From Clyde to Middlemarch The Central Otago Rail Trail is New Zealand’s first Rail Trail. The 152km long trail follows the former route of the Otago Central Railway. Opened in…
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New Zealand The land of “Lord of the Rings” nurtured a desire to travel for many years. It promised majestic mountains, powerful glaciers, secluded bays, nature reserves, alpine paradises, thousands…
Eat, drink, sleep, repeat. About 90km south of Surfers Paradise, just after passing the border into New South Wales, there is the little town of Byron Bay. It has the…
Surfers Paradise The connection from Brisbane to the Gold Coast is very good and easy. There is a direct train every hour from Roma Street Station to Helensvale and from…
Covid-19 kills While China and Europe were firmly in the grip of the Corona Crisis I was traveling through New Zealand and enjoyed a trouble-free time admiring the wonders of…
Moreton Island Daytrip to Moreton Island People told me Moreton Island is like Fraser Island but smaller. In fact, it is the third-largest Sand Island in the world. It has…
Gateway to Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast Brisbane is the capital of Queensland at the Australian East Coast. It felt to me like a little Sydney. Brisbane River is zigzagging…
Airlie Beach Airlie Beach is the hub of the Whitsunday Islands, in particular for their most famous beach Whitehaven. They are the reason why people come to Airlie Beach making…
Magnetic Island got its name because Captain Cook thought the island has some impact on his compass. Certainly a misapprehension. Today Magnetic Island is rather a magnet for tourists and holiday makers.
The Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef The reason to visit Cairns is the Great Barrier Reef. So I booked me in for just three days. It turned out that…