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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

Few travel experiences in Western Australia will stop you in your tracks like seeing the Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles. I’m Paul Beames, and in my years guiding travellers through the west coast, I’ve never lost the thrill of standing in Nambung National Park, camera on tripod, as the galaxy rises above the eerie

The Beachfront Lobster Shack in Cervantes, Western Australia, has a way of pulling you in before you’ve even taken a bite. Sitting right on the shores of Cervantes Bay with beachfront views, it’s where dusty tyres from the Pinnacles Desert meet salty sea air. I, Paul Beames, first landed here after a guided tour through

Few places in Western Australia will stop you in your tracks like the Pinnacles WA — thousands of limestone spires rising out of golden desert sand, inside Nambung National Park. Just a short hop north of Perth along the Western Australian coast, the Pinnacles Desert is an otherworldly patch of rock formations that feels more