Sounding like a cross between a bull, a deep belch and a boiling kettle, camels are creatures unlike any other. Over the years, I’ve had a few close encounters with these seemingly uncouth beasts – on a week long trip through a cyclone, and on a three day desert tour where my camel bolted and …
Australia’s Premier Camel Dairy – Summer Land Camel Farm Read More »
Every city has an iconic walk to showcase its prettiest views. In Sydney, it’s hard to beat the Harbour Bridge to Spit Bridge walk, in Melbourne, exploring its laneways is a must and in Brisbane, the walk along Kangaroo Point is sure to impress out-of-towners. Following the south side of the Brisbane River, the walk …
Best Walks Around Brisbane – The City’s Tuff Side Read More »
Banana bombshell, blah blah blah. Ah, it just feels good to say something, anything, after such a lengthy hiatus. Where to start? Perhaps after a lovely breakfast on a warm winter’s morning, on the weekend, when I’m resting in between two jobs… A picture of what I had for breakfast I’ve been having fun teaching English …
About 30 kilometres out to sea, past the mangroves and brown, bastardised beaches of Brisbane, there’s an island with some real beaches, good beaches. This island – which is the second largest sand island in the world – is called North Stradbroke Island, or “Straddie” by the locals. Luckily for Brisbanites, there’s regular ferries from …
I’ve been wandering around Brisbane a lot lately, discovering my new city during its notoriously sweltering summer. One place I’ve ambled across quite a bit is the Victoria Bridge, which is the replacement for the first bridge to span the city’s north and south river banks, the Brisbane Bridge. Two years after it opened in …