The Barkly Tableland covers 21% of the Northern Territory in a swathe from Mount Isa just east of the Queensland/NT border, west to Daly Waters. After a night camping at the Devils Marbles under a waning full moon (having spent the evening light exploring the rock formations scattered across these beautiful 1,800 hectares of Australian outback) […]
Red Nomad Tracking Down ‘Journey Jottings’ on her Aussie Odyssey
I received a Tweet from @RedNomadOz on Twitter: And about a week later… I’d been enjoying following the trails and tales of Red Nomad Oz on her blog for some time, when as part of her ‘Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets’ series she sighted #17 at White Cliffs (in outback NSW) along with…“arguably the most remote OZ location to […]
Uluru (Ayers Rock) Photo
Australia Photo of the Week ~ Uluru (Ayers Rock) Click the link below for more fabulous photos of Uluru… My first sighting of Uluru It was magical 🙂 And if visiting – Don’t forget to check out my hand drawn pictorial Central Australia Map Journals for recording your adventure by dotting your route on the […]
Uluru – The Day I First Laid Eyes on Uluru (Ayers Rock)
After a 3am start to get to the airport for a 5am lift off to Uluru, we left the coastal humidity of Brisbane and flew into Australia’s heart – the Red Centre. Peering down onto the scrubby outback and gouged channel country from 35,000 feet we flew over flooded Lake Eyre and sparkling salt pans […]
An Australia Rainforest Delight – Box Forest Track
Box Forest Track, a 10.6km circuit. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve posted photo essays from our visit up to the rainforest of Green Mountain in Lamington National Park, SE Queensland ~ Here are links to: The 4.6km walk we did down to Moran’s Falls and The lovely sunset and sunrise that we admired from O’Reilley’s. On the second […]
Tree Fern Unfurling
Australia Photo Unfurling Tree Fern This photo was taken on my recent trip to the Lamington National Park rainforest, in SE Queensland.
Sunset… Sunrise at Green Mountain
Last week it was my birthday (woohoo!!) so we took a few days off to go up into the Lamington National Park ~ The first day we walked to Moran’s Falls (click the link for that photo essay) Then over a glass of wine, we enjoyed the sunset. Sunset at Green Mountain Then out to dinner… […]
An Australia Rainforest Delight – Morans Falls
The Australian rainforest is an absolute delight. Last week we took off for a couple of days to go up into the rainforest of the Lamington National Park on the Queensland/NSW border. We walked the Morans Falls track, just 4.6km on our first day. The path takes you down through a subtropical rainforest of booyongs and brush box adorned […]
Epiphytes – Staghorns in the Rainforest
Australia Photo: Epiphytes ~ Staghorns in the rainforest Photographed at Natural Bridge, one and half hours south of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia Here’s a link to some Birds Nest tree ferns (which are also epiphytes)!
Traveller’s Tweet Up in Australia’s Rainforest
Today, we not only meet people in real life, we also form friendships across the world through the Ethernet via Social Media. And what’s even more fun is when these friendships are solidified in the flesh! This week I met Michela Fantinel for the first time face to face. I’ve ‘known’ Michela for over a year […]