Future of Remote Area Travel

Nice write up John and Val

Thank goodness I have seen a lot of the remote places although one will never be able to go everywhere. Still.....I can try :-)

Cheers

John,

Thanks for a good read. Had to have a chuckle about "access being restricted to only accredited operators, such as commercial tours and 4WD associations" though. Even on my restricted travels, I've seen enough poor behaviour from both of those groups to question that type of decision.

Regards

That is a sensitively and beautifully wriiten account of the changing remote experience.
I think you have dodged the conclusions however. Is it enough to just say "Glad I could see it while it was still worth doing"? Nobody, not even those nasty greenies, wants to lock up and limit access to our land to protect bio-diversity etc But isn't that the only real choice? We are overwhelmingly fortunate to have so much while country after country has squandered their wilderness. Will we control our population numbers. Will we accept restrictions to protect our heritage or will we just pretend it isn't happening?

Excellent read John and Val.

My only regret is that it probably will not be read by those who most need to read it. We all see evidence of bad behavior but I must say that in my travels I have been very fortunate in that positive experiences with great people have far outweighed any bad stuff. I hope that trend continues for us and our fellow travelers.
Cheers
Dave

John and Val,

What a great post. Well done.

Good observations & comments. I offer a quote (or four) to support the sense of travel & adventure:

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. Sow throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain

The success of an expedition depends primarily on the preliminary organization.
C.T. Madigan

The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
Henry David Thoreau

All things considered there are only two kinds of men in the world – those who stay at home and those who do not.
Rudyard Kipling

Cheers

John,
A good read. Thanks for putting it together.

That's a great read. It's also disappointed me in that my kids won't be able to experience the Australia we have now before it's too late.

Thanks John and Val for your well thought out and written post. You managed to get your observations and feelings down while not offending and being quite "politically correct". I must admit I am still trying to fathom how those two words came to be joined in a phrase.
I guess a re-read of thread 75605 may give some insight into the justification used by various groups both governmental and self interest for the limitations and outright denial of access to our "remote" and unique attractions. Once again an example of the minority, by their irresponsible actions being the causation of these denials to the responsible majority. It seems so incongruous that we live in one of the most lightly inhabited continents on the planet (leaving out Antarctica..lol) and yet have the largest "no go" areas of all.


Cheers Pop

A great article. Beautifully written.

Flynnie

Hi John,

Great read and it certainly doesn't bode well for simple travel in the future.

Kind regards

Hi John & Val.
Very well done. I don't know about the kids though! You see half of them and it's plain to see that they just don't want to be there.Not interested.
Take care, Safe travels.
Bye Sally.

Thanks John & Val for a great read.

We are lucky to live and have the opportunity to travel in a country so diverse in landscape, flora & fauna, and people. Like many things the thing that attracts us most can often lead to the 'destruction' of that very thing.

Addressing that is a very complex question, evidenced by some of the Ayers Rock discussions on this forum, but one thing is for sure - there is still a lot of wonderful experiences that can be had by those that dare to travel beyond the city limits.....

Cheers