Girraween National Park is located just south of Stanthorpe in South East Queensland, Australia, about three hours drive from Brisbane. The park is characterized by it's huge granite outcrops, boulders and spring time wild flowers, and it makes a great day trip from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. There are also two camp sites located within the park [...]
This week's travel photo is a panorama of Lake Moogerah in South East Queensland, Australia. This man made lake is surrounded by the peaks that make up Moogerah Peaks National Park and is a great place for a picnic, a hike or to paddle around in a canoe.
In 1862, two pioneers exploring the Western Otago region struck gold in the Shotover River. This was the start of the Shotover Canyon Gold Rush. Similar to the nearby Arrow River, the Shotover River was so rich in gold that miners came from all over New Zealand to claim their share of the riches, and [...]
This week's travel photo is of the lighthouse at Cape Byron in Byron Bay, Australia as a storm rolls in from the sea. Cape Byron is the most easterly point on the Australian mainland, and walking to the lighthouse is a scenic hike from the popular backpacker town of Byron Bay.
This week's travel photo is of a ferry making it's way along the harbour past the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. Many ferries leave from Circular Quay in Sydney Cove to several places along the harbour, making it a great way to explore one of the most beautiful harbours in the world.
As a bit of an adrenaline junkie, going on a jet boat ride was high on my list of things to do when I went to New Zealand, though of course not any old jet boat ride would do. I came across plenty of opportunities as I traveled around the South Island, but most were on calm [...]
This week's travel photo is of some farmland with Main Range National Park in the background in South East Queensland, Australia. On this particular day I stopped in at Cunningham's Gap and went for a hike to the top of Mount Mitchell, which is the mountain on the left of the photo.
Dark grey rain clouds engulfed the rugged peaks above me, as the cool calm waters of Lake Te Anau passed me by. I was on a boat heading to the start of the Milford Track in the South Island of New Zealand, known as one of the most beautiful treks in the world. I leaned [...]
This week's travel photo is of Queen Mary Falls in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Visiting the 40m high waterfall makes for a nice day trip from Brisbane, and there is a nice walking track that goes along the top of the falls, before winding its way down to the bottom and climbing back up the other [...]
After my exciting Helihike on Fox Glacier the day before, I continued my journey north along the rugged West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Not far north of Fox Glacier, another makes it's way down the west side of the Southern Alps, Franz Joseph Glacier, which I had heard was just as [...]
