Helicopter flight over Nitmiluk
Every trip should have a luxury component. For this one, it was a weekend away to Nitmiluk with my sister. For Christmas this year, Doc gave me a night at Cicada Lodge, and a helicopter …
Top 5 things to do near Darwin in wet season
The big thing about the wet season in the Top End is … drum roll please … all that water. Rivers, creeks, and water holes are full. Millions of litres of water pours over waterfalls. …
Top 8 things to do in Darwin in the wet season
My month long sojourn in Darwin is coming to an end – unless somebody wants to employ me that is! Anybody? I’m open to offers. While there are some places you can’t go (flooded roads/creeks, …
Water, water everywhere – wet season in Darwin
Water, water everywhere. When it rains in Darwin in the wet season, it really rains. It buckets down. Within a few minutes the ground can be flooded. Water runs through the drains, creeks come up …
The real Waltzing Matilda
Update: My apologies, it seems I had the wrong information. Christina McPherson wasn’t Banjo Patterson’s fiance. The story is much more interesting than that. Christina’s friend, Sarah Riley, was engaged to Banjo Patterson, and had …
5 top myths about Darwin in the wet season
I’m off to Darwin in January. Yes, in the middle of summer and in the middle of wet season. If you haven’t been to the Top End in wet season you don’t know what you’re …