2014 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Bald Rock, via Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia

Aussie ABC: R is for Rocks

December 22, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Australian Round Up, Balancing Rock, Bald Rock National Park, Ball's Pyramid, Bunda Cliffs, Chillagoe, Devil's Marbles, Hollow Mountain, Kalbarri, Kalbarri National Park, Kangaroo Island, Kununurra, Lord Howe Island, Mirima National Park, Mt Moffatt, Narrabri, Northern Territory, Nullarbor Plain, Remarkable Rocks, Sawn Rocks, Tasmania, Tenterfield, Tesselated Pavement, Things to do, Travel

Last Updated on August 19, 2020 by Red Nomad OZ With the world’s biggest rock AND largest monolith*, Australia’s the land of the ultimate ROCK – or at least the coolest Australian rock formations! But where’s a keen rockhound to go once they’ve seen Mt Augustus (biggest rock) and Uluru (biggest monolith)?? Check out a few more Australian Rock Stars[…]

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 March 20, 2019 by Red Nomad OZ 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[…]

OZ Scenic Public Toilet #40 – Mt Wellington, Tasmania

December 2, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Aussie Loo Book, Hobart, Mt Wellington, Scenic Public Toilets, Tasmania

Last Updated on March 1, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Spotting a scenic loo was a FAIL on my first Mount Wellington ascent 30 minutes up from Hobart’s docklands on the River Derwent 1271 metres below. But I didn’t care. After a LOOOOONG conference, I had a few hours to kill before heading back to the mainland. Hanging out at[…]

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[…]

7 Random Kimberley Adventures

November 23, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Derby, Geikie Gorge, Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Kununurra, Lake Argyle, Marlgu Billabong, Random Adventures, Things to do, Travel, Western Australia, Willie Creek

Last Updated on May 4, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ By Northern Hemisphere standards, winter in many areas of Australia isn’t particularly cold. But that doesn’t stop a mass exodus from the ‘cold’ south during the Aussie winter (officially June/July/August), to the north where it’s actually hot! But it’s not just the average daily maximum of around 30 °C that[…]

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 May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ 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[…]

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 May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ 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[…]

RED Alert #12 – RED is for LIFE!

November 4, 2014 Red Nomad OZ Interview, Red Alert

Last Updated on May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ I’m honoured to have travel writer, photographer and blogger extraordinaire – and loud, proud West Aussie – Jill Harrison as my twelfth RED Alert guest! Jill’s blog, Life Images by Jill is required reading for her wonderful Aussie travel adventures, amazing photos – food, flowers AND travel – along with[…]

Arkaroola Wilderness Adventureland!

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

Last Updated on May 5, 2021 by Red Nomad OZ 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*[…]