The vivid Red Centre of Australia’s Northern Territory is a region of breathtaking desert landscapes, rugged gorges, rich Aboriginal culture and an inspiring pioneering spirit. It’s best discovered from Alice Springs, which sits in the foothills of the majestic MacDonnell Ranges. John Taylor spent four days exploring Alice Springs and its surrounds on self-drive excursions from the Desert Palms Resort Day 1 .
Australia’s Great Alpine Road is not normally a route you would choose in winter, unless you were headed for the Victorian snowfields. But that was the 4X4 itinerary chosen by Belgian adventurer Pascal Renes and a friend for a Melbourne-Sydney drive in the month of July. This is his diary of their journey. Day 1 (Approx 420 kms). Melbourne is a .
Spectacular rainforests, magnificent waterfalls, a rugged wilderness track, Aboriginal rock art, old gold rush towns and a Twilight Zone mountain range are all part of the 4X4 Cooktown Adventure itinerary. It's a route that takes you to places in Tropical North Queensland few visitors see. Total drive approx: 700 kms Day 1. Depart: Cairns O/night: Mossman Approx: 80 kms Two roads link Cairns .
Once used by stagecoaches to cut through the rugged Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail offers some of Arizona’s most awe-inspiring scenery. It’s a stunning drive that leads through twisted ravines and weaves around hairpin bends with landscapes that have stepped right out of those old Western movies: a 'must on' any Arizona itinerary. Just a short drive trip east of cosmopolitan .
