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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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
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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
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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
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