If I gave you a Compass (Which way would you head?)

Landy

Flinders ranges and the Simpson desert
Going there again next week solo and cant wait.
High credits to the Alpine region as well......where do I stop.

Cheers

From Melbourne, I'd head anywhere in the 90 degree arc between West and North. The wide brown (desert) parts of Oz for me my friend.

Cheers Mick

For us the biggest attraction now is the deserts. We haven't been to every part of the other as yet, but have been to the most iconic parts of them. Lovely sitting on top of Mt Canobolis in spring with the valleys still full of mist. I could go on but back to the topic.

Now in our "quiter" years we like the solitude, honesty and beauty of the red sand and company of the gentle and quiet nocturnal animals of the remote desert areas. The Madigan Line solo trip is next, I hope - God, doctors and pets permitting.

So I guess out of the Landy's selections it is the Deserts.

I've travelled the mainland extensively (but have left some for later too), but right now I'm considering invading a little island to the south of Melbourne, with my backpack.

The high country , where there are mountain peak to get to, rivers to cross, tracks to conquer and trees to move.

Alpine and Tassie. Saw snow for the first time last year and I want more. Lived and worked top end, cape, gulf. Done a bit of desert stuff. Time for some greenery and mud.

Spent my younger days on the edge of the Little Desert at Winiam, then my formative years on the edge of the High Country in Alexandra.
Latter life in Darwin and Cairns and a stint OS.

Still like the desert, love the High Country and try and spend part of each year in both. This year back to the Gibson and Great Victoria Desert, to where we left off last year.

The Deserts for me, The Kimberley's would be my second pick

Nothing beats the Kimberley region for me. Even just the drive North from Halls Creek to Kununurra along the GNH is a drive I still regard as the most stunningly beautiful drive in the country.

These days the thought of the Overland Track multi-day hike in Tasmania is very appealing and it's on my 50th birthday bucket-list. Tassie offers so much to the outdoors enthusiast - a 4WD is just the means to get to some of the remote places and enjoy the wilderness camping, hiking and scenery and the whole state seems to embrace self-drive travellers and their needs.

Baz, I dunno, but you may have it all wrong.

Personally I love the High Country in Vic and have been fortunate enough to do a few trips across the Simpson, Kimberly, and of course the wonderful deserts of SA. I used to think the High country was the Mecca and all else paled in comparison. I used to laugh at some South Australian mates. But now their desert keeps calling me back. The more isolated the better. ( yeah I'm getting old)

BUT hang on. I love travelling internationally too. Like totally overcrowded Shinjuku in Tokyo and Times Square in HK. I love wandering around Mong Kok in Hong Kong were the population wouldn't even fit on the ground if everyone came out of their apartments at the same time.

And I love sitting at home doing nothing, especially after all the bloody hassles of travel. The bloody dust everywhere, the F.... airports and hotels of international travel. Errgh. But then I love the planning for the next trip.

But a couple of years back I made a mad dash to Lake Eyre at the end of January. No planning, no consideration of the temperature, but I promised my kid that I would take him to see the lake with water in it one day. Bugger me there was a report on ABC news a week or so later that said that we were heading for an El nino and Lake Eyre may not fill again for 15 or 20 years. "Dad you may be dead by then, and you promised" Gawd.

Ok Lets go.

Well we rolled in Kings Canyon, Coober Pedy and Ayres Rock. And it rained at the rock. It turned out to be one of the best holidays I have ever had.

I know I'm getting philosophical, but I'm beginning to think that the location doesn't matter. It's a set of places, experiences memories and adventure.

Keep looking forward is my guide.

Well Baz, with the average temp for March here being 40 plus deg, then I'd say Macquarrie Island might be my pick!!! :-)

However, once I become rational again, suggest the Kimberley would be the go. Spent 6 years up there working over 40 years ago, have always planned to get back there.

Bob

Time of year is what would dictate my compass bearing on which direction to take.Have done and love doing any of the 'above'-------------make life worth while.

Bearing of 40-50 degrees, North East, about twenty five hundred clicks.

Never been to the Top End and would go there in a flash if the going was good.

Cheers
Alan

It has to be the deserts for me. Been to many and have no plans to stop anytime soon. Having said that been to Arnham Land twice before and going again this year so that has to be way up there. The reality is that I, and I would suspect many others, could name 20 places and there would only be a hares breath between them. We certainly live in the lucky country.

..Looks like the desert is getting a bit crowded ...think I'd head ~219° 32 km to here for time being ..until it gets cold :) South West WA...



Cheers
Greg

Thanks to all for contributing and please continue to add your thoughts to the many thoughtful comments on the places that people like to travel to!

When I put the list together I did ask for you to highlight any obvious areas or places I may have missed…

And perhaps this comment (from Boobook) draws to the essence of why we travel...

“I'm beginning to think that the location doesn't matter. It's a set of places, experiences memories and adventure.”

I must say, we have always liked to travel to the Outback, wherever that is, and in more recent times I’ve also come to the view that the “Outback” is a state of mind, a place you can visit at will, well for me at least…

Enjoy your weekend, Baz (The Landy)

I already live in the Kimberley, in the Tanami Desert, with no plans to move. I would however go around the One Arm Point / Beagle Bay Area again without hesitation. Alan (Equinox) I know that you have already done this area, met you here a couple of years back.
Regards
Marc

It is a hard one but here is my selection, Kimberley's, Tasmania, deserts, Flinders, Top End Alpine and Gulf/Cape York.
We have visited all but Cape York and find it hard to pick because we want to see all regions in different times of year as they all look different from winter to summer in the south and wet to dry in north. All in all we will get back to each in the other season to when we first visited.