Monthly Archives: August 2025
Australia 2025 (3): Darwin – Sydney
Darwin – Adelaide on The Ghan 2-5/8/2025 The Ghan is an iconic passenger train taking about 53 hours to travel 2,979 km between Darwin, Northern Territory and Adelaide, South Australia with three stops at Katherine, Alice Springs and Manguri. As early as the 1800s, discussions began around building a rail line stretching from the south to north … Continue reading
Australia 2025 (2): Kimberley Coast
July 22 – 31, 2025 Australia’s Iconic Kimberley onboard Le Soleal Day 1 (22/7) Darwin Boarding at 4pm As boarding would start at 4 pm, Kylie and I spent the day leisurely at the hotel. I continued with my writing. After getting onboard, we were ushered to stateroom 325. As a Grand Amiral member, I … Continue reading
Malaysia & Australia (1) 14/7-18/8/2025
Background I planned to go to Sydney in August to celebrate the birthday of Alan, my elder brother. By chance, I was able to add three side trips including a brief visit to Melaka, Malaysia on my way to Darwin, an expedition to the iconic Kimberley coast on Le Soleal (Darwin-Darwin), and a journey on … Continue reading