The city attracts itinerant workers and visitors from around Australia, and its university and port bring students and sailors. The population ebbs and increases with the seasons. Darwin's location on a tropical tip of the country's north coast means six subtle shifts of season, with a not-so-subtle disparity between the Dry and Wet - which can bring colossal storms.
While in Darwin get up close and personal with one of Australia's most infamous animals - the crocodile.