Moreton Bay Marine Park sprawls over a staggering 3,400 square kilometres of tidal flats, coral reefs, seagrass meadows and island coastlines, just a stone’s throw from Brisbane – and it’s right up there with the most accessible yet woefully misunderstood marine protected areas in Australia. I’ve spent many an hour exploring the bay by tinnie, […]
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Lamington National Park – the kind of place where a little curiosity goes a long way toward keeping things interesting. Look up, and suddenly the whole sky’s disappeared into the canopy above; look down, and there’ll be a trapdoor spider hole where you were planning to sit – great spot to have a seat. This
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Witches Falls is one of those places that I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, keep going back to – and to be honest, I’m not really sure I want to revisit it – because this part of Tamborine Mountain seems to have a knack for handing me new surprises every time I saunter through Tamborine National Park. Next
Tamborine Mountain Travel is one of those phrases that instantly conjure cool mountain air drifting through eucalypt forests, cafés along Gallery Walk, and glow worms hiding in basalt overhangs. As Oleksandr Honcharenko, I’ve wandered enough of Mt Tamborine — from North Tamborine to Alpine Terrace and down to Cedar Creek Falls Road — to know
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The Tamborine Botanic Gardens – I stumbled upon them on a quiet Sunday morning, high up on Tamborine Mountain. Mornings like this – the mist had settled in over the ridgeline, and every branch was whispering its own little secret to the wind – get your imagination going in no time. And as I, Oleksandr
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Wandering along Gallery Walk on Tamborine Mountain – it’s a bit like stumbling upon a treasure map that’s been left out in the open. As Oleksandr Honcharenko, I’ve spent more time ambling along Long Road than I can count – dodging magpies on spring mornings is no rare feat – yet every time I still
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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
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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