Cooktown throws you in the deep end – history, wild coastline and a rugged frontier spirit that still lingers in the air on Charlotte Street in Cooktown. That was my introduction to this gem of a town as Oleksandr Honcharenko, and it started with me landing right on the banks of the Endeavour River – […]
Your practical guide to Tropical North Queensland started juggling itself around in my brain years ago, somewhere between a soggy old swag precariously perched on the edge of the Daintree Rainforest & a servo pie, somehow amazingly still edible even after a week in the esky. I’m Oleksandr Honcharenko, and one thing I’ve definitely learnt
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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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Cape Tribulation Valley – where the imagination goes and delivers a serene stroll through the Daintree Rainforest, with cassowaries ambling past boardwalks and the Coral Sea glistening in the distance beyond a sea of trees. And yes – some days it’s exactly like that. But on my first attempt to get into the valley, during
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Hill Inlet has a certain “wow factor” to it, but let me tell you, having spent years wandering around Australia’s beaches, deserts, backstreets and, ok, maybe the odd dodgy campsite loo – Hill Inlet truly lives up to all the hype. I’m Oleksandr Honcharenko, and the first time I stood above that stunning swirl of
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
Visiting Hampton Estate Wines has become one of those things I just can’t help but do over and over again – and as Oleksandr Honcharenko, I’ve been lucky enough to rack up a fair few of those over the years of meandering around Australia’s back roads. Perched up high on Tamborine Mountain in the Gold
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Most travellers have a clear picture of Surfers Paradise in their minds – neon lights, surf breaks, and a seemingly endless stretch of sandy coastline – and they’re spot on. When I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, first stumbled upon Surfers Paradise Beach and wandered into Cavill Mall, it felt like I’d stepped straight into a postcard –
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