Today’s off-train excursion on The Ghan is to Nitmiluk Gorge, formerly known as Katherine Gorge. Departure is at 9am, with breakfast from 6.30am. Something is rattling in my cabin during the night, and by 6am […]
Today’s off-train excursions on The Ghan are to Marla and Alice Springs. The first stop is a sunrise breakfast at Marla. Up at 5.30 am, the constraints of the single cabin in the dark and […]
The Ghan leaves Adelaide Parklands Terminal today, bound for Darwin. My subcontinental Fangio of a taxi driver insists on taking the speed humps leading to the railway station at 60km per hour and seems to […]
I have about 6 hours to spend in Tokyo waiting for my flight home, so decide to investigate Yoyogi Park to see if there are any surviving Sakura (cherry blossom). Yoyogi Park is the fourth […]
Today is spent in search of Mt Fuji. I had originally booked a bus tour to the Hakone area in the hope of seeing Mt Fuji, but the last day and a half on a […]
Today is dedicated to seeing the Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) around Tokyo. I’ve signed up for a tour to make sure that I have the best chance of seeing the rapidly dwindling blossoms around Tokyo. First […]
