and Kimberley in 2018. Heading up on the first trip, I had very little idea about Crocodile safety, and was a little…
We’d planned to visit the Territory Wildlife Park when staying in Darwin; its only about 50km south in Berry Springs, and has pretty good reviews. However, an opportunity presented itself while we were staying at Dundee Beach as there really wasn’t much else for us to do, so we headed in for the day. We…
Way up the top of the Northern Territory lies Kakadu National Park, a dual world heritage site that attracts visitors from all over the planet. It’s full of amazing history, nature and some of the most impressive waterfalls in Australia. One of these is Jim Jim Falls. The drive in is fairly picturesque towards the…
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