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Captain’s Log: Flinders Ranges (Central Aus Road Trip Part 6)

Luke Marlin — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:04:05 +0000

Day 61 – Oodnadatta Track Today we head out from Coober Pedy to the Oodnadatta track and then onto the Flinders ranges. There are basically no major towns or cities we expect to pass through until home. Most of the stops are outback towns the size of a pub, cattle stations, or free camps. We […]

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Captain’s Log: Uluru and Coober Pedy (Central Aus Road Trip Part 5)

Luke Marlin — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:06:30 +0000

We continue our 11 week journey through the heart of Australia. I last left you as we had finally settled into some free “camping” at Redbank Gorge in the West MacDonnell Ranges. From here we continue south, but we took the scenic routh! For some context, our journey looked something like this: Day 52 – […]

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Captain’s Log: The Red Centre (Central Aus Road Trip Part 4)

Luke Marlin — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:23:30 +0000

When I last left you we had just pulled into Threeways Roadhouse, half way down the Stuart Highway. We are on our way to Alice Springs and had just had our engine telling us about a potential powertrain fault. I don’t know much about vehicles but I do understand that the powertrain is fairly central […]

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Captain’s Log: Darwin and Kakadu (Central Aus Road Trip Part 3)

Luke Marlin — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:50:10 +0000

We are now 4 weeks into our trip and have really settled into the caravan life. We’ve departed Litchfield and on the way to Darwin we have a slight detour out to the coast. This is where we pick it up. Day 28 (12 August) – Berry Springs On the way to our next stop, […]

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Captain’s Log: Katherine and Litchfield (Central Aus Road Trip Part 2)

Luke Marlin — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:11:28 +0000

When I last left you we had just made it across the Barkly Highway and stumbled into a Roadhouse just onto the Stuart Highway. We were in the NT and ready to start our Top End adventure. This is very much a travel journal type post and probably burdensome on some of the detail. I […]

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Captain’s Log: Driving to the Gulf (Central Aus Road Trip Part 1)

Luke Marlin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:48:51 +0000

I’ve been pretty inactive over the last few years. Other priorities including a job that has becoming increasingly interesting and to some degree demanding, and a growing family has meant that what was always a passion project has very much taken a back seat. This is unlikely to change, however, we have recently embarked on […]

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5 Days on Fraser Island: the Ultimate Guide

Luke Marlin — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:28:34 +0000

5 Days is a perfect length to spend on Fraser Island. Here are the best spots to visit and tips to know before you go.

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Is India the right destination for you? 12 points to help you decide

Luke Marlin — Tue, 03 May 2022 12:47:55 +0000

India is a great country to visit. The sights and the sounds and the smells are like nothing we experience in Australia. It’s a completely different world; culturally and physically. In fact, when people ask me how I enjoyed India and if I’d recommend it, I’d give them a few options. I’d say the history […]

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One incredible day in Yosemite National Park

Luke Marlin — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:32:20 +0000

As I write this, I am watching The Dawn Wall; a Netflix documentary on Tommy Caldwell, who has spent his life climbing insane cliffs and dedicated much of it (6 years in fact) to designing a route up, and eventually scaling the Dawn Wall. The Dawn Wall is a section of El Capitan, a gargantuan […]

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