Magnetic Island off the coast of Townsville in North Queensland has many National Park walks connecting the bays. The Island was a defence post in WWII and the walk leads to artillery installations, ammunition bunkers and of course the forts with their gob-smacking enemy-spotting views. Viewing war paraphernalia in such a peaceful location is surreal …
Queensland
All you need to know about Eumundi Markets Sunshine Coast
Our family are serial Queensland holiday-makers and no Robinson holiday is over without having first visited Eumundi Market Sunshine Coast, at least once. Hubby and I were discussing the other day what keeps us coming back year after year, for 20 years to be precise and so this post was born. We do love to do …
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Fun Things to do in Townsville Australia and Magnetic Island
Australia is a wonderfully diverse island continent with a seemingly endless list of itinerary worthy sights, but there is no better way to find an authentic local experience than by visiting a thriving regional destination like Townsville, Queensland. We were born, married and became parents in this North Queensland city. Living in North Queensland for …
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Lets Go Humpback Whale Watching Gold Coast
Some friends and I were brain storming the other day about blogging projects. As Humpback whales are currently on the move up the east Coast of Queensland, Australia our decision was easy – Lets Go Humpback Whale Watching Gold Coast! Annual Humpback Whale Migration While the Gold Coast is a holiday spot for many thousands …
Irresistible Pho at Nguyen Bros. Vietnamese Restaurant Maroochydore
It is too long since we’ve hunched over a bowl of piping hot Pho in VIETNAM, but lately I’ve heard snippets about Nguyen Bros Vietnamese Restaurant Maroochydore. The Sunshine Coast Daily lists them as No. 1 or fourteen new restaurants to try on the Coast. One day when the weather turned to rain and a …
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Bao Down a Yum Bao Restaurant at Mount Coolum Sunshine Coast
Updated October 2018. Bao Down, I bow down now to your awesome food and mural designs. Fleetingly I wondered how a yum Bao restaurant would fit the Mount Coolum shopping centre. Don’t get me wrong I love this shopping centre – it has my favourite hippy shop, Dragonfly Dreaming just two shops away from Bao …
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Rice Boi on the Wharf Mooloolaba
As I write this, liquid sunshine is falling and my mind is wandering to food. In particular to my latest crush, Rice Boi at the wharf Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. We’ve only met that once but it was love at first bite. The Wharf Mooloolaba is a classic old venue that is …
Nanango Wall Murals and a Walk down Memory Lane
Originally the Wakka Wakka aboriginal people used Nanango as a gateway to Bunya Nut gatherings and the name is derived from their language. Today it is mostly known for the Tarong Power Station 16 km to the south and the beautiful Bunya Mountains 53 km to the south west, but we were here to see …