After spending a couple of weeks in Darlington Park near Beaudesert in South East Queensland, we were ready to move onto somewhere else. We chose to stay in the showgrounds in Canungra, a pretty little town in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The campground costs $8 per person per night and has a nice amenities block [...]
In Lamington National Park, Australia, the Coomera Circuit follows the Coomera River through the lush rain forest from Coomera Falls. As we hiked the 17km trail, we stopped at one of the many crossings of the river for lunch. I took this photo after eating lunch, and this far upstream, along with being near the headwaters of [...]
I think that cities are always so much better if they have plenty of green space around to get away from the hustle and bustle. The most famous that comes to mind is Central Park in New York City which is very popular with the city’s residents. Most Australian capital cities also have parklands in [...]
After over six years of living in Brisbane, Australia, I would have to say that my favourite place to go for a nice quiet night out is South Bank. Brisbane's South Bank is the cultural centre of the city with the Queensland Museum, Art Gallery, Library and Performing Arts Centre all located here, but this [...]
If you're in the Northern Hemisphere at the moment, there is a good chance that you are probably stuck in a freezing winter. Well here in Queensland, Australia, I am sitting around in shorts and a t-shirt and wondering if I should put the air conditioning on or not. The fact is, really, here in [...]
This panorama was taken while I was hiking along the trail to Mount Cordeax in Main Range National Park, Australia. Located in South-East Queensland, Main Range National Park has some spectacular mountainous and rain forest scenery with lots of great views like this one. The Mount Cordeax track is an easy gradual climb that is [...]
Brisbane, Australia, is known as "The River City", and the best place to really see what this is about is by heading over to South Bank. I've been living in Brisbane for over six years now and South Bank is my favourite place to go out for a nice meal and a walk along the [...]
Located at the end of Rainbow Beach in Queensland, Australia, is the long sandy strip of land known as Inskip Peninsula. Inskip point is one of the gateways to nearby Fraser Island, and a 4wd only ferry runs from the beach at the tip of the peninsula to the sandy coast of the island. Inskip [...]
Located about 100 kilometres south west of Brisbane, Australia, the Cunningham Highway climbs up the steep escarpment of the Great Dividing Range through a place called Cunningham's Gap. This part of the range is home to some pristine rain forest and eucalypt forests that are all protected in Main Range National Park. The area has [...]
I had the opportunity a couple of months ago to take my wife away for a night in Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast, Australia. The Gold Coast is a popular tourist spot, and for travellers and locals alike, it has some excellent night life to take advantage of. We were staying at the Q1 [...]
