2014 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Basalt, Birds and Balls Pyramid!

December 14, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Ball's Pyramid, Bird watching, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Things to do, Travel

Last Updated on May 4, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ ‘The current’s running like a cut cat round the island,’ Jack shouted. He fired up Noctiluca‘s powerful 200 horse power engines and guided the eight-metre vessel into the bay. Boat Tour to Ball’s Pyramid If not for the camera in one hand and a convenient strut for balance in another,[…]

West Cape Lighthouse, Innes National Park

Reds TOP 10 Lovely Lighthouses from South Australia

December 6, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Lighthouse, South Australia, Things to do, TOP Ten

Last Updated on November 11, 2024 by Chris Dinham I’m a lighthouse lover from way back. In fact, I was a lighthouse lover WAY before I became a loo lover! There’s something about those clean lines with the RED and (all too often) the white against a dramatic coastline and sky that makes my shutter-button finger itch! It’s itched so[…]

Two Twitchers, Two Nights and Two Thousand Clicks!

November 29, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Bird watching, Carpenters Rocks, Lake Tutchewop, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Swan Hill, Things to do, Victoria

Last Updated on May 4, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ If I hadn’t been twitching I would never have gone to Tittybong. And if that’s conjured up a disturbing mental image, keep reading! It’s not quite as perturbing as it sounds!! Or maybe it is … Most Northern Hemisphereans probably won’t understand. Why would two otherwise sane, normal Australians (that’s[…]

Queensland from Lions Road Border Crossing

7 Reasons to Road-trip the Lions Road NSW

November 17, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Border Loop, Kyogle, Lions Road, Lookout, New South Wales, Queensland, Rathdowney, Road Trips, Spiral Loop, Things to do, Travel, Walks

Last Updated on November 11, 2024 by Chris Dinham As Aussie road trips go, the Lions Road NSW isn’t the best known. Or the longest. Or even the most demanding! But this 50 km fully sealed stretch of road linking the Mt Lindesay Highway near Queensland town Beaudesert with the Summerland Way near New South Wales town Kyogle is one[…]

Climb Mount Abrupt! Grampians, Victoria

November 12, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Dunkeld, Grampians, Grampians National Park, Halls Gap, Lookout, Mt Abrupt, National Parks, Things to do, Travel, Victoria, Walks

Last Updated on November 11, 2024 by Chris Dinham It took an awfully LOOOOOONG time to climb Mount Abrupt. It took a long time to even get there. Over 20 years of regular trips to the Grampians National Park and its amazing natural attractions had passed by before we fully explored its wilder, more remote southern end. We’d always found[…]

Arkaroola Wilderness Adventureland!

November 1, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Arkaroola, Outback, South Australia, Things to do, Travel

Last Updated on November 11, 2024 by Chris Dinham For a place explored, surveyed and ravaged by pastoralism, mining and smelting; overrun by sheep, camels, donkeys, rabbits and dingoes; and more recently under threat from an avaricious government looking to sell off uranium mining rights, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is looking mighty fine! That’s due to the extraordinary Sprigg family* –[…]

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 November 11, 2024 by Chris Dinham 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 west[…]

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,[…]

Outback near Blinman, Flinders Ranges, South Australia

P is for Patriotic: 26 Reasons to ROCK Australia Day!

January 26, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Australia Day, Australiana, Facts about Australia

Last Updated on May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ As this FAAAABULOUS January 26 gets under way, the ozone layer prepares itself for a high carbon emission onslaught and the planet’s remaining trees breathe a sigh of relief. It’s Australia Day and almost compulsory to have a barbecue and PROVE your Aussie pride. Do this by putting Aussie flags[…]