Holiday Inn Esplanade Darwin

... with the primary reason being to attend the annual conference of the National Association of Community Legal Centres at the Holiday Inn at the Esplanade in Darwin. The conference was two and a half days and I then took another two and a half days being a ...

... is the 'Whiite' Croc... called Snowy... apparently there are only 3 crocs like this in captivity! We left the farm and about 30 mins later arrived at our accommodation for the next three nights... 'Holiday Inn, Darwin Esplanade'... AIR-CON - we love ...

... model of fridge freezer is suitable for our circumstances. Our first campsite after we tear ourselves away from the luxury of the holiday inn (well it's going to seem like that soon) is a strategic choice designed to make sure that everything else ...

... charter business offices and even called me a taxi to take me to the hotel - nice folks at Hardy's. A taxi to the Holiday Inn on the Darwin esplanade waterfront, 9th floor room, great view of the harbor, the boat traffic and sunset. I went down to the ...

... looked to see what specials Wotif had to offer on the internet and took a mystery option that saw us at the Holiday Inn on the Esplanade...certainly a step up. We had a few drinks with Joel, Jack-attack and some friends watching Collingwood and Manly win ...

... freshies only go for you if you annoy them - I had no intention of doing that! I past on the offer of a free dinner in Darwin when I saw my hotel.  It was soooo wonderful to check into a 4 star hotel, have two double beds with crisp white ...

... but we would have it to ourselves almost during the week.  Once we were done there we headed to the esplanade and along the way read all about how Darwin was attacked during World War 2 by the Japanese and also how the Cyclone back in the ...

... had to get a taxi to the hotel - not a very good first impression of Australia! The Holiday Inn was situated on the Esplanade, a pleasantly green area with huge shady trees, many bearing colourful blossom.  There were viewpoints overlooking the bay ...

... bush fires in and around Yularu. None of this compares though to meeting Ben in Smokers’ Corner. Ben is on his first proper holiday from Adelaide. I met him at 10:00am and he was already drinking scotch – it was his first day in Darwin. As ...

... back to the hotel. Later on we took in the nightlife that Darwin has to offer. The most commonly used adjectinve to describe Darwin nocturnal activity is ‘feral’. Maybe it is. We chose a bar at random to have dinner (chicken parma), but then ...

... was dedicated to Cyclone Tracy. As most non-Australians won’t know, Cyclone Tracy was a particularly devastating cyclone that hit Darwin on Xmas Day in 1974. Despite the warnings most Darwinians paid them no heed, believing that a) it would never ...

... , looked at Aboringal Art on Rock, oohed at a nice view, got on boat, watched some crocs, visited cultural centre, drove back to Darwin. Don't get me wrong it was a nice day, and the Aboriginal spear demonstation on the boat was good but in all Kakadu ...

... and the sights from the bottom are probably more exciting as you have Ayers Rock in them! Afternoon was spent flying to Darwin (unfortunately now via Cairns!) but had emergency exit row so free extra legroom. Incredibly this means I actually have even ...

After coming back from Mindil Beach, we partied hard in Smokers' Corner. After such a hard session, we felt it only right to use the gym to work up a ...

... and we are gradually getting used to it.  We had another quick look around the Mall this morning and then drove around the Esplanade area to look at the war memorials there.  We then went back to Stokes Wharf for a seafood lunch overlooking the ...