Travel

If Trees Could Talk – a visit to Lamington National Park

I’ve mentioned in previous posts my desire to run away into the woods and how spending a few days at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat in...

Jul 23, 20186 min read

The Stories of Sweeney Reserve – from ‘The Land and I’ project

Sweeney Reserve is a delightful park rich in cultural heritage tucked away behind Gympie and Dayboro Roads. Unless you’re a local you may...

Jun 23, 20185 min read

The Stories of Lake Samsonvale – from ‘The Land and I’ project

A visit to Lake Samsonvale offers tranquillity not always found at the region’s busier destinations making it an ideal spot to soak up...

May 10, 20185 min read

Forest bathing

For some time now I’ve been feeling the call of the wild, a desire to run off into the woods and shack up in a log cabin away from...

Apr 23, 20182 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 16 : Akaroa and Christchurch

It was the scenery of New Zealand’s South Island that had us embarking on a two week road trip but it was a wedding that brought us here...

Aug 29, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 15 : Arthur’s Pass – West Coast to Christchurch

Arthur’s Pass, the magical stretch of road that connects the South Island’s two coasts, was top of the agenda today making it a day...

Aug 21, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 14 : Fox Glacier to Greymouth

New Zealand is not called ‘the land of the long white cloud’ for nothing. I love clouds. They’re fantastic for photography. But when...

Aug 9, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 13 : Franz Josef

For our entire South Island trip I’d been barely containing my excitement about the activity we had booked for today, a helicopter ride...

Aug 1, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 12 : Queenstown to Fox Glacier (via Wanaka)

Today we wave goodbye to Queenstown and head off to the west coast to visit Fox Glacier. This involves a long day of driving through some...

Jul 20, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 11 : Queenstown (Day 3) – Arrowtown

A great spot to photograph sunrise in Queenstown is at Frankton Arm Jetty where there’s a number of picturesque jetties in close...

Jul 3, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 10 : Queenstown (Day 2) – Glenorchy

Queenstown is surely one of the world’s prettiest cities but the beauty doesn’t stop at the city limits so I highly recommend a day trip...

Jun 22, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 9 : Milford Sound & Queenstown (Day 1)

There are no words powerful enough to describe what it’s like to wake up in one of earth’s most beautiful places, Milford Sound, so...

Jun 6, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 8 : Milford Sound

Mornings in Te Anau mean throwing open your curtains to panoramic views of a glassy lake and a strong desire to take a brief stroll or...

May 21, 20173 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 7 : Invercargill to Te Anau

There’s little to stick around for in Invercargill (although had I known about Demolition World I might have considered a visit) so...

May 7, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 6 : Dunedin to Invercargill

The best part about staying at Larnach Castle was waking up in a goddamn castle and for a very brief moment this morning the dense fog...

Apr 23, 20173 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 5 : Oamaru to Dunedin

The benefit of staying in Oamaru, besides its steampunk fascination and its penguin playground, is that it’s quite near the Moeraki...

Apr 9, 20173 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 4 : Mount Cook to Oamaru

It’s not often you get excited about a drive but I was relishing the opportunity to travel the scenic Mount Cook Road once again as we...

Mar 26, 20173 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 3 : Aoraki/Mount Cook, Hooker Valley

Today was drizzly and foggy, and what perfect weather to take a four hour 10k hike? Rugged up in our best weatherproofs we walked Mount...

Mar 12, 20172 min read

2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Days 1-2: Christchurch to Aoraki / Mount Cook

When I received an invitation to a wedding in New Zealand I thought to myself, why not? New Zealand has never been high on my bucket list...

Feb 26, 20174 min read

A weekend in the Southern Downs

Whenever I travel overseas I always muse about how little history Australia has compared to the rest of the world but that’s because I...

Feb 12, 20174 min read