Getting to zero carbon emissions won’t save the world. We’ll have to also remove carbon from the air—a massive undertaking unlike anything we’ve ever done.
Small outback towns could have done without Wake In Fright. Based on Kenneth Cook's novel, this defining 1971 Australian New Wave film is probably one of the first people think of when you say "Australian horror" (even if director Ted Kotcheff is Canadian). A deeply sinister tale of a ...
Australian rally-driver, Doug Stewart – later appointed a Director of Ralliart along with Andrew Cowan – conducted the ‘destruction testing’ of two cars in the outback/alps and was so impressed he convinced Mitsubishi to rally the Colts in the Australian Rally Championship (from 1968) competit...
Or can I hear the boys scampering out from the cottage’s small, dark and dusty interior in sudden curiosity as the comb-and-paper purr of a Puss Moth is first heard, only to witness it disappear from sight just over the the high banked hedge on the opposite side of the gritty lane ...
With more than 1 million feral camels, you’d think we see them peering over the back fence, but they are mostly scattered across our central desert. I’ve seen them only in the outback. But domestic and wild camels can be seen all over the Arabian Peninsula. We got our first close-...
I grabbed hold and it brought me up out of the water and pulled me toward the city of angels. Skies burn brighter in the west Starting Over I spent most of this year in this transition from where-in-the-world-is-sandy to back-in-the-game-sandy. But I vowed that this time, I ...
There is a cycling velodrome here that Rick’s daughter raced on years ago. He knew the area and knew we could spend the night on the grounds. After date night at Applebees , we settled in and had a restful night. Up early to make the drive to Connecticut. Posted on October 10, 202...
“[The Amazing Mind’s instructor] kept my son’s interest each and every week! Which is a very big deal after a full day of school.” –Northbrook parent “[My child] has enjoyed learning about places near and far-Egypt and Chicago! He was invited to the King Tut exhibit and had ...
The unmistakable Teal and red neon is a classic sign found in Abilene's northeast side. Since 1952 Larry's has been covered in cars looking for the best burger in the Key City. I am the chauffeur that drives the ice cream queen around town. I asked, "Do you want me to pick up som...
Western Australia’s capital city of Perth is most famous for being the “most isolated city in the world,” with the Indian Ocean on one side, and the Australian Outback on the other. The nearest large city is Adelaide, over 2,000 kilometers away. Despite the remote location and isolatio...