A lot of my blog posts are very specific, Jo – so I wanted to provide more of a starting point. Look forward to showing a few more ‘starting point’ posts over the next few months!! See you on the road somewhere 😀

I think you know how BIG Australia is better than most, Lisa!!! It’s so varied as well – we are really lucky! Thank you so much for dropping by – have a great week 😀

Kevin, thank you so much for sharing your experiences with my readers! I agree with much of what you say 😀 I know, however, that many first-time visitors don’t have enough time to see all the REALLY good bits and neither is the weather always an ally, so directing them to a cross-section of regions is (and only ever will be) a starting point. Take Adelaide, for example. In and around are some interesting and varied regions you can get to in less than a day – like Adelaide Hills (food & wine); the Barossa and Clare Valleys (wine, food, scenery, history); Fleurieu (ditto + beaches, rugged coastline); Yorke Peninsula (Innes National Park, hikes, fishing, deserted islands …); Mid North (history, hiking, scenery); Flinders Ranges (do I have to spell it out?); Limestone Coast (National Parks, hiking, caves, coastal scenery) and so on. No, it doesn’t compare to the Kimberley, but neither does the Kimberley compare to it in accessibility or variety. Which would I prefer? There are two different answers on two different days at two different times of year! Yep, I’m what you’d call an ‘each way bet’ gal! The other places are also a starting point that provides access to many other attractions in the surrounding regions.

Interestingly, one of my long-term followers from overseas has commented below that she’s now thinking seriously about a trip to Australia. She’s never really done this before despite my best efforts to persuade her via story and photo in previous posts showing more specific areas (including the Kimberley) – I say bring ’em here once on whatever pretext, and they’ll be BACK!!

Thanks again for dropping in – I appreciate your comments! You’ll actually generally find me either away from the developed areas; or visting their natural attractions!

It’d be VERY interesting to see a comparison between the two, Christie! One day we’ll have to do a swap and report back!

I’m a big fan of Carnarvon too, Iris! But realistically, so many people have such limited time they don’t get the chance to get too far out of the bigger tourist centres – on their first trip, anyway! And don’t worry – I’ve been living here for too many years to count, and I still haven’t seen everything either!

Secondly, Adelaide is on your list above the magnificent Kimberley, the most spectacular and unique part of the country? Mmmm, no.

And 50 years ago, I would have said The Gold Coast – but not today. Many parts of it just aren’t safe at night any more. The GC hinterland is still quite beautiful, though.

Otherwise, thanks for sharing! Having filmed black bears in Canada, shared river journeys with Baka pygmies in Gabon and explored the remotest reaches of the Bolivian Amazon, I still love returning to Oz, every time.

I lived in Port Douglas in 1983 too, when it was just a quiet little town. How quickly some places change and become unrecognisable!

Cheers,
Kevin Casey

http://www.remoteriverman.com