About an hour after passing the derailment site, the Indian Pacific slides to a gentle stop at the station in Kalgoorlie. This has been a mining town since 1893 when...
The Nullarbor Plain has to be one of the great deserts of the world. But its name is misleading. Nullarbor comes from the Latin meaning “no trees,” and while that...
During the Indian Pacific’s three-and-a-half-hour stopover in Adelaide, I took a bus tour of the city. I really like this town. It has a very open and comfortable feel to...
There was a bit of grumbling at breakfast in the morning. Some of the first-time train travelers had trouble sleeping last night and, truthfully, the ride was a bit rocky....