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Things to do in Noosa

This article is written in partnership with Expedia.com.au. Located at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, Noosa is one of Queensland’s premier holiday spots. With beautiful beaches, amazing shopping and dining, and year-round warm temperatures, people flock to Noosa from all over Australia to enjoy some sun, sand and relaxation. Noosa is also surrounded [...]

By |2018-11-08T11:31:20+10:00November 8th, 2018|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Travel Guides|8 Comments

Climbing Mount Maroon, Australia

Brisbane is privileged to be surrounded by stunning natural landscapes, with mountains and forests that are full of excellent hiking trails. It is one of the reasons why I love living here. I've completed lots of these trails over the years but one that I hadn't tackled yet was the Cotswold Track to the summit [...]

By |2023-03-23T17:25:05+10:00November 11th, 2017|Adventure, Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|6 Comments

Things to do in Melbourne

Melbourne has to be one of my favourite cities in Australia due to its amazing mix of European influence with a very contrasting cosmopolitan vibe. The city's food and bar scene is excellent, with a delightful mix of culture that has you wandering through the city's laneways, seamlessly blending in with Melbourne's art scene. Then [...]

By |2018-06-05T09:54:01+10:00May 28th, 2017|Australia, Destinations, Oceania|25 Comments

Hiking to Lower Portals, Mount Barney National Park

I'm currently in training mode again for another trip to the Nepal Himalaya in a couple of month's time, so I've been regularly hitting the trails around Brisbane again. One of my favourite areas to go hiking within an easy drive of Brisbane is Mount Barney National Park. There are some good, variable trails there which [...]

By |2018-06-05T13:36:13+10:00March 3rd, 2017|Adventure, Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|13 Comments

A Sunday Outing in Brisbane

I’ve been living in Brisbane for most of the past decade, but I’ve always lived more in the outer suburbs, so heading into the city for the day really still has that feeling of a proper day trip out. It’s kind of an old school thing, but for us it is exciting to get dressed [...]

By |2018-06-05T14:03:47+10:00February 8th, 2017|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Travel Tips|15 Comments

48 Hours in Melbourne

Melbourne is a city that I took way too long to go and visit. I'm Australian born and bred and have lived here all of my life, but in my 32 years I had never gone to Australia's second largest (and some would argue, most popular) city. This year, I finally changed that, and I [...]

Downtown Melbourne in Photos

I've been to Melbourne several times. Most of those times were in transit at the airport but I also drove through it on my way across Australia a couple of years ago, however I've never had the time to stop and have a look around, so I've always considered Melbourne to be a city that I [...]

By |2018-06-05T17:02:26+10:00August 31st, 2016|Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania, Photo Essays|17 Comments

Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Australia

Today's travel photo is of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Australia. I only had a short time in Melbourne but it was long enough for me to find out that I really liked the city. Melbourne has some beautiful old historic buildings, but the most iconic would have to be Flinders Street Station. I took [...]

By |2018-06-11T15:16:37+10:00July 16th, 2016|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Photos|2 Comments

Panorama: Streaky Bay, South Australia

Today's travel photo is a panorama shot of Streaky Bay in South Australia. On our journey around the Eyre Peninsula, we stopped here for lunch on our way to Ceduna. It was a hot, dry place and the grass was brown and scorched, but that water was calm and inviting. It was a very peaceful [...]

By |2016-02-02T16:04:49+10:00October 23rd, 2015|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Photos|0 Comments

Reflections at Lake Manchester, Australia

Today's photo is of the sky and clouds reflecting on the water of Lake Manchester in Southeast Queensland, Australia. I took this photo a couple of weeks ago while hiking the 17km trail around the lake. It was a very peaceful walk along the lake's edge and then up in the surrounding forested hills. I [...]

By |2016-02-02T16:14:02+10:00September 26th, 2015|Australia, Destinations, Oceania, Photos|0 Comments
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