Broome is located in the remote north, west coast of Australia in the State of Western Australia. Its European settlement history started out as pastoralists arrived and carved up the land for farming leases. Later it was a pearling port for Japanese pearlers in the sea off Broome during the 1880’s. Today only a handful of boats operate but still it produces some of the finest pearls in the world.
Broome has become known as the travel destination that offers that sense of relaxation on Cable Beach, remoteness (being more than 2,200km north of Perth) and providing the access to the Australian Outback experience of The Kimberley. This area is worthy of its own post at a later date!
Be prepared for those amazing sunsets with this Canon PowerShot light weight camera.
The Flinders Ranges are located in the state of South Australia, approximately 430km north of Adelaide. I’ve been fortunate to travel in the region on two occassions and found it the most beautiful and peaceful of destinations. It’s world renowned for its geological history and impressive fossil remains. Its main attraction is Wilpena Pound, a natural amphitheatre that was used by early pastoralists. Its an easy walk, following the Wilpena Creek from the camp ground into the Pound itself where you can visit the historic homestead of the early settlers.
The area invites visitors from all over the world and now caters to this, having all accommodation types from a 5 star hotel, to unpowered camp sites. Some stay a night or two and see what that can whilst on an organised tour, and others stay much longer, allowing time to walk/hike the many trails. There are trails leading to aboriginal painting sites, scenic lookouts and picturesque dry river beds. Four wheel driving is also very popular and imperative if you want to go off the sealed roads and be more adventurous.
You will be delighted by the wildlife here. During my trip in 2008, I saw scores of kangaroos, wallabies, emus, wedgetail eagles, parrots and a shingleback lizard.
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