Chasing Horizons Articles

Chasing Horizons #29b : More Melbourne Friends

Phil reckons those travellers that make their way Down Under but only seem to settle in Sydney are missing out on the country’s best city.

Chasing Horizons #27: Off the Rails – Continuing Down the Track

South Australia is the driest state in the driest country on the driest continent. Fortunately for Phil, there are pubs along the way.

Chasing Horizons #28: Stormy Mountains and a Magnificent Coast – Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Althbough it did it’s best, the weather couldn’t dampen the tremendous scenery of the Grampian mountains and the Great Ocean Road in Victoria.

Chasing Horizons #25: Pub Crawling Down the Track – Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

The distance between Darwin and Alice Springs is huge. Phil’s tour company breaks up the monotony by stopping at almost every pub along the way.

Chasing Horizons #26: The Red Centre and an Australian Icon – Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Visiting the big red rock, Uluru, meant Phil had accomplished one of the major reasons for his trip.

Chasing Horizons #23: Into The Top End – Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Phil discovered Darwin’s interesting history while still finding time to enjoy the nightlife of the Northern Territory’s capital.

Chasing Horizons #24: Kakadu Dreams – Northern Territory, Australia

Phil ventured out with crocodiles, swam in billabongs, ate buffalo sausages and fought off flies during a three day tour of Kakadu National Park.

Chasing Horizons #22: Seeing Double in WA – Western Australia, Australia

It’s no wonder Phil felt so at home in Perth, almost everything he saw reminded him of Cape Town. Separated by 5000km of ocean, but so similar in many ways

Chasing Horizons #21: Lombok, Here I Come – Indonesia

Phil ended his time in SE Asia with a very relaxing week of diving and catching up with old friends on the island of Gili Air.

Chasing Horizons #20: Whoa!!! I\’m going to Bali – Bali, Indonesia

Renting his own transport gave Phil the freedom he needed to explore the island of Bali on his own terms and at his own pace.