We visit the most extensive areas of sub-tropical rainforest in the world. Born of massive volcanoes and continental tectonics, the ranges straddling the border between southeast Queensland and northern NSW are places of outstanding beauty, offering breathtaking views of the Great Escarpment and the steep-sided caldera of the Tweed Valley surrounding Mount Warning. The landscape […]
The Ultimate Beach Drive
There must be literally thousands of companies in Queensland vying for the custom of tourists who flock to the state in their droves every year. But few of these operators would offer an eco-adventure as unique and exciting as that by 1770 Environmental Tours. During its 20-year history, this family-owned business has acquired an impressive […]
The Black Swans – 100 Years Between The Flags
The vast majority of Australia’s population lives in cities and towns on, or near, the coast, which stretches over a distance of more than 36,000 kilometres. The Beach has replaced the Bush as the symbol of the Australian way of life – pleasure, freedom, independence and enjoyment – and Maroochy Beach, in the heart of […]
Life On The Road
Salt Café, on The Esplanade overlooking Hervey Bay, is a long way from the Gibb River Road – 3500 kilometres, in fact, about as far away from it as any point can be on mainland Australia. And the lifestyle of the new owners, Mark and Michelle Polson, is a far cry from the one they had when they […]
West Coast Eyre
Eyre Peninsula, home of adventure and excitement South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula has been described as the ‘Outback by the Sea’ and nowhere is this contrast more evident than along its arid west coast on the Great Australian Bight. Stretching for almost 400 kilometres from Coffin Bay to Ceduna, the Flinders Highway connects a series of […]