I've always seen beautiful Quamby Bluff from my sister's backyard in Westbury, Tasmania where she has lived for over... [more]
Until this Easter, I hadn't been to Moreton Island since 1982. The main thing I remember about that trip was my border ... [more]
Many years ago in the 1970s I was very lucky to be able to visit Masig Island, also commonly known as Yorke Island f... [more]
I've been camping at Lower Portals twice before a recent trip there. The first one was way back in 2016 and the most... [more]
Back in 2019, I went on a hike to Mt Mathieson and Spicers Peak in Main Range National Park in South East Queensland... [more]
The Solitary Islands Coastal Walk is a beautiful 60-kilometre hike along the NSW coastline from Red Rock in the nort... [more]
I had been to Lake Wyaralong four times before a recent fifth trip. The first time I kayaked up the Lake and visite... [more]
Last October 2022 I was very lucky to go on a 6-day trip to walk part of the K'gari great walk. That time we walked ... [more]
I recently read Australia has around 140 species of land snakes and 32 recorded species of sea snakes.
There are ... [more]
I was down in Tassie for two weeks catching up with family. My niece Rebecca and I had already done a couple of wal... [more]
I've spent a lot of time on the East Coast of Tasmania, but until recently I'd never been to St Columba Falls, which... [more]
I was born and grew up in Tasmania, but had only vaguely heard of Devil's Gullet and hadn't met anyone who had b... [more]
I was excited when my niece Rebecca suggested we do some bushwalking in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park on my y... [more]
I've been on lots of bushwalks in D'Aguilar National Park, which contains the D'Aguilar Range located along the nort... [more]
It was my second walk on the Warrie Circuit. I did the previous one back in 2016 and wrote about that one here. A co... [more]
Most people think rats are horrible, disease-carrying pests, which can invade our homes. Did you know there are some nic... [more]
I was recently lucky to be invited to camp at Boreen Point with some friends. It was my second time camping in the c... [more]
I used to live on the beach in North Queensland in a little fibro shack. I loved living by the sea and used to walk ... [more]
Do you know what is going on while you are sleeping or away from home? Years ago, we suspected wild dogs were visiti... [more]
How a young woman's Maltese heritage saved her from a life in a brothel in Kings Cross.
When I was 17, I went on ... [more]
We arrived in Nairobi on Friday 9th August 1985. We had 6 weeks to spend in East Africa before heading off to Nepal ... [more]
Back in June 2021, I had a two-night camping and bushwalking trip to Rainbow Beach where we walked part of the Coolo... [more]
I recently found my diary from 1985. It was a great year as I went travelling for three months to Africa and Nepal a... [more]