Following up from my Walks post, there is something quite magical about many Waterfalls, elegant beauty to ferocious torrents. Some are accessed roadside or by short walks like many I experienced around Iceland or Norway, others take more effort, a…
Road Trip Tasmania – Walks
Walkies ! Dog owners know the importance and fun of walks, so when you are travelling, why stop enjoying walks while away from your furbabies ? How better to explore a new city, or in this case, exercise & experience…
Road Trip Tasmania – Critters
Tasmania is rich with unique animals & birds. Whilst some encounters were at Reserves, the most memorable were simply in the wild along various walks I enjoyed.. A cruise to Maria Island was abound with wildlife, but the Wombats stole…
Road Trip Tasmania – Old World Stays
My travel plans usually prioritise a bit of luxury along the way, stays to look forward to after a few “on budget” accoms 🙂 Tasmania provided for quite a few such opportunities, albeit a saw a number of others that…
Road Trip Tasmania
Tasmania (Tassie) is the southern island state of Australia, often stunningly beautiful, with diverse landscapes and unique fauna. (Tassie Devils) A 12,000+ km road trip from Queensland (QLD) was always going to be ambitious, especially in these Covid times where…
Hike Carnarvon Gorge Queensland
With international travel still banned in Australia, I set out to return to a National Park I have not visited in ~35 years, Carnarvon National Park featuring the beautiful Carnarvon Gorge, a 9 hr drive west of the Gold Coast.…
Queensland Road Trip – Tours
The final part of the QLD Road Trip that grouped into Beaches, Lookouts, Tours, Walks & Waterfalls, focuses on my stops for Tours. Organised tours are not my go-to during travel, but some can provide experiences impossible to experience solo.…
Queensland Road Trip – Waterfalls
Part 4 of the QLD Road Trip focuses on my stops to Waterfalls. Waterfalls are rarely roadside, so picking on these to break up my Covid Queensland Road Trip journey mostly enjoyed delving into forestry walks. The concentration of these…
Queensland Road Trip – Lookouts
Part 3 of the QLD Road Trip focuses on my stops to Lookouts. As a motorcyclist, I often pick out twisty mountain roads to make the ride/drive more interesting, and so Lookouts are a great way to schedule a stop…
Queensland Road Trip – Beaches
Part 2 of the QLD Road Trip focuses on my stops to Beaches. We travel overseas to experience (normally) what we don’t have already. A different culture, cuisine, history, seasons or landscape as example. So this is a unique one…