go-see-do guide for adventurous travellers
Discover the best of Australia - where to go, what to see and things to do - with experienced Aussie traveller Red Nomad OZ!
Did a double-take while wandering down Mount Molloy’s main street after a burrito at the Mexican cantina! Maybe we’d had too much chili? Was that REALLY a dinosaur in the trailer?? The most logical explanation was, of course, that we’d somehow strayed into a parallel universe … But no, the dinosaur was apparently the centrepiece of the ‘Christmas in July’ street[…]
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It’s a mystery to me why Innes National Park (INP) isn’t on any Top 10 Australian National Parks lists. At the south-western tip of Yorke Peninsula’s ‘toe’ (you’ll see what I mean on the map) its wild and remote beauty is unique. BUT … perhaps the unparalleled coastal scenery, historic buildings, walking trails, shipwreck sites, deserted beaches, fishing, lighthouses, wildlife[…]
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Innes National Park on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula has (arguably!) some of the most magnificent coastal scenery in the country. Any amenities in such a setting are duty bound to be scenic, and these eco-friendly composting toilets are no exception! Artfully placed among the dunes below the West Cape Lighthouse, the conveniences are somewhat protected from the strong winds that signs in[…]
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Now doesn’t that give you a disturbing mental image?!?! This sign, found in Innes National Park, South Australia, is pretty self explanatory. The only thing missing is a graphic to go with the third line!! But sometimes the imagination can provide a better picture … Stay off the edge!! RFBBPTYKV5MQ
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So you’re in a mining city, on top of the slag heap. What’s up there? No, it’s not a trick question – but it MAY be a trick answer!! Unless mining towns are different where you come from … Broken Hill, half an hour over the South Australian border into New South Wales, boasts a killer slag heap with a stupendous view[…]
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We marked our 2009 return to Cairns after 10 years by finding a patch of ‘absolute virgin territory’ – no mean feat given the many attractions we’d seen on several previous visits. BUT … a tour to the sensational Frankland Islands – arguably the most misspelled place name in these parts – was a superb reminder of why we keep coming back to Far[…]
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Other Australian signs may have more punchy graphics and wording, but this sign, found on a fence in Cooktown, definitely wins the ‘Huh???’ award. The fence surrounds a plot of land with an unremarkable building next to a service station on the outskirts of town, from which the sign is clearly visible. At first glance, it looked like a pretty standard ‘keep[…]
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World’s Biggest Deckchair, Winton Outdoor Cinema, Queensland You don’t visit outback Queensland expecting to see the world’s largest deckchair do you? Of course you don’t! BUT whether you expect it or not, Winton, smack bang in the middle of Queensland is home to this record breaking construction! Yes, it really IS the world’s largest deckchair – apparently authenticated in the Guiness[…]
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Somewhere west of Windorah (Outback Queensland) en route to the little Public Toilet at the End of the Universe where the track heads south to Birdsville, a tantalising tale unfolds. The first hint of something weird afoot is a sign – ‘A Point of Interest – 5 km’. What a tease!! As it didn’t actually state what you’d see at the end of 5[…]
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The graphics on this sign leave the reader in no doubt as to what will happen to the car if the road ahead is covered by water! Signs like these are probably Australia’s way of making up for being largely monolingual – although not all sign ‘art’ is so clear cut!! These signs are fairly common in the Wet Tropics[…]
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