Hello!We have spent 5 days in the sticky, friendly and electric city of Darwin, Australia's most northern city. We spent our time here catching up on sleep, and as we had no clean clothes left - thought we'd better do some washing.We�took a coastal walk, and explored Darwin city. Great views, beautiful coast and buzzing nightlife.The Arafura Games are currently being held in the city; and as the Arafura, Oceania & Commenwealth Wieghtlifting...

Hi Guys!! CLOUD 9 TOUR - PART 3 - LITCHFIELD AND KAKADU NATIONAL PARKS. Wednesday morning, we were up at 4:45am, for the final part of our Cloud 9 tour, and were soon collected by our tour guide, Scott. We left Darwin and headed for Litchfield National Park, where we stopped to see one of the massive Cathederal Termite Mounds. At about 30 years old, this mound stands at over 4 metres tall. We then drove to Buley Rockhole, this is a series of rockholes connected...

Hi Guys! CLOUD 9 TOUR - PART 2 - ALICE SPRINGS TO DARWIN. Sunday, by 6am Arnie (female) our tour guide had rounded up the group and we headed off out of Alice. As we headed north our first stop was the Tropic of Capricorn. Arnie assured us we'd notice the change in weather as we left the semi-arid conditions behind us (and we did - it got bloody humid). As we headed up the Stuart Highway we made a few stops, one of which was Barrow Creek Telegraph Station. T...

Hi Guys!On 1st May, after a super smooth flight from Cairns, we touched down in Alice Springs, to blazing sunshine and 34 degree heat. We soon arrived at CRAPPY Melanka Backpackers, and after being shifted around 4 different rooms, we finally unpacked and went to have a look around Alice. Alice is a very small town, with a very strange atmosphere. The next day was almost entirely spent booking accommodation and buses for the West Coast.CLOUD 9 TOUR - PART 1 - THE...