YMCA of the Top End Darwin

Doctors Gully Road Darwin, Top End, Northern Territory, Australia

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A travel blog entry by corigreen

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... way! In the evening we all went for yummy Mexican food – what is it about Mexican restaurants that just make them so fun?? I don’t think I’ve ever been to a boring Mexican place, although there was a distinct lack of sombrero hats to wear last night.. The cocktails were good though, and came in massive jugs to share - I could have easily had one to myself! We then decided to head to the riverbank to drink champagne under the stars, although most of it ended ...

In the Merry Old Land of OZ!

A travel blog entry by gannontravel

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... All trains had to carry heavy track maintenance gear, spare rails and sleepers in the event of a problem. As the years went by, the Ghan switched to diesel but the track itself became increasingly unreliable due to the extreme environment. On one occasion in the 1970s the Ghan was stuck in the outback for three months! Delays like this and the expectation that passengers themselves were required help with any necessary track repairs lead to its demise in 1980. That same year a ...

Walking and swimming in the Top End

A travel blog entry by worldofthewards

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... Edith Falls car park. Then walked to the upper pool and had a half hour chill out in the water – bliss.

We then stopped at a pub to see a stuffed water buffalo called Charlie - none otther than the one from the Crocadile Dundee films!! Mark was starstruck!

Both tours were brilliant and so much better than we were expecting. Found the vastness of the Northern Territory amazing; with one straight road and ...

From Vietnam to Australia: Mui Ne, Saigon & Darwin

A travel blog entry by laurenheathcote

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... a delicious pepper, lime, and salt dipping sauce. The prawns were undoubtedly some of the best I have ever had, and James and I ended up eating at this restaurant four times during our stay, tasting fresh barracuda, tuna, squid, clams, mussels, crab, and (on the final night) lobster. As usual, every meal was a tenth of the price that you would pay in England, and the view and atmosphere was unparalleled.

After two days of relaxing on the beach, we signed up to a tour ...

In a field of magnetic termite mounds

A travel blog entry by wecycle

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... a few kilometres away, stinks of racism. It is more complicated than this, I know, but it is very uncomfortable to see.

I don't want to bang on about this issue because I don't know enough about it to give anything more than a few observations and repeat a few things I've heard, but before I shut up about it I feel it's worth pointing out some of what's being lost right now. When I came to Australia I imagined Aboriginal culture to be like prehistoric ...

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This hotel was formerly known as: Ymca Of Darwin