Driving the Nullarbor Plain is like driving through Kansas. It’s more remote than driving to Alaska through the Yukon in Canada.
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Days 348-349: Am I Being Loured Into a Bad Situation?
I ended up in the corner of the yard in an old indoor/outdoor shed full of random tools. Dust and rust covered most of the items. There was a dummy dressed in old clothes that was hunched over in a strange position. It looked like something out of a horror movie. I started to freak out a little bit as Allan continued to follow me around the isolated corner.
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Day 347: Chance Encounters
Solo traveling gives you the opportunity to meet people from all sorts of backgrounds. One evening in Australia, I met someone at a high level in politics.
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Days 345-346: Standing Up For Yourself In A Helpful Way
I bought a used car in Adelaide and within less two weeks, one tire had a slow leak. I was also told that I needed four new tires. I decided to go back to the dealer and ask for the money.
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Day 344: Wine Tasting in South Australia
Clare in South Australia offers many wineries that are easily accessible by riding a bike on a beautiful dirt path. I recommend using e-bikes.
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Days 341-343: Experiencing the Australian Outback on the Oodnadatta Track
The Oodnadatta Track in Australia’s outback is a corrugated road in the desert, and offers amazing sunsets. You’ll also find abandoned ruins to explore.
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Day 340: Candy Lady – The Taste of Alice Springs
Alice Springs is a remote desert town. We checked out the desert park and explored downtown. We came across a strange candy lady.
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Days 338-339: Australia’s Red Center
Australia’s “red center” offers a true outback experience. From hiking Uluru, camping, riding a camel into the sunset, and hiking Valley Of The Winds.
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Day 337: Getting Sick In A Vast Desert
As we drove hundreds of miles in the red center of Australia, Brittany felt worse by the minute. What do you do when you’re sick in the middle of nowhere?
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Days 334-336: Adventures In An Underground Town
Coober Pedy has a lot to see – from underground homes, an underground church, old mine shafts, and a vast desert. It’s truly a unique town.
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Days 331-333: Australian Outback Serial Killers
There are 2,000 unsolved missing persons, 500 unidentified remains. The majority of Australia is a vast desert, making it the perfect place to kill.
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Days 330-331: Buying a Car in a Foreign Country
It’s complicated buying a car in Australia when you’re American, but it’s the best way to drive into the outback.
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Days 323 – 329: Just Keep Living
Sometimes it’s forced at first, but in order to live and find happiness again, you have to live. You may not feel like it. You may want to wallow in your emotions. But you have to keep going. You have to pick yourself up and force yourself to be part of this world. Eventually, it won’t be a chore.
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Day 322: You’re Going to Get Into a Stranger’s Car?
I walked to the bus station near where I was house sitting and hailed the bus down like the sign instructed me to. I stepped inside and asked the bus driver, “Can I buy a ticket from you?” He asked me where I was going and told him I needed to get to the CentralContinue reading “Day 322: You’re Going to Get Into a Stranger’s Car?”
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Days 317-321: Life in Adelaide
I went wine tasting, watched the sunset on the ocean, learned about hailing busses and relaxed during many rain storms.
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Day 316: Don’t Get a Speeding Ticket in Australia
Australia has speed cameras all over the place. I was pulled over by an officer, issued a ticket and the fine was $438! I highly recommend you pay it.
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Day 315: Russian and Ukrainian Hitchhikers, What Could Go Wrong?
On the side of the road, I noticed hitchhikers with large backpacks. I was driving too fast and passed them. Then my gut told me to go back and see if I could help them with a ride.
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Days 313-314: Don’t Debate a Fifth Grader
He explained that if he is debating someone and they resort to name-calling by using “ists” and “isms,” he stops debating them.
