A Samsonvale Lake Picnic for Father’s Day in Australia
Those who have read my previous posts on this subject will know that here in Australia Mothers Day and Fathers Day are both celebrated on a different date than they are in the UK. Whilst the UK is out...
View ArticleSamsonvale Lake: How to Enjoy the Outdoor Life in Australia
Monday’s post was about Sunday’s visit to Samsonvale Lake for a Picnic on Father’s Day. In it I said I was ‘pretty sure we could only see a very small section of the lake’ from where we were. This was...
View ArticleAirlie Beach, Queensland: A Backpackers Magnet
Well, I haven’t brought you any tales of my Queensland coastal road trip for a while, last time we talked about it I was exploring The Beaches and the Country Roads Around Mackay, Queensland. As you...
View ArticleDriving in and Around Airlie Beach, Queensland
In Mondays post about Airlie Beach, we had a stroll around the town, the beaches and the lagoon. I only had one full day there and at around 2 o’clock in the afternoon I decided to jump into my car to...
View ArticleMore Things I Didn’t Do in Airlie Beach
Time to wrap up Airlie Beach week. In Mondays post we had a little walk around the town and checked out the beaches and the lagoon. On Wednesday we went for a drive in my car to see, among other...
View ArticleA Winter’s Day in Bowen, North Queensland
It’s been quite a while since I last spoke about my Queensland coast road trip, so it’s time to get back on the road. Having left Airlie Beach I decided to visit a place called Hideaway Bay. It was...
View ArticleFrom Bowen to the Middle of Nowhere and Nothing
Having spent a couple of hours or so in Bowen admiring the beaches, I got back on the road to head further north as I continued my road trip. My next stop was to be in Townsville, a journey of 200...
View ArticleThe Burdekin Region and Bowen in North Queensland: A Roundup
In Monday’s post I gave you a glimpse of what you could expect from A Winter’s Day in Bowen, North Queensland. Let me take a quick moment to remind you of what winter in Bowen looks like… In that post...
View ArticleA Stroll Around Townsville, North Queensland
Having left the Burdekin Region and Bowen, I continued north on my road trip up the Queensland coast. It was day 7 when I arrived in Townsville. Townsville is the fourth biggest city in Queensland...
View ArticleGet Fit with the Castle Hill Workout
No, Castle Hill is not the name of the latest fitness guru or get fit fad. It’s an actual hill. Apparently, Castle Hill, which is in Townsville, is 286 metres above sea level. Or as we used to call it,...
View ArticleThings I Didn’t Do in Townsville: Magnetic Island and Castle Hill Hike
If you read Wednesdays post you will know that I did NOT Get Fit with the Castle Hill Workout, I drove my car up that hill. Here is a reminder of what that hill looks like… As I mentioned though, lots...
View ArticleQueensland Coast Road Trip Day 9: Townsville Heading Towards Cardwell
It would have been very easy to have driven from Townsville to Cairns in a day, after all it’s only 350 kilometres or so. There were a few places I wanted to see though, so I decided to spit the...
View ArticleCardwell to Cairns via Mission Beach and Etty Bay
About an hour after leaving Wallaman Falls, driving along roads that looked something like this… I arrived at my final overnight stop off before picking up Mrs Bob and my daughter Elizabeth from Cairns...
View ArticleWhat It’s Really like to Live in Cardwell, Far North Queensland
In Wednesdays post I mentioned that I had driven from Wallaman Falls, which is east of Ingham, to Cardwell on the coast. What I didn’t say though is that in doing that, I’d crossed from North...
View ArticleRoad Trip Day 10: Cardwell to Cairns
At just 94 kilometres, my journey from Cardwell to Cairns was by far the shortest leg of my trip. That was intentional though, I needed to pick up Mrs Bob and my daughter Elizabeth from Cairns airport...
View ArticleJewels in the Crown of Cairns: Kuranda and the Great Barrier Reef
There is more to Cairns than just strolling around and having a look. There’s also more than just two ‘must do’ attractions in Cairns, but if you only had time for two, your choice would be simple. On...
View ArticleA Thorough Look Around Cairns, Far North Queensland
On Monday we had a wander around Cairns, and on Wednesday we looked at the two Jewels in the Crown of Cairns: Kuranda and the Great Barrier Reef. Coming up I have a video that shows you all of that in...
View ArticleTugun, Currumbin and Palm Beach; A Weekend Break on the Gold Coast
It’s not quite summer here yet in Australia but where I live, which is Brisbane in case you didn’t know, it might as well be. Temperatures recently have been hovering at around 28°C, the skies are blue...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Moving to Sydney or Melbourne
What a difference a decade makes. When I first moved to Australia in 2007 I chose to live in Brisbane. I could have chosen Melbourne, I could have chosen Sydney, or I could have chosen anywhere else....
View ArticleCrime Statistics in Australia: Finding Safe Suburbs
This internet thing, it’s really catching on, isn’t it? There’s lots of stuff available online now, it’s come along in leaps and bounds in the last 6 or 7 years. That might seem a strange thing to say...
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