January 2012 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

My FavouRED OZ Things #3*!!

January 26, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australia Day, Australiana, FavouRED Things, New South Wales, Outback, Queensland, South Australia

Last Updated on March 23, 2015 by Red Nomad OZ It’s amazing how easy – and fun – it is to compose doggerel a new stanza for my favourite RED Aussie things! AND what better way to celebrate this fabulous Australia Day with some new RED OZ stuff!! I’m a loud and proud Aussie – so of course I’m going to[…]

Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets #21 – Lake Bellfield, Grampian NP, Victoria

January 24, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Bakery, Grampians, Halls Gap, Loos with Views, National Parks, Scenic Public Toilets, Things to do, Victoria

Last Updated on September 15, 2014 by Red Nomad OZ Lake Bellfield – AND Scenic Public Toilet – from Dam Wall, Grampians, Victoria At first glance you’d think the only thing lacking in this staggering panorama is a scenic public toilet, right? Wrong! Look again – they’ve thought of everything on the shores of Lake Bellfield, deep in the heart[…]

Looking towards the coast from the Eungella Plateau, Queensland

Aussie ABC – H is for Holiday

January 21, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Far North Queensland, Holidays, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Things to do, Victoria

Last Updated on June 20, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ ‘Now you’ve ‘done’ Australia, are you going overseas?’ If Pilchard and I had a dollar for every time we’ve been asked that question, it’d pay for a round-the-world ticket! BUT … the answer would still be the same … Don’t get me wrong. I’ve got nothing against the concept[…]

RED Alert #3 – Red and REDDER in the Netherlands!

January 16, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Red Alert

Last Updated on October 25, 2014 by Red Nomad OZ A warm (make that REDHOT!) Aussie summer welcome to my 3rd REDAlert guest Riet – where I’m guessing it’s MUCH colder at her home in the Netherlands! The first time I visited Riet’s photoblog, her words next to a great RED photo immediately got my attention. ‘Red and Redder’ is also what[…]

Horseshoe Bay from the Nelly Bay to Arcadia Track, Magnetic Island, Queensland

Walk Nelly Bay to Arcadia! Magnetic Island via Townsville, Queensland

January 14, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Bakery, Bird watching, Far North Queensland, Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay, Queensland, Things to do, Townsville, Travel, Walks

Last Updated on March 18, 2019 by Red Nomad OZ ‘What goes up must come down,’ she twanged, immediately identifying a) her astonishing originality and b) her country of origin. Suitably dressed for a dusty, rocky climb through clinging vines, a charred mountainside and tropical humidity in a white ‘resort’ dress and gold sandals, this gem fell from her pinkly[…]

Only in OZ #18 – Big Woolbales, Hamilton, Victoria

January 9, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Big Things, Big Wool Bales, Hamilton, Things to do, Travel, Victoria

Last Updated on April 19, 2016 by Red Nomad OZ The Big Woolbales, Hamilton, Victoria Although physical evidence sometimes suggests the contrary, not every iconic object in OZ has been turned into a Big Thing! That’s just as well. What kind of nightmares would a Big Politician evoke? And the disturbing mental image of the Big Potato – well, let’s just[…]

Thylacoleo carnifex, Australia's lion! Naracoorte Caves, South Australia

OZ Top Spot #12 – Naracoorte Caves National Park, South Australia

January 6, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Fossils, Naracoorte, Naracoorte Caves, National Parks, South Australia, Things to do, Thylacoleo Carnifex, Travel, World Heritage

Last Updated on June 20, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ The dim yellow light cast a long dark shadow flickering balefully over the seeping rock as we descended deeper into the gloomy cavern. Treading carefully over the uneven rock floor, we dodged the oozing columns towering high above as we rounded the corner to leave the daylight behind. Channelling ‘Becky’[…]