Campgrounds

Northern Territory- “Doing The Triangle”

Date: September 28th, 2006 | 1 comment

When visiting the Northern Territory- a very common route is called The Triangle This is basically Darwin to Jabiru to Pine Creek or Katherine and back up to Darwin via Litchfied Park. When taking on this Great driving route many people are apprehensive envisioning vast kilometers of nothingness.
While it [read more]

Northern Territory- Cooinda

Date: September 26th, 2006 | No Comments

An integral part of doing The Triangle is Cooinda. Cooinda – even though it is one of the more substantial dots on the map- is only an aboriginal cultural center, resort, and gas station. There is no town. Granted- it is a nice resort. Cooinda is known as the Home of [read more]

Northern Territory- Jabiru

Date: September 25th, 2006 | No Comments

A milestone corner of The Triangle, Jabiru is little more than a company town designed to support the local Uranium mining operation. It is also considered the entrance to Kakadu Park. The township is little more than a jumping off point for package tours and its amenities are basically limited to a Caravan [read more]

Camping

Date: May 15th, 2004 | No Comments

If you’re looking to save a few bucks and don’t mind carrying the extra gear, Australia is an ideal place to camp. Mild weather, enormous wide open spaces and abundant wildlife all welcome campers. Although caravan parks and campsites aren’t available in large cities such as Sydney, you can find places as little [read more]

Sydney- Camping in the Northern Beaches

Date: September 27th, 2006 | No Comments

The Basin
New South Wales has a very organized set of national parks that are complete with cooking, shower, and camping facilites. Among the parks I have visited, The Basin is a stand out. If you live in or around the Sydney area it is the easiest way to get completely OUT of [read more]

Northern Territory- Pine Creek

Date: September 26th, 2006 | No Comments

Pine Creek, is basically the bottom corner of “The Triangle” (an hour north of Katherine and about 2 hours south of Darwin), and is a historic mining town. It has housed and currently houses migrant mining populations for the last 100+ years as world markets for Gold and other [read more]

Northern Territory- Mary River YHA

Date: September 20th, 2006 | No Comments

Mary River Camp Ground and YHA-
Mary River is family outfit that is very professionally run. Blessed with a stunning country side, they have managed a very good back-to-basics wildlife and river retreat while adding the key ingredients of modern amenities like a restaurant/bar, cook your own facilities, a pool, spa, and a [read more]