Places to See

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 […]

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

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

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

Stepping off the ferry and onto the pristine white sand of Moreton Island brings back the first time I got my boots stuck in the squeaky stuff on Moreton Island – that lovely reminder that bitumen is a lifetime away. As Oleksandr Honcharenko, I’ve spent years wandering Australia – desert tracks, rainforest gullies & all

Montville Village stories have a way of kicking off with a drive into the Sunshine Coast Hinterland – mine is no exception. My name is Oleksandr Honcharenko, and the first time I crested the Blackall Range and found myself in this vibrant village, my trusty old Hilux was coughing and spluttering like the poor thing

Most travellers hear Noosa National Park and picture a laid-back amble from Hastings Street into some peaceful woodland. I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, certainly did – or at least I thought I was going to on my sweaty first walk out from Noosa Heads. But what I actually found was a park that’s a mish-mash of stunning

Most travellers imagine slick resort ads when they hear Lizard Island, but I have to say, nothing could have prepared me when I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, first set foot on the place – this granite continental island is a heck of a lot more rugged, remote & culturally rich than any glossy brochure would ever dare

In Paluma Village, there are some lovely rainforest tracks that lead into cooler air and Paluma Range National Park, a place I find myself headed back to time and again, In Paluma Village, there are some lovely rainforest tracks that lead into cooler air and Paluma Range National Park, a place I find myself headed

Exploring the Daintree Rainforest is one of those magical Australian experiences where you can almost reach out and touch the ancient world. When I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, first wandered under the Daintree’s dripping canopies & was surrounded by the tropical rainforest, I got a real sense of its age – older than the Amazon, older than