October 2014 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Aussie ABC: Q is for Quirky

October 21, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Aussie Icons, Aussie Loo Book, Australiana, Facts about Australia

Last Updated on May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ The Aussie sense of humour – ie laconic crossed with off-beat crossed with extreme larrikinism – sometimes manifests itself in unusual, weird and downright bizarre ways. And that means ‘Quirky’! But … be warned! There’s a fine line between ‘Kitsch’ and ‘Quirky’ – and an even finer one between ‘Quirky’[…]

Beauty and the Beasts: Bruny Island Cruises

October 12, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, National Parks, South Bruny National Park, Tasmania, Things to do, Travel

Last Updated on May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ Bruny Island As far as I could tell, the fashion police hadn’t made it down to Bruny Island’s Adventure Bay. Just as well. If they had, they’d have been handing out infringement notices left, right and centre on board our purpose-built Naiad. We were donning the Bruny Island Cruises[…]

Why Woodenbong is a TOP Aussie Town!

October 7, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Bean Creek Falls, Koreelah National Park, Mt Barney National Park, Mt Lindesay, National Parks, New South Wales, Queen Mary Falls, Things to do, Tooloom Falls, Tooloom National Park, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, Upper Clarence Region, Woodenbong, World Heritage

Last Updated on May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ Even if I’d been to Woodenbong BEFORE I listed the Aussie place names that WON’T keep you guessing, it never would have made the cut. Yes, there really IS a town called Woodenbong. And no, this Northern New South Wales town just south of the Queensland border and ~150 km[…]

Lake Moogerah Campground at Dawn, Queensland

How I turned my TRAVEL habit into a BOOK!

October 2, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Aussie Loo Book, Australiana, News, Scenic Public Toilets

Last Updated on June 21, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Picture this. You log on to the internet one day and open your email. There’s a message from someone you don’t know who turns out to be a managing editor for a major publishing company. She asks if you’re interested in turning part of your blog into a book. No,[…]