When you hire a car or campervan to explore New Zealand there are a few roads you are not allowed to drive on, and taking the risk will void your insurance contract. One of these roads is Skipper's Road in the stunning Skipper's Canyon near Queenstown. It is notoriously known as New Zealand's most dangerous [...]
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. Read more: Walking to [...]
This week's travel photo is of a ferry making its 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. Two routes I [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Moogerah Peaks National Park consists of four ancient volcanic peaks that rise up from the beautiful Fassifern Valley in South East Queensland, Australia. The park is an important habitat for rare and endangered flora and fauna, and although it is located close to Brisbane and other settlements, the peaks provide some quite remote hiking opportunities. [...]
Dunedin is the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and with a rich Scottish history and a beautiful natural setting, it makes an excellent place to spend a few days. Like Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula, Dunedin sits in a natural harbour that is part of the remnants of an extinct [...]
