A couple of days ago I went hiking in Mount Barney National Park in South East Queensland, Australia. This rugged and remote area is a great place to get away from it all in the Aussie bush, and I decided to climb to the summit of the East Peak of the mountain by hiking in [...]
This week's travel photo is of a long tail boat at the beach on Koh Khao Phing Kan, more commonly known as James Bond Island in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand. This tiny island is popular due to its name sake, since the James Bond Film "The Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed here in [...]
This week's travel photo is of a collection of Buddha statues located in a museum building of Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang, Laos. There were statues of all shapes and sizes located around this building. Some looked really old, others were newer, but there were certainly too many to count. More about Wat Xieng [...]
One week in Tuscany, Italy just wasn't enough. In fact, even though we had seen so much of this beautiful province and explored so many of its interesting towns, we still had only just scratched the surface. We hadn't even made it to one of Tuscany's most popular cities - Pisa. Luckily, due to the [...]
I've been busy training for my next big adventure lately, which I will tell you all about in coming weeks. A huge part of my training has been climbing as many mountains as I can, and this panorama is the view from the top of Mount Edwards in Moogerah Peaks National Park in South East [...]
This week's travel photo is of Ponte Vecchio over the River Arno in Florence, Italy. This 14th century bridge has a line of shops on each side and is a popular attraction in this beautiful city. More about Ponte Vecchio Ponte Vecchio is one of Florence’s most famous landmarks and the oldest bridge spanning the [...]
Girraween National Park is located just south of Stanthorpe in South East Queensland, Australia, about three hours drive from Brisbane. The park is characterized by it's huge granite outcrops, boulders and spring time wild flowers, and it makes a great day trip from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. There are also two camp sites located within the park [...]
This week's travel photo is a panorama of Lake Moogerah in South East Queensland, Australia. This man made lake is surrounded by the peaks that make up Moogerah Peaks National Park and is a great place for a picnic, a hike or to paddle around in a canoe.
This week's travel photo is of the face of a golden Buddha Statue at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Pho is famous for it's 45m long reclining Buddha and is a must see on any visit to Bangkok. More about Wat Pho Wat Pho, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is [...]
When my wife and I got married, we decided to spend our month long honeymoon in Italy. It was absolutely perfect and we instantly fell in love with this beautiful country. Like most people, we arrived in Rome and spent four amazing days exploring the city. I was recently going through some old photos that [...]
