So my sister emails this from Brisbane and says “Thought you guys would love to see the new Aussie pet in our complex – this was taken on Wednesday in Sue’s (neighbour’s) garden.” What I want to know is “if that was Wednesday, where is it NOW?”. Oh, and I am never visiting you or [...]
Shall I tell you a secret – a really well kept secret? There is an island, a tropical playground only 75 minutes by ferry from Brisbane. I’m talking about Tangalooma Island resort, on Moreton Bay island just off the coast from Brisbane. In my ten years in Australia I’d say that pretty much every local [...]
Gold Coast – the northern end. At the northern end of the Gold Coast is The Spit – a 5km stretch of almost undeveloped beach, very popular with surfers, picnickers and dogs. At the very northern end is the Seaway entrance, where a seawall provides a protected entrance from and to the rivers and canals [...]