Have you ever wondered what life as a grey nomad is like? Each year Australia’s retirees escape the southern winter like flocks of birds in their mobile homes, up the coast, East and West of the continent. They usually come…
12 Great Things to do in Mission Beach, part 2
Look at that gin clear water! It’s time to hit the ocean in Mission Beach! Here is part 2 of my list of Great Things to Do in Mission Beach. Even if you are not a keen swimmer, do yourself…
12 Great Things to do in Mission Beach in any weather, part 1
The best things to do in Mission Beach? There’s a lot to do in a place where two World Heritage listed sites meet. That’s right. Mission Beach is one of those rare places on the planet, where the reef and…
How to make a tropical Australian island yours for $5.75 a night
It’s the last weekend of the school holidays and Australia’s beaches are at peak capacity. Getting away from the crowds will be tricky. So we do the only sensible thing. We take the yacht of the working classes to an…
How circumnavigating Hinchinbrook Island in a tinny made me a better Aussie
Until recently ‘tinny’ was a word I had to look up in a dictionary. Australian slang for a small aluminium boat, the yacht of the working classes, was something that belonged in a Tim Winton novel, together with his celebration of…
Why the Gold Coast should be envious of Stradbroke Island
I had many pre-conceived ideas about the Gold Coast when I visited for the first time recently, but finding a place besotted with everything retro was not one of them. Checking in at the trendy QT hotel, I was assisted by concierges…
