Tag Archives: Australia

Oz, the slow way

by Qin Xie | Leave a comment

Published in The Mail on Sunday on 26th February 2017

Also published on MailOnline

There is something irresistibly romantic about a rail holiday. It’s not just the nostalgic glamour long associated with these slow journeys – it’s the sense of adventure that comes with disembarking and exploring at each stop.

And, as I discover while travelling through the Outback on The Ghan, it’s not just an experience reserved for the Old World.

The locomotive, named after the Afghan cameleers who used to cross this remote region of Australia, is one of the most popular ways to travel between the Northern Territory and Adelaide.

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Follow in the footsteps of Crocodile Dundee: Why Australia’s Northern Territory should be on EVERY wildlife lover’s bucket list

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Published on MailOnline on 8th February 2017:

Orange and peach clouds streak across the sky as the sun creeps towards the horizon. A few birds cut across the seemingly endless sunset and its reflection in the sea below. Excuse me while I extol the romanticism but it really is that blissful.

‘There’s one,’ our guide breaks the silence, ‘At one o’clock.’

I look to my right and there it is – an enormous flat-back turtle coming up to nest.

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