Mount Elliot How to summit Mt Elliot The Bowling Green National Park (Near Townsville) is a southern outlier of the Wet Tropics bioregion and has rainforest growing at its summit as well as along the various creeks. Hiking to the
Girraween National Park The best walks in Girraween National Park How to spend your days at Girraween National Park Girraween National Park is in the granite belt region and is only a short drive from Main Range National Park. There are lots of
Main Range National Park How to spend two days in Main Range National Park It's hard to pass up any places while being on a roadtrip and so we stopped at Main Range National Park. There is a lot to do in and around this National Park,
Bunya Mountains National Park Why you should get up early to see the Bunya Mountains The Bunya Mountains are just a short drive from Brisbane and still feel like a world away. Since we planned on seeing the fireworks for New Year's Eve in Brisbane but did not
Carnarvon National Park Exploring Carnarvon Gorge, Carnarvon National Park Our decision to go to Carnarvon Gorge was a fairly spontaneous one, as we hadn't found the time to plan our road trip before we left - we just had a rough idea
Jourama Falls Jourama Falls II - Impressions Since Jourama Falls is Luen's favourite place, we had to go at least one last time before leaving for our roadtrip down south. Also Luen had not been up at the top of
Magnetic Island How to spend a perfect day on Maggie Finally! Ever since I've seen the pink topless cars overtaking me effortlessly while I struggled riding my bike up the hill on Magnetic Island, I wanted to once be the person in the
Paluma Range National Park A surprise weekend in Paluma Last Saturday we went up to Paluma. We explored little Crystal Creek for a little bit, went to the Town of Paluma and then, equipped with our sleeping bags, went for the surprise
Paluma Range National Park Paluma Dam to Jourama Falls hike My favorite waterfall in Queensland Although Wallaman Falls is very spectacular, my favorite place in Queensland has to be at the top of Jourama Falls. It has an amazing view, fresh air, and
Magnetic Island Boat ride around Magnetic Island On Saturday we started early (7 am) at the boat ramp in Townsville to spend a day on the water. Luen's friend, Daniel, owns a boat and invited us out. The water was
Cape Cleveland Hiking out to Cape Cleveland lighthouse Dreaming of freshly shucked oysters off the rocks, swimming with turtles, sipping fine wine and sampling fine cheeses overlooking the turquoise ocean and bay at sunset? What about camping next to a lighthouse
Thorsborne Trail Thorsborne Trail - South to North - a hidden treasure So last weekend we finally packed our bags and went out to Hinchinbrook Island for four days to hike the Thorsborne Trail. I had never done any multi-day hiking before and was a
Magnetic Island A weekend on Magnetic Island So finally last Friday we headed out with a bunch of great people to enjoy a weekend on Maggie, as locals like to call Magnetic Island. We rented a house on the island
Townsville My 10 favorite things to do in Townsville Announcing that I would spend my semester abroad in Townsville at the James Cook University - a lot of my friends, especially the ones that had been to Townsville, looked at me questioning.
Frederick Peak Frederick Peak, Pinnacles, Hervey Range Despite the name, Frederick's Peak also refers to a number of rocky pinnacles in the area and is commonly referred to as 'Freds Peaks' or just plain 'Freds' to the regular rock climbers.
Wallaman Falls Wallaman Falls in Girringun National Park Australia's highest permanent single drop waterfall can be found in the Girringun National Park and is definitely worth a visit! We visited the falls for the first time in 2013 and now that
Jourama Falls Hiking to the top of Jourama Falls Over the past few years, I've been a tour guide for friends, backpackers, and international students to the top of these falls. I've hike this path over twenty times, some solo but most
Big Bend Exploring Big Bend, Burdekin River Big Bend, near Charters Towers, Queensland Ever been to Big Bend? Its approx 5km before Fletcher Creek Reserve (near the entrance to Dalrymple National Park) and has better places to camp and fish
Paluma Range National Park Exploring the Bluewater Range Track, Forestry Rd Have you ever been on the four wheel drive track from Bluewater up into the Paluma Range National Park? It's a fantastic getaway into the middle of nowhere and it's so close to
Jourama Falls The journey to the black hole, Jourama Falls UPDATE: New track from Paluma Dam to Jourama Falls hike. Have you ever looked at a map and found something peculiar and you just had to know what was there? Well that's exactly
Jourama Falls Location: Jourama Falls, Paluma State Forest Chances are if you live in Townsville, then you have been to Jourama Falls at least once or twice. But have you ever been to the top? On a crisp Autumn morning we
