Most people go to the Gold Coast to enjoy the amazing beaches and visit the theme parks (and so should you), but this popular holiday spot has a lot more to offer if you dig a bit deeper. If you want to see and learn about Australian wildlife, the place to go on the Gold [...]
As a traveller, you probably don't even have to have been to Sydney, Australia to picture what it looks like. From the unique architecture of the Opera House, across the harbour to the iconic Harbour Bridge, almost everyone knows what to expect from Sydney Harbour. If you've been to Sydney, you would have no doubt [...]
This week's travel photo is of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia at night, taken from near the Opera House just after the sun disappeared over the horizon. I didn't have my tripod on me at the time, so I used a nearby concrete barrier to take this longer exposure shot. It gave [...]
Standing on the most eastern tip of the Australian mainland, is the Cape Byron Lighthouse. From the popular tourist town of Byron Bay, the rocky peninsula of Cape Byron extends out into the Pacific Ocean. One of the best ways to explore this beautiful area is to walk the 3km Cape Byron Lighthouse trail that [...]
This week's travel photo is of some historic buildings at The Rocks in Sydney, Australia. The Rocks is a beautiful area right on Sydney Harbour located between Circular Quay and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The 19th century warehouse buildings have been beautifully preserved, and this area is lovely to walk around and enjoy a meal [...]
This week's travel photo is of St Mary's Church in Warwick, Australia. Warwick is a historical town in the heart of the Darling Downs in South East Queensland. More about St Mary's Church St Mary’s Church in Warwick, Queensland, is a striking heritage-listed Catholic church that stands as a testament to the region’s rich history [...]
The leaves rustled in the trees above me as the breeze cooled the sweat on my skin. My shoulders began to ache from the full pack I was carrying as the ground under my feet began to steadily rise. It was time to take a break, and I dropped my pack down on the leafy ground and [...]
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 [...]
For Veronika's birthday this year, she decided that she wanted to go and do some wine tasting. When most people think of Australia, wine generally doesn't come to mind, however the country has many excellent wine regions such as the Barossa Valley in South Australia, the Hunter Valley in New South Wales and Margaret River in [...]
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 [...]
