Well, bugger me, I’ve gone and done it. After years on the road, countless sets of tyres, one dust–coated VW, too many pub meals, and a very patient Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, I’ve Been Everywhere, Man — the book — is finally here. What started...
642 days and about 30,000KM since commencing my ‘I’ve been everywhere’ odyssey I have finally visited the 94th location – Birdsville. Birdsville is located at the border of South Australia and Queensland some 1,590 kilometres west of the state...
On 1 September 2011 I’ll be heading off to my 94th and final “I’ve been everywhere” destination – Birdsville in the Queensland outback. The 2,000 KM trip there will take about 3 days staying in hotels, motels and a tent. This will then be...
Town number 93 of 94! Well, I was humpin’ my bluey on the dusty Oodnadatta road, When along came a semi with a high and canvas-covered load. “If you’re goin’ to Oodnadatta, mate, um, with me you can ride.” So I climbed in the cabin and I settled down inside. The night...
Coober Pedy is not in the I’ve been everywhere song, but it did serve as a ‘base camp’ for my trip into Oodnadatta. It is probably best known for being the Opel Capital of the World and for its underground homes, so worthy of note here. I arrived in...
I set off for Tibooburra some 332 KM north from Broken Hill after sunrise to hopefully avoid any road crossing roos. The road consists of a mix of both stretches of sealed and generally good unsealed roads with very little traffic but some construction work underway....
