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Rough roads and detours to Wollombi and Wisemans Ferry, Australia

The van rocked and strained as I edged it through a gutter that had been carved through the dirt road by the rain. Although it was dry now, at sometime in the recent past there must have been heavy rains that had washed away much of the top layer of the road, and all that [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:03:57+10:00March 21st, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|4 Comments

Wine Tasting in the Hunter Valley, Australia

The Hunter Valley is a beautiful area inland from Newcastle on the central coast of New South Wales. The area is one of Australia’s premier wine growing regions, and since we just happened to be travelling through the Hunter Valley on our Great Australian Road Trip, we kind of had to stop to do some [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:05:22+10:00March 18th, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Featured, Food and Drinks, Oceania|8 Comments

Off the beaten track to Sheba Dam and Lake Liddell, Australia

Leaving the cool mountain air of the New England Tableland behind us, it was time to continue south and head down off the highlands to Australia’s country music capital – Tamworth. I personally have no great interest in country music, but since we had to pass through this country city anyway, I thought it would [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:06:14+10:00March 16th, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|4 Comments

Visiting Captain Thunderbolt’s Grave in Uralla, Australia

We had spent the morning exploring the historic town of Glen Innes on the New England Tableland of New South Wales, Australia. It was a chilly morning as we walked around, so I was quite happy to enjoy the warmth of our camper van as we continued to drive south to Uralla, our destination for [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:07:21+10:00March 11th, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|1 Comment

Panorama: Towards Tamworth from Moobi Lookout, Australia

From high up on the New England Tableland in Australia, we drove down the range from Uralla towards Tamworth and stopped at Moonbi Lookout for a rest and to enjoy the view. I took this panorama from the top of a huge granite rock which acts as the lookout. You can view the New England [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:08:37+10:00March 10th, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Photos|1 Comment

The Old Colonial Buildings of Glen Innes, Australia | Photo Essay

As we made our way towards Uralla after stopping for the night at Bluff Rock, we passed through the country town of Glen Innes, high up on the New England Tableland of New South Wales. As soon as we entered the town, I noticed that there were a lot of beautiful old houses and buildings [...]

Discovering a Bloody Past at Bluff Rock, Australia

We set off on the first day of our Great Australian Road Trip with the intention of making it to Uralla, a town just south of Armidale in New South Wales. As it turned out, with the mucking around that we did before hand and much of the road being severely pot holed, there was [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:10:53+10:00March 5th, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|2 Comments

View of Mount Barney, Australia

As we made our way south today down into New South Wales, we passed by the rugged peaks of Mount Barney on the Queensland side of the border. Although it was covered in cloud today, it reminded me of the time that I climbed to the summit of Mount Barney in preparation for Mount Kilimanjaro [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:11:30+10:00March 4th, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Photos|0 Comments

Goanna at Flanagan Reserve, Australia

While camping at Flanagan Reserve in South East Queensland, Australia, we managed to enjoy at least a few hours of beautiful sunshine. It turned out that we weren't the only ones who were over the wet weather as several large Goannas came out to wonder through our camp and enjoy the warm heat of the [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:12:05+10:00March 1st, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Photos|0 Comments

Logan River Rapids at Flanagan Reserve, Australia

Flanagan Reserve is a lovely camping ground located on the banks of the upper Logan River near Mount Barney in South East Queensland, Australia. We recently stayed here for a couple of days and camped right on the river bank where we had great river views and hardly any sounds apart from the rushing water [...]

By |2016-06-05T17:15:42+10:00February 23rd, 2013|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Photos|0 Comments
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