Articles

A Collection of articles about Oz Experience by TNT Magazine Writers Competiton Winner, Andrew Williams

God’s Country

…And on the eighth day God created Queensland and He saw that it was good. And he doth made the miracles of Fraser Island, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Whitsundays, for he needed somewhere to rest, and created a perfect 1700km of beaches and barbeques running from Brisbane to Cairns, then founded Oz Experience to take me on the pilgrimage, and lo! I was a believer... Read more

The Explorer’s Way

“Hello my name is Bart, German for beard, and I’ll be your guide for the 1500km drive from Darwin to Alice Springs,” boomed the explosion of hair and mouth from the front of the tour bus. It was 5am on day one and already I was exhausted. I had thought the three day road trip would be a chance to loaf, but Bart convinced me otherwise;... Read more

Red Heat

Think of Australia and you’ll inevitably think of beaches, sunshine, and Kylie Minogue’s derriere, but nothing is more synonymous with the land down under than Uluru; Australia’s geographic and cultural heart. Even though it’s in the middle of nowhere and notoriously difficult to get to, this tiny pebble, geographically speaking, attracts tourists by the plane load, so I headed to Alice Springs to see what else the Red Centre has to offer...  Read more

Kakadu - The Three Commandments

Before coming to Australia, three commandments were handed to me from on high (from my Mum). Firstly, never mention Australia’s convict past. Secondly, never be coaxed into a debate about any sport in which Australia and England compete (because being English I would never win), and thirdly, and most importantly, never, ever sample the notoriously dangerous Aussie bush. Not because I might catch something nasty, but because something nasty might catch me... Read more

Magnetic Island

Christening Queensland 'The Sunshine State' was hardly a stroke of genius. Even in a country as meteorologically euphoric as Australia, Queensland is still home to the country's best beaches, best diving and best island hopping opportunities, but it's Queensland's near perfect weather that has her laidback locals telling us that "Queensland is beautiful one day, perfect the next." Yet with over 2000km of idyllic coastline and a more than liberal sprinkling of coral cays to choose from, there is still one island in particular that holds an even stronger attraction...Read more