The Sunshine Coast, 100 kilometres north of Brisbane, is a place that I have visited often over the years. During a ten year involvement with Nipper competition in Surf Lifesaving, we travelled to many surf carnivals on the Sunshine Coast and now it is the place that our daughter calls home. Maroochydore Known as the…
Some of my best Christmases have been spent camping with my family and friends. When our children were young we would put all of our camping gear into a trailer and tow it to many of the great coastal areas over the border into Northern New South Wales or to one of the islands just…
This is my town – the place I call home on the sunny Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is worlds apart from the dreadfully touristy city of Surfers Paradise, which is only a mere 12 kilometres away. Burleigh Heads has a small village atmosphere with an eclectic style which gives it a laid back easy-going vibe. It…
From windswept clifftops and steep sided coves, to long sandy surf beaches and calm sheltered bays, the South Australian coastline is truly beautiful. Driving across the border from Victoria away from the spectacle of the Great Ocean Road, you come to a coastal region known as the Limestone Coast and then to The Coorong, Lake Alexandrina and…
Located just off the Gold Coast Highway between Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach, the picturesque Tallebudgera Creek (or Tallie) is the ideal spot for a picnic, water skiing, fishing, lounging on the sandy shores, playing with the kids, snorkelling, paddling a kayak or stand-up paddle board or taking a relaxing stroll. On the northern side…
If you are lucky enough to own a boat on the Gold Coast there are many places that you can cruise to for a weekend break in The Broadwater at Southport. Or alternatively you can hire a houseboat with one of the many houseboat hire companies, such as Coomera Houseboats and venture out into The…
The southern Gold Coast suburb of Currumbin was named from an Aboriginal word meaning “high up” or “place where high trees grow” or “kangaroo”. This certainly describes the hilly terrain that surrounds one of the most beautiful beaches on the Gold Coast. There are so many contrasts of Currumbin. Currumbin Beach & Creek This place…
Some of the most remarkable places that I visited on my travels around Australia were also some of the most remote. In some cases it involved trekking down a a rough dirt road for many kilometres and in other cases hiking on foot. I have to admit that these places were very special and I…
The inaugural eighth annual WINOE’s (Women In Need Of Entertainment) retreat took place this year with a weekend in the River City of Brisbane. Less than an hour up the road for we Gold Coasters, is the place we call ‘Brisvegas’, that most of us only visit to either go to a show or concert or catch an…
I was asked recently to guest post on a blog for HydroChic, a company in the USA that sells sun protective active wear for women. They asked me to select the top five travel destinations to the ‘Land Down Under’ that would appeal to travellers looking for places in the sun. So here they are: Top…