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ExplorOz Podcast Ep 11: Crossing the Nullarbor - Perth to Sydney: Travelling around Australia 2024

ExplorOz - David & Michelle — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we dive into the first stage of our year-long journey around Australia. We discuss our transition from a three-month trial to a full-scale expedition, highlighting the essential lessons learned about communication, gear upgrades, and balancing adventure with comfort....

The ExplorOz Podcast Trailer Is Live!

ExplorOz - David & Michelle — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 02:27:00 GMT

Hi everyone, We can hardly contain our excitement. The "ExplorOz: Australian Offroad Adventures and Mapping" podcast trailer is now live, and the insight into the podcast is waiting for you. Enjoy the 60 second trailer and have a read of the article here to learn about the podcast and prepare ...

Our Big Trip 2023 - Scone to Kimba, SA

Christopher W3 — Thu, 25 May 2023 06:36:00 GMT

I have decided to again run a blog while we are away on our next big adventure. This trip is one that we have planned to do each of the last 4 years, but with covid and weather has been put off each year until now. The aim is to once again head over to WA,...

Binns Track - June/July 2022

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:52:00 GMT

Over the years we have travelled various sections of Binns Track, but never done it in its entirety, so with no set time frame, Fiona and I decided to do the full drive and finally get the drive completed in one hit....

Glendambo Floodwaters brings new life to the Desert.

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:52:00 GMT

In late January 2022, many locations across Outback South Australia received torrential rainfall as remnants of ex Tropical Cyclone Tiffany. A number of locations received hundreds of millimetres of rain and it was claims it was a once in 200 year event....

Discovering Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park - Information and Video clips 2007 -2018

MickO — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 03:06:00 GMT

At 1,283,706 hectares (12837 square km), the Karlamilyi (previously Rudall River) National Park is the largest national park in Western Australia and one of the largest in the world. It is more than two-and-a-half times a large as the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. As well as being so vast,...

Death Rock and Kanyaka Waterhole

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:14:00 GMT

Many people visit the historic Kanyaka ruins situated between Quorn and Hawker, but how many visit Death Rock and the Kanyaka Waterhole? You can get to Death Rock two ways, near the Wirreanda Creek there is a bush track, or you can walk there from the Kanyaka Ruins....

Flinders Ranges Lime Kilns

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 08:23:00 GMT

The Flinders Ranges is well known for its rugged beauty, and the many old stone ruins that can be found all throughout the area. Have you ever wondered how they were made over 100 years ago without modern day cement, and why so many are still standing today....

Murray River Locks, Weirs and Barrages

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 04:51:00 GMT

The Murray - Darling catchment area in Australia covers the Murray and Darling Rivers systems and all their tributaries that extends from Queensland, most of inland New South Wales and all the way through South Australia. All this water after travelling many thousands of kilometres,...

The Old Coach Road - Chowilla Game Reserve

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 04:32:00 GMT

If there is one drive that is so special to us when we are in the Riverland, a drive we have done countless times over the years, it’s the Old Coach Road through the Chowilla Game Reserve, north of Renmark off of the main Wentworth Road....