Travel Archives - Page 5 of 19 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

7 Wonderful Walks in Innes National Park

April 2, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Innes National Park, Inneston, National Parks, South Australia, Things to do, Travel, Walks, Yorke Peninsula

Sand dunes and shipwrecks. A wild and windswept heli-pad. Magnificent cliffs, an old wooden railway transport line and exotic lighthouses. Historic ruins and a sailor a long way from home. None of these are visible from the entrance to Innes National Park. And you can’t see them from the ~30 km of road winding through the park. To discover the[…]

Royston Head, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula SA

Red’s TOP 10 Aussie Pests (and where I found them)!

March 26, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, HOT Touring Tips, TOP Ten, Travel

Travelling downunder isn’t all surf and sunshine; kangaroos and koalas; or moonbeams and magic. A fabulous holiday can also be an opportunity to share the sights with some of Australia’s lesser known – and MUCH less popular – creatures! Like I did when I met my TOP 10 Aussie pests some FAAAAABULOUS places! Where I’ll go again – despite the presence of[…]

Random Adventures in the Scenic Rim: Part One

March 19, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Cunninghams Gap, Koreelah National Park, Lake Moogerah, Main Range National Park, New South Wales, Random Adventures, Scenic Rim, Spicers Gap, Things to do, Travel

There’s a magical, mystical land where ancient, dense rainforests cloak majestic mountains, their serrated silhouettes marching across a dramatically sensational skyline. Where vertically columned cliffs fall into fertile valleys patch-worked with produce and criss-crossed by rocky streams. Picturesque hamlets dot the landscape providing shelter, food and a base from which to explore their impossibly scenic surroundings. Numerous National parks showcase[…]

Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Opera House

See Sydney in 4 hours between flights!

March 12, 2015 Red Nomad OZ New South Wales, Sydney, Things to do, Travel, Travel Tips

As if to make up for being half an hour late, our baggage emerged almost immediately after we disembarked at Sydney’s domestic terminal. I’d been SO looking forward to this long layover because nothing does it for me quite like sitting in a large airport with nothing particular to do, nowhere particular to go and no chance of transferring to an[…]

Windorah Landscape, Outback Queensland, Australia

Red’s TOP 10 Accessible Outback Experiences

March 2, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Arkaroola, Australian Round Up, Bedourie, Gibb River Road, HOT Touring Tips, Kalgoorlie, Marlgu Billabong, Nullarbor, Ormiston Gorge, Outback, Quilpie, Things to do, Travel, White Cliffs, Windorah

If you’ve ever decided against touring the Aussie Outback because you don’t have a 4WD, today is your lucky day. You CAN visit the Australian Outback in a standard, non-4WD car! Just follow these simple rules: Choose destinations that don’t require an especially equipped vehicle – there are more than you think! Know your vehicle’s limitations – consider fuel economy,[…]

Crocodile from Cruise Boat, Victoria River, via Timber Creek

Cruising with Crocodiles on Australia’s WILDEST River

February 14, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Crocodile, Northern Territory, Things to do, Timber Creek, Top End, Travel, Victoria River, Wildlife

‘There it is,’ shouted Pilchard, pointing towards the bank. I looked, but there was only an old tyre on the edge of the water nestled in the grass. Typical bloke. All excited about nothing. The boat moved closer to the river banks. ‘Where?’ I whined as cameras clicked all around me. Damn! If everyone else could see a monster crocodile,[…]

The Ten Commandants, Port Arthur, Tasmania

February 7, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Port Arthur, Tasmania, Things to do, Travel, World Heritage

There’s a million dollar view over Mason Cove from the failed flour mill when the conditions are right. As they were for me on this fine and sunny autumn day. I was outside. It was warm. And I was there by choice. I was lucky. Those three factors aren’t always present on prison visits. They’re even less likely in a[…]

Walk Wild Wilkawillina!

February 2, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges National Park, National Parks, Outback, South Australia, Things to do, Travel, Walks, Wilkawillina Gorge

A six hour drive north of Adelaide takes you deep into South Australia’s Outback zone AND into the Flinders Ranges National Park. It’s considered remote. By most people’s standards, anyway. Factor in its staggering scenery, wonderful wildlife, numerous hiking trails and awesome natural beauty, and you’ve got one of the best eco-tourism adventure destinations in the country! That makes it[…]

Why Hopetoun Victoria is a TOP Aussie Town!

January 28, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Hopetoun, Lake Lascelles, Mallee, National Parks, Things to do, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, Victoria, Walks, Wyperfeld National Park

I don’t know why it is that travellers are routinely described as ‘weary’. If I’m describing myself, I just say I’m a traveller – not a weary one. But when travel publications refer to havens for the weary traveller; and weary traveller’s resting places; and recharging the weary travellers batteries and the like, you start to believe the hype. So after[…]

A Day in the Border Ranges National Park

January 22, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Border Ranges National Park, Kyogle, Mt Warning, National Parks, New South Wales, Things to do, Travel, Walks, World Heritage

Australia aggressively markets itself as all sunshine, surf and sand; red rocks, red dust and reefs. But a visit to the Border Ranges National Park will show another side. Ancient sub-tropical rainforests of Gondwana clothe the sheer cliffs formed by the eroded caldera of what’s left of a massive shield volcano. They’re so unlike anything else you’ll see downunder they’ve[…]