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indian pacific red class — Over the past few weeks, I’ve covered several different aspects of taking the Indian Pacific train from Sydney to Perth. Known as one of the greatest train journeys in the world – it does take you across the Nullarbor Plain – it wouldn’t count as just a walk in the park. To make it clear: You will be on a […]

The Indian Pacific Train Travel Guide: Red Class

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Before I set off, I had someone comment that they really wanted to do this cross-country train trip, but they couldn’t because they just couldn’t imagine taking children with them for 3 entire days. >> Check out the Indian Pacific Red Class guide. I didn’t think about it before this comment because… well… I have no children, but it makes […]

The Indian Pacific Train: Is it child friendly?

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I spent a large part of my 65 hours on the Indian Pacific train staring out the window at the passing scenery, and I would say that the biggest response from people following along was them waiting to see my photos. Australia is a beautiful land, and I feel lucky to have experienced the views of the land that is […]

Have a Look Out My Window From Sydney to Perth

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indian pacific red day nighter — One of the biggest questions involving the transcontinental Indian Pacific train I get is whether or not it is backpacker friendly. I had noticed on the Great Southern Rail website there were discounts for those holding backpacker membership cards, but whether or not those were used much was beyond me. To be honest, I was a bit worrisome about doing […]

The Indian Pacific Train: Is it backpacker friendly?

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red gum lounge — The key to enduring a long train trip across Australia on the Indian Pacific is to find a place you are comfortable to hang out. So, if you are in a Red Sleeper cabin, sitting knee to knee with someone right across from you and just feel like you need to stretch out, I recommend heading to the Red Gum […]

The Indian Pacific’s Red Gum Lounge

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train window and computer — I talk about the connectivity in Australia quite a bit, pretty much because it isn’t the best in the world. Having Internet in some parts of the country is a luxury still, and mobile phone connection is no different. Last year, when I took a trip to Broken Hill with my partner, I was on Vodafone and he was on […]

Indian Pacific Train: Will I have Internet or Phone ...

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indian pacific in adelaide station — When you’re taking a train, specifically the Indian Pacific train, across the entire country of Australia – a ride that lasts for 65 hours – you are really going to want to get out and stretch your legs on normal ground whenever the opportunity arises. Great Southern Rail understands that, and that’s why they’ve put together little whistle stop tours […]

The Indian Pacific’s Whistle Stop Tours

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welcome to kalgoorlie — Along the very long ride on the Indian Pacific train, the topic of the Kalgoorlie whistle stop tour was brought up a lot by some patrons on the train. “The tour is at night… should we go?” many would ask. One man I met was very adamant about not going on the tour saying that he read about it on […]

Indian Pacific Whistle Stop Tour: Kalgoorlie, At Night

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cook station — Somewhere along the lines on the 2nd day of the Indian Pacific train ride, you’ll get the chance to experience a real ghost town in the outback. There are literally only a handful of people that live in Cook today, but at one time it was a pretty popular settlement along the train line. Being located 1100km from Adelaide and […]

Indian Pacific Whistle Stop Tours: Cook, The Nullarbor Plain

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broken hill tour bus — It’s a crazy long journey (65 hours to be exact) on the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth, so most people are going to want to get out and stretch their legs, and maybe even learn a thing or two about the town they have just arrived in. Broken Hill is the first stop off (an hour long) on the […]

Indian Pacific Whistle Stop Tours: Broken Hill, The Silver City

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