Wildfire Tours, Motorbikes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

A biker – not a bikie

Facing one of my biggest fears, I jump on the back of a motorbike for a tour of the Gold Coast. Was I right to be afraid?

Snakes Downunder, Childers, Queensland, Australia

The next crocodile hunter

At a small reptile park in the Queensland town of Childers, I find the new crocodile hunter… just don’t call him that!

Nature on Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia

Swimming with turtles

At the southernmost point of the Great Barrier Reef, some of the best water and coral life is around Lady Elliot Island. See for yourself!

Dorrigo National Park, NSW, Australia

The land before our time

The rainforests in this part of the world are just how scientists believe the supercontinent Gondwana would have looked – in a time when dinosaurs ruled!

Visiting Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

A home among the gumtrees

After so long travelling overseas, it’s sometimes a surprise to realise there are world-class sites so close to where I grew up.