August 2011 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Ned Kelly Tribute - Bread Tin Ned - Jerilderie NSW

Only in OZ #17 – Ned Kelly Tribute, Jerilderie, NSW

August 29, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Bushranger, Jerilderie, Ned Kelly, New South Wales, Riverina, Things to do, Travel, Weird Stuff

Last Updated on March 3, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Whether or not you consider Aussie bushranger and icon Ned Kelly a national hero or national disgrace probably depends on which version of history you’ve been told. But whatever your views, there’s no denying Ned’s reincarnation as both cultural icon – and tourist drawcard! From inspiring the first feature film[…]

My Perfect Moment – Cobar, New South Wales

August 25, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Cobar, New South Wales

Last Updated on September 15, 2014 by Red Nomad OZ The silence intensified the colours. Cool greys melded with ochre, rust and purple; rock layers folded and blended in harmonious tranquillity as evening shadows lengthened. Then ringing from the rocks and echoing around us, a wild, sad cry. Again and again, the air reverberated with a sound so pure and[…]

View from Cawnpore Lookout, via Middleton, Queensland

OZ Top Spot #10 – Cawnpore Lookout, Middleton, Queensland

August 21, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Cawnpore Lookout, Lilleyvale Hills, Outback, Queensland, Winton

Last Updated on May 5, 2018 by Red Nomad OZ Watching people do things you just KNOW they’re going to regret is one of life’s guilty pleasures. Even more so when there’s a cruel laugh to be had at their expense – without their knowing! So the staggering 360° view from the top level of western Queensland’s Cawnpore Lookout didn’t completely[…]

Green Island from the Jetty, via Cairns, Far North Queensland

Return to Green Island – via Cairns, Far North Queensland

August 15, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Cairns, Far North Queensland, Green Island, National Parks, Queensland, Rainforest, Random Adventures, Things to do, Travel, World Heritage

Last Updated on March 18, 2019 by Red Nomad OZ We Arrive on Green Island Although it was 20 LOOOONG years since our last Green Island National Park visit, Pilchard’s first action on our return just MAY have been a little bit extreme. I mean, propelling a perfectly good hat into the sea wasn’t some kind of superstitious ritual, was[…]

Mosaic Cane Toad at Cane Toad World, Gordonvale, QLD

Only in OZ #16 – Cane Toad World, Gordonvale, Far North Queensland

August 7, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Cairns, Cane Toad World, Far North Queensland, Gordonvale, Queensland, Things to do, Weird Stuff

Last Updated on January 16, 2018 by Red Nomad OZ Well, the government was never going to do it – and it probably didn’t occur to anyone else. So when casting about for something other than its 100 year sugar milling history to put it on the map, Gordonvale, deep in the wet tropics of Queensland’s far north, didn’t have[…]