Tag: weekend away

Stanthorpe cheese & wine with Granite Belt Bike Tours

Stanthorpe cheese & wine with Granite Belt Bike Tours

Granite Belt Bike Tours are a family run business in Stanthorpe, offering guided and self-guided cycle tours and bike hire. If cycling through a region of wineries and apple orchards sounds like your thing then I recommend you get pedalling on their Castles, Cafes and Cabernet guided bike tour. On the morning of our tour,…

Scenic Rim road trip

Scenic Rim road trip

My photographer buddy @imagjen_ and I went exploring the Scenic Rim recently, two gals who love taking pics and eating good food – road trip woohoo!! It was such an incredible weekend that Madeline was inspired to dedicate a whole photo series to the Scenic Rim… and I launched a new Instagram account to showcase…

A weekend in Yamba

A weekend in Yamba

A long weekend means it’s time to get away, so last week I drove south to Yamba – I’d heard a lot of good things and was keen to explore. It was a beautiful drive, and on the way I stopped at Bangalow for lunch at Choux Choux Patisserie. I crossed the Clarence River several…

Tips for a weekend in Port Douglas

Tips for a weekend in Port Douglas

Port Douglas is No. 3 on Australian Traveller magazine’s list of 100 Best Towns in Australia. On the Queen’s birthday weekend I went to Port Doug with my boyfriend – we booked a package holiday  – something I’ve not really done before – the package part, not the holiday 🙂 It seemed to cover what…

Weekend Away Hiking O’Reillys

Weekend Away Hiking O’Reillys

A microadventure at O’Reillys Rainforest retreat – that’s right – a microadventure! (Love that new word – thank you Alastair Humphreys). Leaving work early on a Friday meant I didn’t have to drive up the mountain in the dark, (VERY hairy road, but stunningly beautiful). The drive takes about 2 hours from Brisbane, well, a tad longer after…

Romantic getaway Springbrook

Romantic getaway Springbrook

I drove down to the Gold Coast to see my boyfriend for the first time in two months, a very happy reunion! It was his birthday the next day and to celebrate he booked us a romantic getaway to The Mouse House Rainforest Retreat in the Springbrook hinterland. We found The Mouse House nestled at…