Saturday, August 6

Broome Against Boom

AS the blood-orange and crimson sunset works its magic on Broome's Cable Beach, it is easy to understand how this northwestern piece of paradise has managed to capture the imagination of travellers and the souls of those who call it home.   
The evening blaze is the cue for the tourist camel trains to lope along the beach and for an orderly traffic jam of four-wheel-drives to form in the sand dunes near the Cable Beach Club.

Much has changed since English lord Alistair McAlpine first succumbed to Broome's seductions, building the beach club and a zoo. But the town still has its high-profile guests. James Packer and his family reportedly were there this week, staying at media and mining machinery magnate Kerry Stokes's house.  Read More


The Australian

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