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If you really want, you can fly into Coober Pedy these days. There are daily flights (probably departing from Adelaide). This will only save you a couple of days driving though and of course is much more expensive...
Written Apr 2, 2003
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For once, this time I'm recommending you DON'T try to drive yourself to this place (of course you can if you want...but..it's further away from anywhere than you think.)
It's a good 850 kms north of Adelaide (and about another 850 south of Ayers Rock with only a small fuel stop town in between)
Travelling for days through the desert is monotonous and very tiring (and I WAS on a bus!) The landscape changes very little. On a bus at least you can sleep and relax, and once you get to Coober Pedy, you don't need transport as you can walk the town and catch a mini tour just to see the mine workings.
Written Mar 12, 2003
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For once, this time I'm recommending you DON'T try to drive yourself to this place (of course you can if you want...but..it's further away from anywhere than...
Q: How safe is it for a woman alone to drive from Adelaide to Coober Pedy?
A: Are you from Australia and used to our roads? Two parts to this question....safe to actually drive ....safe in your person Make sure you...
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Aptly named, Coober Pedy is Aboriginal for 'white man in a hole'. This is one small outback town where you quite literally have to scratch below the surface to discover it's true beauty. That...
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Coober Pedy is the Opal capital of Australia, set in a rather dry, desolate and hostile environment. Coober Pedy comes from Kupa meaning 'white man' and Piti meaning 'hole'. It is translated from...
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It was so weird the first time I came here in the summer of 1997. I'd heard that temperatures of 50 degrees C wasn't uncommon so I was rather surprised when I stepped off the bus and it was only 17......
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Coober Pedy is Aboriginal for "white man in a hole," aptly describing the booming opal mining industry and underground housing developments that are ubiquitous there. A small outback town of treasure...
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When I mentioned that I was going to stay at Coober Pedy on my travels I was asked * Why on earth are you staying there?* My answer was simple, because I want to see this Opal mining town up close. I...
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