Unlike a lot of other countries in the world, Australia is a relatively young country and as such does not have a lot of historical buildings or landmarks. However what we lack in historic ruins or buildings, we make up for in natural wonders, like the Great Barrier Reef and a great big rock in…
It was music to my ears! Queensland finally opened up their border to allow us to travel for a short holiday to Hamilton Island. We spent a blissful five days luxuriating on Hamilton Island just prior to Christmas and enjoyed every minute of it.
The Tweed, as it is affectionately called, covers the area of Tweed Heads, Tweed Coast and Tweed Valley. It extends from the border town of Tweed Heads in northern New South Wales, to Wooyung on the Tweed Coast, and then inland to the Tweed Valley and Wollumbin. Must do things to do on The Tweed…
It’s been years since I was last in Evans Head in the Northern Rivers region of the far north coast of New South Wales. Once a sleepy little fishing town Evans Head has now evolved into a trendy coastal holiday spot. An Evans Head holiday offers everything that you could ask for, plus more. What’s…
The epic South Coast of New South Wales measures a distance of 400 kilometres, and stretches from Wollongong in the north to Eden in the south. It certainly does not disappoint. You will be in awe of the natural beauty of this stretch of coastline. Here are some of the highlights of the New South…
The coastline of Northern New South Wales from the Tweed Heads border down to Newcastle is approximately 677 kilometres. It is known as the “Legendary Pacific Drive” and is made up of a series of coastal beach towns, uncrowded beaches and a striking volcanic hinterland. On one of our many jaunts down the North Coast…
On my travels around Australia, I became obsessed with some of the majestic Australian sunsets and sunrises that I witnessed. There were a kaleidoscope of colours, including fiery red, crimson, cerise, magenta, lilac, burnt orange, tangerine, golden yellow, saffron, vermillion and shocking pink. Some were captured over the ocean, lakes or lagoons and some were…
We love the North Coast of New South Wales. Over the years it seems that we have almost explored every little nook and cranny along this coastline. However, there is always another spot that we haven’t visited. One of these being Hat Head, that we discovered is one of the must see places on the…
The world as we know it has changed dramatically in the past 18 months. I recall that I was slothing around at a beach resort in Bali, when my kids contacted me. They said “Mum you better come home before you get locked out of Australia”. My immediate thought was “are you serious?” Covid is…
Australian beaches rate amongst some of the best in the world. In Queensland, the Sunshine State, there are an abundance of sun-drenched, golden sandy, azure blue water and pristine beaches in the place I used to call home. Starting with the Gold Coast here are some of Queensland’s finest beaches: Gold Coast Sunshine Coast Fraser…