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Trekkers Inn at Pokhara Nepal

Trekkers Inn Lakeside at Pokhara is located close to Lake Fewa and is a comfortable Hotel to stay in

I landed at Quilpie on the Skytrans flight..cost $112…and took the train coach from here to Charleville….2 hours, and then the Westlander to Brisbane. Quilpie is a town situated in the Channel Country of South West Queensland, Australia. The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. At the 2006 census,Continue reading “Quilpie Queensland Australia”

Windorah Queensland

The Hotel was a welcome Oasis in the desert http://www.westernstarhotel.com.au/ You can buy the Wrapped Canvas from Zazzle http://www.zazzle.com/outback_australian_pubs-192954062655482238 There are 6 hotel rooms, 4 with 3 single beds and 2 rooms with double bed only. Each room has TV, air con and tea/coffee facilities, refrigerator and are serviced daily. The hotel rooms are inContinue reading “Windorah Queensland”

Drive to Windorah from Bedourie

I left at midday with George, who was driving machinery at the new subdivion at Bedourie, to overnight at Windorah and experience the trip overland. It was all desert..sand, scrub, the occasional rock..flat, dusty and dry. Colors changed to reds and the occasional mound of sand Sometimes there was a tree…..it is very dry andContinue reading “Drive to Windorah from Bedourie”

Bedourie …An Oasis in the Desert

Bedourie is a town with a population of 120 perched on a sand dune, surrounded by Eyre Creek, 1,600 kms from Brisbane and 200 kms from Birdsville. Bedourie is the Administrative centre of the Diamantina Shire which covers an area of 95,000 sq kms. In the 1800’s it was a major rest stop for droversContinue reading “Bedourie …An Oasis in the Desert”

Ettamogah Pub Bruce Highway Sunshine Coast Queensland

The Ettamogah Pub is a cartoon pub that was featured in the now defunct Australasian Post magazine. The cartoonist Ken Maynard, loving empty spaces and having nothing around him, enjoyed an area just outside of Albury at Table Top, named Ettamogah, thus christening the name of his now famous pub the “Ettamogah Pub” . TheContinue reading “Ettamogah Pub Bruce Highway Sunshine Coast Queensland”

Port Douglas Queensland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Douglas,_Queensland Port Douglas is a town in Far North Queensland, Australia, approximately 70 km (40 mi) north of Cairns. Its permanent population was 4,772 at the time of the 2011 census.The town’s population can often double, however, with the influx of tourists during the peak tourism season May–September. The town is named in honor ofContinue reading “Port Douglas Queensland”

Kumbla Queensland

26°42′S 151°40′E Kumbia is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the South Burnett Region and on the Bunya Highway, 231 kilometres (144 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Kumbia had a population of 191 Kumbia was a thriving town with PeanutContinue reading “Kumbla Queensland”

Mitchell Queensland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell,_Queensland Mitchell is a town in the Western Downs district of South West Queensland, Australia. It is on the Warrego Highway, 587 kilometres west of Brisbane and 176 kilometres east of Charleville. At the 2006 census, Mitchell had a population of 944. 26.483°S 147.966°E The Warrego Highway passes through town to form the main street,Continue reading “Mitchell Queensland”