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Bundaberg Rum Distillery Tour, Queensland, Australia

Rum for your life

It’s the most popular spirit in Australia – although not known internationally. So how is Bundaberg Rum made?

Quinkan Rock Art, Laura, Queensland

The Quinkan spirits live on

This special tour takes you deep into Quinkan Country to see some of the best rock art around Laura and learn more about the indigenous heritage.

Stanthorpe and the Granite Belt, Queensland, Australia

The Granite Belt: Queensland’s wine region

Not only does Queensland make wine, it produces some incredible alternative varieties (that you can taste on the Granite Belt)!

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!

Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

An eco resort on the Great Barrier Reef

On a tiny island at the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef, it takes a lot of planning and ingenuity to run a resort for tourists.

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!

Mon Repos Turtle Rookery, Queensland, Australia

Hatch and release

At one of the largest turtle breeding grounds in the Pacific Ocean, rangers are faced with the challenge of balancing conservation and tourism.

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?

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