This is roughly the route we intend to take, Starting from Melbourne.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Eve's and Osca's Walkabout-Talkabout
20 years running our own business, holidays were few and far in between.
With a grown up son to pass the reins to, we are about to set out on our Walkabout.
'Walkabout' defined as an Australian expression meaning :
"A journey undertaken without notice or warning, of no fixed duration, with no particular destination in mind and usually undertaken for reasons of spiritual well being".
Although not entirely without notice, the decission to go was made about 8 weeks ago. It just seemed that the time was right. With our 'nose to the grindstone', focusing on developing our business, we've hardly set a foot out of Melbourne in the last 20 years and that is long enough.
Most Australians get the urge, at least once in their life, to head west across the Nullabor (derived from latin 'no trees') and and see just what is out there. And so shall we, embark on a journey that hopefuly you can come along on.
To most urban Australians, The Outback is almost a mythical term, encompasing a complex range of environments, people and 'ways of life' that exist within the inland sections of the continent.
The remoteness and vast distances between settlements inspire other terminology such as 'The Never-Never' referring to remoter parts of the Australian outback. Also "back of beyond", "back o' Bourke" although these terms are more frequently used when referring to something a long way from anywhere, or a long way away.
So come with us on our walkabout-talkabout on our journey of discovery to the great Australian Outback.
We set off June the 7th 2006.
With a grown up son to pass the reins to, we are about to set out on our Walkabout.
'Walkabout' defined as an Australian expression meaning :
"A journey undertaken without notice or warning, of no fixed duration, with no particular destination in mind and usually undertaken for reasons of spiritual well being".
Although not entirely without notice, the decission to go was made about 8 weeks ago. It just seemed that the time was right. With our 'nose to the grindstone', focusing on developing our business, we've hardly set a foot out of Melbourne in the last 20 years and that is long enough.
Most Australians get the urge, at least once in their life, to head west across the Nullabor (derived from latin 'no trees') and and see just what is out there. And so shall we, embark on a journey that hopefuly you can come along on.
To most urban Australians, The Outback is almost a mythical term, encompasing a complex range of environments, people and 'ways of life' that exist within the inland sections of the continent.
The remoteness and vast distances between settlements inspire other terminology such as 'The Never-Never' referring to remoter parts of the Australian outback. Also "back of beyond", "back o' Bourke" although these terms are more frequently used when referring to something a long way from anywhere, or a long way away.
So come with us on our walkabout-talkabout on our journey of discovery to the great Australian Outback.
We set off June the 7th 2006.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)