Jun 6th, 2010 at 8:00AM: How far would you be willing to travel for a beer? If you're anything like the residents of Marble Bar, located in Western Australia's Outback, the answer is "pretty far".
According to the Daily Mail the Ironclad Hotel, which was located in Marble Bar, closed down last month, taking the town's only pub with it. As a result, many of the locals have been making the 150-mile round trip journey to ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Australians travel 150 miles across the Outback for beer
Jun 6th, 2010 at 8:00AM: How far would you be willing to travel for a beer? If you're anything like the residents of Marble Bar, located in Western Australia's Outback, the answer is "pretty far".
According to the Daily Mail the Ironclad Hotel, which was located in Marble Bar, closed down last month, taking the town's only pub with it. As a result, many of the locals have been making the 150-mile round trip journey to ...Outback Australia: Where are the Americans?
Oct 14th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
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Close to 300,000 people from outside of Australia visit the Northern Territory every year. And if I noticed anything about those tourists while I was there it's that the vast majority do not speak English. That is by no means a judgmental statement. I enjoyed ...Outback Australia: Big Fun in Little Alice
Oct 12th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
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It's rare that a town with a population under 30,000 is known by everyone in a country as big as Australia. But Alice Springs is no ordinary town. It's defined less by its size and more by its location and quirky nature. Known colloquially as just Alice, the town is ...Outback Australia: Disappointment in the Tiwi Islands
Oct 9th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
When visiting a colonized country, it is difficult to ignore many of the social and economical inequities that exist. Australia is no different. Much like the United States, Australia's history of dealing with the indigenous peoples is checkered at best and downright awful at worst. Native cultures have been marginalized, victimized - read up on the Stolen Generations - and subjected to both ...Outback Australia: Kakadu Culture Camp
Oct 8th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
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Yesterday I told you about the wonders of Kakadu National Park. What made my experience there all the more organic was the unique place that I called home for three days. I'm not much of a hotel person and I certainly wouldn't want to stay at a resort while trying to ...Outback Australia: Kakadu National Park
Oct 7th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
Kakadu National Park covers 7,646 square miles of Australia's Top End in the Northern Territory. How big is that? Well, you could fit both Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks inside of Kakadu with room to spare for all of the fanny packs (that's bum bags for you Aussies) that would be roaming around. In other words, it's massive. It's also the native homeland of several groups of indigenous ...Outback Australia: Mindil Beach Sunset Market
Oct 6th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
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Before departing for the Northern Territory, I was discussing my trip with some Aussie friends. When they heard that I was going to Darwin, they raved about two things: the food and the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets. Darwin is a melting pot of Southeast Asian and ...Outback Australia: Exploring the Northern Territory
Oct 5th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
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Back in June, Gadling brought you a series on Queensland that sought to expand people's perceptions of Australia beyond Sydney and Outback Steakhouse commercials. That trip was my second Down Under and it reminded me of why I love Australia so much. ...
