Queensland
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My Fishing Mate
The famous quote, “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” by American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson captures the moment I met Lino. I was fishing off Ellis Beach in Queensland, when I noticed…
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Atherton Tablelands Waterfall Quest
Apart from escaping the southern winter months, our primary focus on this trip was to explore the Atherton Tablelands in Tropical North Queensland. The area is a mix of rainforest, wetlands and savannah.…
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Coen-The Bend (Northern) Campsite
This campsite is a cracker of a spot. It’s free and about 2 k’s north of Coen, a small town on the Cape York Peninsula. It’s bush camping by the Coen River and…
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Brilliant Babinda Boulders
There are two camp areas in Babinda. Boulders Camp Area is free, whilst the Rotary Park Rest Area is a donation camp. As luck would have it, we scored a site at Boulders.…
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Cape York- The Road to Pajinka
For those who have travelled or intend to travel to the very northern tip of mainland Australia, the road to the top is the hot topic in conversations. One road there and back. …
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Boodjamulla- Oasis in the Outback
Unlike other iconic places that Oz is renown for, I had never heard of Boodjamulla. It was only when researching our trip to the Gulf that I discovered this diamond in the rough.…
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Big Red Bash
The Birdsville Big Red Bash. The most remote music festival in the world; it lies on a dry river channel at the base of Big Red on the edge of the Simpson Desert.…
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Carnarvon Gorge
We had our car serviced in Roma and the Toyota mechanic informed us our shockers were leaking. The car was upgraded last year so it could carry more weight and as a result…
