Natural Attractions Archives - Page 9 of 9

Green Island from the Jetty, via Cairns, Far North Queensland

Return to Green Island – via Cairns, Far North Queensland

August 15, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Cairns, Far North Queensland, Green Island, National Parks, Queensland, Rainforest, Random Adventures, Things to do, Travel, World Heritage

We Arrive on Green Island Although it was 20 LOOOONG years since our last Green Island National Park visit, Pilchard’s first action on our return just MAY have been a little bit extreme. I mean, propelling a perfectly good hat into the sea wasn’t some kind of superstitious ritual, was it? Did he perhaps think it meant we wouldn’t have[…]

Exploring Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles, Northern Territory

June 27, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Central Australia, Devil's Marbles, Karlu Karlu, Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles, Northern Territory, Things to do, Travel, Wycliffe Well

It’s just a 20 minute drive from the Wycliffe Well roadhouse to the stunning natural attraction of Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles. But other than distance, these two places could not be further apart. Wycliffe Well, known as Australia’s UFO capital, is full bizarre extraterrestrial figurines, spaceships, mural-covered buildings and other oddities dotted throughout the campground. On the other hand, the Devil’s[…]

My Lord Howe Island Triathlon!

May 24, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Things to do, Travel, Walks, World Heritage

*WARNING*: Real triathletes may find this post offensive! Please select another post!! Lord Howe Island visitors seeking inertia are likely to be disappointed. Getting from A to B usually involves walking or cycling – and the best island activities are high-energy, hands-on and outdoors based. So after two days of reconnaissance on foot, we extended our range[…]

Mounts Lidgbird and Gower, Lord Howe Island

Favourite Place #6 – Lord Howe Island, New South Wales

May 11, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Ball's Pyramid, Bird watching, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Things to do, Travel, World Heritage

OK, I admit it. I’m shallow. For a favourite place to make it onto my favourite places list, it’s got to be able to deliver experiences I can’t have anywhere else. In Australia, if not the world! And a selection of good bakeries doesn’t hurt either … Stepping onto the 1km airstrip bisecting Lord Howe Island and into a Bali[…]

Swimmers Beach, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

7 Days … on the Southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

February 14, 2011 Red Nomad OZ 7 Days in ..., Brentwood, Coobowie, Corny Point, Edithburgh, Innes National Park, Minlaton, Port Moorowie, South Australia, Stansbury, Things to do, Travel, Troubridge Island, Yorke Peninsula, Yorketown

South Australia’s Southern Yorke Peninsula (SYP) can get pretty tedious – day after ho-hum day of blue skies, mile after punishing mile of spectacular coastal scenery, more and yet more (almost) deserted beaches. Seal and dolphin watching, fishing, museums, shipwrecks, snorkelling, surfing, wildflowers, markets and country shows. A well preserved, documented – AND fascinating history. And it all comes with arguably[…]

Entrance to Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Favourite Place #5 – Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula, SA

September 29, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Bird watching, Innes National Park, Inneston, National Parks, South Australia, Things to do, Travel, Wildflowers, Yorke Peninsula

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[…]