I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for a good, chilled out ride at a theme park. It’s nice to have a little time sitting down, preferably in the shade in the midst of a hectic day of thrill seeking. At Seaworld (www.seaworld.com.au) on the Gold Coast, this ride was the Bermuda Triangle for me. It was […]
Cedar Creek
Mid last year, I was whisked away by my then-day-job to Mount Tamborine for two days and one night of corporate …well, I won’t talk about that part of it. Corporate retreats aren’t usually my thing. I will thank them for a gorgeous setting though. If you’re curious, I haven’t been paid to write this. Work […]
One Ultimate Day Around the Gold Coast
After the ProBlogger Event, I was lucky enough to be chosen to be a participant in the Travel Bloggers Beware pop up experience, organised by Queensland Tourism. We had an incredibly FUN day, but busy! If you have one day to spend on the Gold Coast, I couldn’t recommend what we did enough. I […]
Centenary Place Park – Fortitude Valley
As a city worker for years now, I like to take any opportunity I can to get into Brisbane’s parks and relax in my lunch breaks. Centenary Place was a park that I had been past many times, but never actually been to! So I took the opportunity to go for a little walk one day. […]
Small Planes
Small Planes Yesterday I went in the smallest plane I’ve ever been in (at least in my memory – could have been in smaller as a kid & not know it). It was a Dash 8 propellor plane on a short Qantas flight. The main thing I noticed was the annoying person next […]
Einbunpin Lagoon Sandgate
Einbunpin Lagoon Sandgate A great local spot for a quick walk or weekend picnic is Enibunpin Lagoon in Sandgate. I’ve never called it by it’s official name – I’ve always called the Sandgate Lagoon. For the traveller/technology addict – good news! This park has free WiFi! This park […]
Kite Fest 2013
Last weekend was the annual Redcliffe Kite Fest (http://kitefest.com.au/). It had some big changes this year, including paid entry & a focus on food. It was hugely successful from what I could see – after all there were queues to get in! While the local council sets up parking at a showgrounds and has […]
Brisbane River Walk
The good thing about living and working in a city that is based around the river is that it’s always easy to get there for some fresh air. That’s pretty rare in many cities. Brisbane has a number of walking paths (and cycling paths) that hug the river, so it’s really just a case of […]
Festival of the Sails 2012
Good Friday is the start of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht race. And as I live by the beach, it’s also a festival run by the local council, call the Festival of the Sails. And to start you off, some sails: And what Festival is complete without a Sky Diving EASTER BUNNY!!! […]
Book Review – Drive Thru America
I hesitated to buy this book at first, as it didn’t seem to have a clear theme or focus, apart from the obvious driving around America. I was right and wrong. My first impression was that the book is very slow to start. Nearly 100 pages in & they haven’t even gotten a […]