Photo of the week: St Mary’s Church in Warwick, Australia
This week's travel photo is of St Mary's Church in Warwick, Australia. Warwick as a historical town in the heart of the Darling Downs in South East Queensland.
Trekking to the Summit of Mount Barney, Australia
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 [...]
Panorama: View from the Summit of Mount Barney, Australia
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 [...]
Wine Tasting and a Picnic in Maleny, Australia
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 [...]
Panorama: View from Mount Edwards, Australia
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 [...]
Hiking in Girraween National Park, Australia
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 [...]
Photo of the week: Lake Moogerah Panorama, Australia
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.
Photo of the week: Farmland Near Main Range National Park, Australia
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.
Photo of the week: Queen Mary Falls, Australia
This week's travel photo is of Queen Mary Falls in South East 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 it's way down to the bottom and climbing back up the [...]
Off Track Hiking on Mount Greville in Moogerah Peaks National Park, Australia
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. [...]