It’s that time of year again, when thoughts turn to buying Christmas presents for family and if it’s any help for those that have a caravan and camping enthusiast on their gift list, here’s my Top 7 ideas in no particular order.
If you’re in need of some spring colour amongst all the gloom (because of the weather or life in general), then take a trip to the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia to visit Nangawooka flora reserve. This 5 acre reserve which used to be a cow pasture, is home to more than 1250 varieties of… Read More Finding Spring Colour on the Fleurieu
Tourism Australia has launched its latest campaign to attract overseas visitors to come and visit, but frankly it leaves me a bit baffled. The latest ambassador for promoting Australia to the world is a CGI (computer generated image) kangaroo. Yes really, a cartoon character called Ruby the roo. The character will be voiced by Aussie… Read More Australia – Come and Say G’day
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to get the concept of ‘Blue Therapy’. Many of us do this unconsciously when we seek holidays near the coast. We go in search of those peaceful and calming sights and sounds, like waves lapping on a beach, a cool sea breeze on a hot summer day… Read More Is it Time for some Blue Therapy ?
Travelling around Australia and enjoying land based fishing as we do, you come across a lot of really great jetties. They are so important to recreational fishers and there are quite a few around Australia that are attractions in themselves, even if you aren’t there for the fishing.
That is the title of the latest story I’ve written for On The Road magazine, spring 2022 edition. The story looks at how silo art has taken off in Australia, with more than 50 once drab and neglected concrete silos and other structures, now sporting a new coat of paint, which in the process has… Read More How a Coat of Paint can Refresh a Town
