The Gold Coast Hinterland is my kind of playground: Scenic drives, amazing hikes to waterfalls and lookouts, volcanic plateaus, and lush vegetation all around. Over the years, we've spent a fair bit of time exploring the region but...
10 of our favourite hiking trails in Australia
Almost every time we go hiking, the husband and I have this discussion about our most epic hikes ever. We usually group them into categories like top 10 hikes of all time or top 30 hikes, and sometimes...
5 short hiking trails at Mount Kaputar National Park
I'm not entirely sure why I decided that Mount Kaputar National Park would make a great hiking destination but it turned out to be a fantastic spot. It's a long way from anywhere but if you've got time...
Hiking Nitmiluk National Park: Katherine Gorge Walks
Hiking in Nitmiluk National Park (formerly Katherine Gorge National Park) is where I learned about heat stress. It's a seriously gorgeous part of Australia full of rainforest gullies, sandstone cliffs and sweeping valley vistas. But it's also hot,...
Into Ormiston Gorge: Hiking the Ormiston Pound Walk
The Northern Territory is made for hiking. I really had no idea until we started exploring this incredibly gorgeous part of Australia last year. My thoughts were pretty much limited to hiking options like the Uluru climb (though...
Exploring Kakadu National Park: Walking trail ideas
People flock to Kakadu National Park to spots crocodiles and birds, take Instagram-worthy shots at Gunlom Plunge Pool, cruise Yellow Water Billabong, take a scenic flight over Jim Jim Falls, or learn more about the local Aboriginal rock...
5 scenic Hamilton Island hikes
Outside the wet season, Hamilton Island is usually perfect for exploring the Great Barrier Reef. But we were 'lucky' enough to score a long weekend full of rain, low cloud, and overall uninspiring weather in early May. So...
Hiking in Kluane: Magical Sheep Creek Trail
If you've followed along for any period of time, you'll know that we absolutely loved our six weeks in Canada. We spent our first couple of days in the Yukon Territory in Kluane National Park, some far-flung land...
Winter hiking the Coastal Track in Noosa National Park
{UPDATED: April 2018} Noosa is a super popular holiday destination on the Sunshine Coast, and as we live only 45 minutes away, we've finally gone back last weekend to join just a few holidaymakers in traipsing about Noosa...
Carnarvon Gorge: Part 2 (Sandstone Belt road trip)
Carnarvon Gorge in Queensland's Outback is pretty spectacular, and I couldn't quite squeeze the hike into the gorge and out of it again into one post. So here's part 2 of our Carnarvon Gorge visit, hiking around Big...
Carnarvon Gorge: Part 1 (Sandstone Belt road trip)
Prior to moving to Queensland, and indeed prior to delving into our 4WD trip book, I'd never even heard of Carnarvon Gorge (let alone any of the other parks we explored). So imagine my surprise when we got...
Hiking Mount Coolum: Spectacular coastal views
This weekend has been a glorious one on the Sunshine Coast... a balmy 26/27 degrees, blue skies and sunshine, and no wind. Just magnificent! Felt like I was on holidays the whole weekend. May really is the best...