Solo EV Breakdowns: Kalbarri to Shark Bay
When you are on your own with no mobile signal, a vehicle breakdown on an unsealed track between Kalbarri and Shark Bay has a way of becoming serious in a hurry. Put simply, the risks go well beyond a flat or a battery that has run down. You have to consider being bogged by the […]
Western Australia EV Guide: Routes & Risks
You can make a full west coast run with an electric vehicle in 2026, but only with the mindset of a realist. The limited number of chargers and what redundancy there is, plus the long stretches north of Geraldton, are not as accommodating to first-timers as they think. An EV road trip the Western Australia […]
Standley Chasm
Standley Chasm sits quietly – almost eerily so – in the heart of central Australia, yet the moment you step into its narrow passageway of rock, the sheer scale and eerie silence overwhelm you. Just 50 kilometres west of Alice Springs, on Larapinta Drive, this short stretch of road through towering walls of red rock […]
Larapinta Trail Suggested Itineraries
Larapinta Trail suggested itineraries – the question I get asked all the time when people find out I’ve done this 223 km stretch of the West MacDonnell Ranges more than once – they just want the bottom line. When? Which bits? Which way? How tough is it really? I’m Oleksandr Honcharenko, and I’ve walked the […]
Campgrounds On The Larapinta Trail
Campgrounds on the Larapinta Trail are not a side note — they are the structure that holds this entire 223-kilometre walk together. If you’re heading off into the West MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory, where you pitch your tent each night, it can mean the difference between carrying a decent load of water, knowing […]
Mutitjulu Waterhole
Against the sheltered southern side of Uluru, smack bang in the middle of Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, the landscape at Mutitjulu Waterhole sneaks up on you. One minute you’re staring at Uluru’s towering face, sweltering in the heat haze rising off the sandstone; the next, you’re turning a corner and slipping into a secluded, ancient […]
Walpa Gorge
Mossman Gorge remains one of those places that makes sense to recommend. It’s right in the middle of the World Heritage Daintree Rainforest near Port Douglas – despite being one of the more off-the-beaten-track type places – and it seems to strike a near-perfect balance between Indigenous culture, rainforest exploration, wildlife and swimming that’ll suit […]
Best Time To Visit Uluru
The best time to visit Uluru is discovered across many laps through Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, timing my trips between sunrise glow, summer rains, and the kind of scorching heat that turns the Australian desert into a convection oven. Ayers Rock (Uluru) never looks the same twice — dust particles shift, water vapour paints the […]
Cafes in the Grampians
The article “Cafes In The Grampians” has been percolating in my notebook ever since a particularly chilly morning, trudging along Grampians Rd in Halls Gap, searching for a cup of coffee as if my life depended on it. As I am, Oleksandr Honcharenko, I’ve learned the hard way that nothing will perk you back to […]
Visit Kings Canyon
Kings Canyon is one of those places that instantly reminds you how vast and unforgiving Australia’s interior can be. Most travellers hear the name and picture a leisurely stroll through the Red Centre, but as I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, discovered while tackling that first steep section above Kings Creek, the Northern Territory doesn’t hand out easy […]