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Hangover Bay is one of those names that makes you do a double-take on the map, sitting pretty on the Coral Coast of Western Australia inside Nambung National Park. It’s the kind of place that proves you don’t need a glossy brochure to draw a crowd — just a windy bay, good fishing and enough […]

Point Moore Lighthouse is one of those places that gets stuck in your memory — a big red and white sentinel on Yamaji Country in Western Australia’s Coral Coast. Locals call it Moore Point Lighthouse; it’s not just any lighthouse; it’s Australia’s tallest metal lighthouse and the oldest surviving cast-iron prefabricated steel tower on the

Every traveller on the North West Coastal Highway (N W Coastal Hwy) will eventually end up at the Overlander Roadhouse. This isn’t just a BP fuel stop — it’s the BP Overlander Road house, a lifeline for rigs, vans and families heading to Shark Bay, Monkey Mia, Kalbarri National Park, or Carnarvon. As Paul Beames,

Hutt Lagoon Pink Lake in Western Australia is a sight that will stop even the most seasoned traveller in their tracks. Tucked beside Port Gregory on the edge of Western Australia’s Coral Coast, this salty spectacle can shine neon pink, burn copper red or fade to a pale lavender-grey depending on the day. I’ve driven

Most people on the Coral Coast have heard of the Pinnacles Desert but few can point to Nilgen Nature Reserve on a map. This coastal reserve, two hours north of Perth in Western Australia, doesn’t shout its name from billboards but it’s got wildflower heathland, native marsupials, banksia woodland and sand dunes that roll all

Most people know Kalbarri for its coastal cliffs, but Murchison River Gorge inside Kalbarri National Park is the real showstopper inland. This 80km canyon carved by the river reveals layers of geology and rock formations that have been standing long before the first roo bounded across the plains. I’m Paul Beames, and for me, Murchison

Shell Beach in Shark Bay, Western Australia, is one of those places that makes you slam on the handbrake and just stand there in wonder. Along Coral Coast Road on the Coral Coast, this stretch looks like a snowfield at first glance — but instead of beach sand, the shore is made entirely of tiny

The HMAS Sydney War Memorial on Mount Scott in Geraldton, Western Australia, is one of the most moving things I’ve seen in my years of dusty-boot travel. As I, Paul Beames, walked under the Dome of Souls, the Indian Ocean wind carried the weight of history – not just of the HMAS Sydney II but

Western Australia is more than just a big space on the map; it’s a vast, living land where the Indian Ocean laps against desert dunes, where ancient rocks meet thriving Aboriginal communities, and where the distances stretch your imagination as much as your tyres. I’m Paul Beames, and this article — Western Australia: A Traveller’s

The name Nambung National Park will be familiar to many Australians thanks to the surreal limestone pillars known as The Pinnacles. For me, Paul Beames, this chunk of Western Australia’s Coral Coast has always been a standout — not just because of the Pinnacles Desert, but for the geology, Indigenous culture, coastal wildlife and dusty