Lake Moogerah

During my time in the UK last year, I missed being outdoors in nature and camping. As we had no car and our camping gear was back in Australia, we just never got around to it (aside from the glamping trip to Wales). So, once we settled back on Brisbane soil, we grabbed the tent and drove to Lake Moogerah Caravan Park for two days of country air. Continue reading

Tangalooma Island Resort

Over my Birthday and Mother’s Day weekend, I travelled to Brisbane to visit my mum and sister where we took a spontaneous trip to Tangalooma Island Resort.

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Palm Cove, Cairns

Last summer, I was lucky enough to visit Trinity Beach, Cairns for a few days, and as I wrote here, it was a wonderful stretch of sunny days, balmy nights and snorkelling on The Great Barrier Reef. 

A year on, Joe’s family from the UK visited again, which meant round two in Cairns – this time in pretty Palm Cove. Named after the many palm trees that line the beach, there are plenty of stunning walks and views, alongside a quiet village on the esplanade. 

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Trinity Beach, Cairns

Having just returned from 5 days in Queensland’s tropical north “the gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef”, I’m enduring a horrible case of post-holiday blues.

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Glasshouse Mountains

Whenever I visit the Sunshine Coast, it’s hard to ignore the series of breath-taking volcanic peaks en route, known as the Glasshouse Mountains. With the Easter long weekend coming up, I decided to stop looking up at them in wishful awe and pay the scenic backdrop a visit. Continue reading