Caravan Parks have sure come a long way in recent years with a range of features on offer that sometimes defies the imagination. However all the fancy features and attractions can’t compete with that very simple rule of real estate LOCATION LOCATION and the Tweed Coast has a few top parks in truly great locations. […]
Into The Unknown
Country cousins meet coastal cousins as we haul the whole family a few thousand kilometres into remote western QLD Am I nuts wanting to listen to our four kids whinge, whine and moan for a few thousand outback kilometres? Oh God, what have I done? Are we there yet? I’m hungry! I need to go […]
Exploring The Gorge
The tiny town of Monto is only a speck on the map but it is the gateway to one of Queensland’s most impressive tourist destinations, the Cania Gorge. Situated in the North Burnett region, about 500 km northwest of Brisbane, the Gorge comprises two principal features of outstanding beauty and interest, one natural and the […]
Darling River Run—Brewarrina to Wentworth
“Where does the inland flowing NSW Macquarie River end – maybe an inland sea?” This question was posed by NSW Governor Sir Ralph Darling to Charles Sturt and Hamilton Hume in 1828. Their expedition led to the discovery of the Bogan River. In an 1829 expedition these two explorers reached the Upper Darling. In 1835 […]
Wet & Wild in Cairns
No shortage of sunshine and warm, stinger-free waters make tropical Cairns an extremely alluring spot as winter starts to chill the rest of the country. The idea of lazing on an idyllic palm-fringed isle, snorkelling off a sandy cay or soaking beneath a rainforested waterfall is the stuff of dreams, and it’s all within reach […]
