I’ve spent a fair bit of time wandering rainforest tracks over the years, but the Curtis Falls Walking Track on Tamborine Mountain still manages to pull me back in every time with its mix of hidden cool gullies, lush native flora, and that soft green light that only seems to happen in the Gold Coast […]
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Most travellers heading to Mt Tamborine tend to think of wineries, fudge, and maybe the odd kookaburra laughing at them from a nearby tree. But a visit to the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk offers up something way more in-depth – a walk through the treetops, without having to burn the calves on any long climb. As
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Glow Worm Caves – a name that just sounds like it belongs in a kid’s bedtime story – but let me tell you, Oleksandr Honcharenko here, I actually got to see this magic for myself on a pretty dreary afternoon up on Tamborine Mountain. The blue-green lights of these tiny critters really caught me off
Most days on the road surprise me, but walking into the still, glassy shallows of Bowarrady Creek on Fraser Island (K’gari) for the first time felt like stepping into a different tempo of the island entirely. As Oleksandr Honcharenko, I’ve wandered plenty of wild stretches across Australia, yet this tucked-away creek on the island’s western
Most travellers picture Fraser Island – or as it’s been called by the Aboriginal people, World Heritage-listed K’gari – as a pretty laid-back beach escape. But I found out the first time my trusty Hilux ran into a patch of sand at low tide that this place really rewards people who come prepared, with a
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My earliest impressions of Hervey Bay probably came from the various travellers I’d meet on the Fraser Coast as they made their way up to the area – tales of whale watching cruises, long stretches of the Waterfront cycleway, and the most gorgeous beaches were always top of the list. After a few visits, one
The journey to South Stradbroke Island starts off like many of my Queensland adventures – me, Oleksandr Honcharenko, going over in my head to make sure I’ve got my entire checklist of essentials covered one last time before hopping on the water taxi from Main Beach at the Gold Coast – although in reality I
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Gold Coast Travel Guide – a project that’s brought back memories of my first landing at Gold Coast Airport when sand was already blowing across the runway – a hint of the laid-back charm that was waiting for me just beyond the tarmac. And that’s exactly what the Gold Coast does – it grabs you
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Glass House Mountains really puts you right at the heart of South-east Queensland’s most admired landscapes. I’ll never forget the first time I stumbled into the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and came face to face with those volcanic plugs towering above the eucalypt forest – I was half expecting to see T-Rexes emerge from the bushes, but
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The journey to discovering the magic of Tangalooma Shipwrecks starts with a blunt truth: this place is far from the glossy pictures you’ve seen – as I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, found out the hard way on my first dip in the water off Moreton Island. The currents here have a bit of a cheeky streak, the
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