Continuing our list of the places that we love for fellow travellers Notta and Scribbles. For reasons that will soon be revealed, I thought that I’d better include the world’s largest sand island K’gari (Fraser Island) which is situated off … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Maryborough, Qld There is so much to see in Maryborough. The showgrounds are large with spacious sites. Entry is from the Bruce Highway but camp sites are far enough away to be peaceful. You will need the car to explore … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Rainbow Beach, Qld Although there’s a caravan park in the heart of town, overlooking the beach, we stayed at the Big 4 park 3Kms out on the Carlo Road on the recommendation of Double or Nuthin’ and Shirley Temple, because … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We love
Mary Valley, Imbil and Kandanga, Qld Imbil Just across the ridge from Kenilworth you’ll find the town of Imbil. Situated on Yabba Creek the community offers showground camping. Imbil has a quirky pub and a few kilometres upstream is the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Maleny & Kenilworth Maleny The busy tourist town of Maleny offers showgrounds camping and it’s only a short Creekside walk into the heart of town. This is a good base for exploring the Glasshouse mountains* and the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Queensland’s Magnificent Coast Continuing our list of the places that we love for fellow travellers Notta and Scribbles. This time we’ll work our way up the Queensland coast. Greater Brisbane pretty well begins at Coolangatta on the state’s southern border … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Charters Towers, Qld (136Kms west of Townsville) What can I say about this unique town? Well, it got its name when gold was found here in 1871 and the surrounding hills were named after the Gold Commissioner, W. Charters, who … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Charters Towers
Carnarvon Gorge, The Gemfields, Theresa Creek Dam Carnarvon Gorge Sometimes things just don’t get promoted and when it comes to Queensland the coastal region gets all the publicity when there are little-known world class attractions inland. Carnarvon Gorge is one … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Qld’s Middle
Hebel, Qld For anyone visiting Lightning Ridge the next town north is tiny Hebel 69kms up the Castlereagh Highway. When I say tiny, it is. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the population was 62 at the 2021 census. … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Qld’s Middle
Kynuna I have to mention Kynuna because, though it’s a mere dot on the map it does have the iconic Blue Heeler Hotel which dates back to the 1860’s when it was a Cobb & Co staging post. During the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Western Qld – Kynuna to Mt Isa
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