November 2011 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Walk Mount Zero!

November 28, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Bakery, Grampians, Mt Zero, National Parks, Scenic Public Toilets, Travel, Victoria, Walks

Last Updated on June 26, 2018 by Red Nomad OZ Hollow Mountain and Mt Stapylton from the Mt Zero Summit, Northern Grampians, Victoria Hauling myself up the rocky drop-off towering above my head, I desperately clung to the cold hand rail, slippery with drizzle, hoping like hell my arms wouldn’t give way. Vertigo kicked in as I scrabbled for a[…]

Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets #19 – The Taxpayers’ Reward, Wannon, Victoria

November 24, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Loos with Views, Scenic Public Toilets, Victoria, Wannon Falls

Last Updated on March 20, 2015 by Red Nomad OZ Deep in Victoria’s western district, the Wannon Falls picnic area and campground is an unlikely spot to see the embodiment of Australia’s anti-Global-Financial-Crisis-future-proofing initiative. Wannon Falls, Wannon, Victoria It’s not immediately obvious. At first glance, the reserve is a fairly standard – albeit picturesque – rest area. Visitors generally[…]

Red Alert #2 – Get In the Hot Spot sees RED!!

November 19, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Red Alert

Last Updated on November 17, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Red Alert #1 guest Jim’s fabulous RED Africa shots set the bar so high I wondered if I’d EVER sign up a Red Alert #2 guest. It was a big ask – after all, my guest would need to be a bonzer bloke/sheila*, have been beyond the Black Stump** a[…]

Signs #18 – Historical? – OR Hysterical?!

November 17, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Darling River, Murray River, New South Wales, Signs, Wentworth

Last Updated on September 15, 2014 by Red Nomad OZ Historic Sign, Wentworth, New South Wales At what point is an object, action, document or place deemed ‘historic’ – and therefore worthy of recognition and/or preservation? Sometimes we realise the significance too late and tangible symbols of our heritage are lost forever. Australia’s relatively short record of non-indigenous exploration doesn’t[…]

Random Adventure #5 – Fogg Dam, via Darwin, Northern Territory

November 15, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Bird watching, Darwin, Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Random Adventures, Things to do, Travel, Wildlife

Last Updated on June 29, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve# The muggy tropical night enclosed me in its warm fist, immediately bonding the long-sleeved light shirt I wore to my sweaty glowing skin. A squadron of mosquitoes lined me up and zoomed in for the kill – until they reached the tropical strength DEET forcefield surrounding[…]

Between Boulia and Bedourie, Western Queensland Outback

Aussie Icons #6 – Min Min light, Boulia, Queensland

November 10, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Aussie Icons, Australiana, Boulia, Min Min light, Outback, Queensland, Things to do, Travel, Weird Stuff

Last Updated on March 25, 2019 by Red Nomad OZ The benign, blue sky stretches away to infinity around western Queensland’s Boulia, mostly unrelieved by clouds, birds or planes. Unremarkable – at least by Outback standards – Boulia’s boundless blue backdrop is the ultimate Big Sky luring travellers to the Outback. But it’s not the splendidly panoramic sky of daylight[…]

OZ Top Spot #11 – Griffiths Island, Port Fairy, Victoria

November 6, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Bakery, Bird watching, Griffiths Island, Lighthouse, Port Fairy, Things to do, Travel, Victoria

Last Updated on April 12, 2019 by Red Nomad OZ Apart from the snake on the beach, our island circumnavigation stroll was pleasant, albeit uneventful. But a frisson of danger changes everything – and an element of uncertainty elevates the ordinary, or even just plain old pleasant, into something more remarkable, doesn’t it? Or is that just me? Whether Griffiths[…]

Favourite Place #7 – Halls Gap, Grampians, Victoria

November 2, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Bakery, Grampians, Halls Gap, National Parks, Travel, Victoria, Walks, Wildflowers, Wildlife

Last Updated on March 3, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Halls Gap, Lake Bellfield and surrounds from Boroka Lookout What do you call a town set amidst a 360ºpanorama of staggering beauty? A town with not only a clutch of Australia’s most scenic public toilets in and around it, but (arguably) the most spectacular caravan park and bakery settings in OZ??[…]