Tag: Murray River

The Murray Delta Juke Joint

Down a dark deserted street in an industrial estate, across the rail tracks, the metal cold underfoot, in what feels like the wrong side of town. The streetlights feeble against the night. It feels like South Chicago. That’s the whole point. Inside it’s as you might hope. The blast of warm sultry air, laden with

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The mighty Murray

Murray River at Walker Flat

River life ambience What comes to mind when thinking of Australian travel experiences? Bondi and beaches? Uluru and outback? The Great Ocean Road/Barrier Reef? Big things? (Big Lobster, Big Banana, Big Pineapple, etc.) How about a mighty river flowing through three states of the driest continent on the planet? In a land “girt by sea”

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