Last Journey diving out at Julian Rocks Marine Reserve

I was busting for a surf, but I thought I’d better broaden my horizons so I booked a day of diving. Although the area doesn’t have the coral of the Barrier Reef, the diving out at Julian Rocks Marine Reserve is a sure way to meet some big and slightly scary creatures. In the relative [...]

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Enjoy Hot and Sunny of Kirra Beach

The next day was hot and sunny. Taking a cue from the weather we decided to check out the ultra-cool surf scene at Kirra Beach. It was early Monday morning when we pulled into the crowded parking lot. Didn’t anyone around here work. I wondered. Out on the break a couple hundred surfers drifted past [...]

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Journey to Pacific Highway South

For good reason the coast between Sydney and Brisbane is one of the most visited parts of the country. For thousands of natives of NSW it means summer escape. For planeloads of overseas visitors it means beaches and sun.
For me personally it means surf. Like thousands of other lemmings I headed to the water’s edge [...]

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Journey to the highway of Tenterfield

Heading up the highway to Tenterfield we sense a change in the air. The flat paddocks start to buckle as mountains rise up ahead. The town is small and tidy but surprisingly quiet after the hustle of Tamworth. The hostel is a rambling old hotel from the town’s booming days, when speculative gold-diggers and settlers [...]

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New England North

On a humid, sticky afternoon, the day before Australia Day, we crawl out of Sydney via the back route. It seems to take hours but finally we pass the last of the subdivisions and mini-malls and the land begins to spread out before us. We turn north for the mountains and at last the city [...]

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