Just had a weekend without camping, did do a short local bush walk and the choice of walk was influenced by another blogger who posted on the location recently, it made me think it is a good idea to start a regular monthly feature where I feature other great blogs I have stumbled across and … Continue reading Great blogs, some links to great content by other bloggers:
Welcome to Country App
This is just a quick short post to add something that people may not have stumbled across previously but might find useful. Since it is NAIDOC week this seems appropriate to share. Did you know there is a Welcome to Country App available? As you travel, the app uses GPS to update you, on whose … Continue reading Welcome to Country App
Put Camp cutlery on a carabiner and refuse single use plastic cutlery
Since July is plastic free month just thought I would get into the spirit of the event and share one more simple thing I have done to reduce my plastic usage. Since I had some basic camping cutlery, I put the three pieces, knife, fork and tea spoon on key rings, looped them onto a … Continue reading Put Camp cutlery on a carabiner and refuse single use plastic cutlery
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir
Just thought I would write something a bit random. I have a gypsy soul and love to be on the move, to travel from place to place, in recent years I have become increasingly aware of the negative impacts of travel and increasingly aware of my own carbon footprint, so that has been one factor … Continue reading “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir
Coomba Falls
Weekends are for exploring and getting outdoors, this last weekend we drove for just over an hour to spend Saturday night at the Maidenwell sports ground free camp, and then spent the day exploring Coomba Falls which are just over 2 ks from the campground, we decided to just walk from the camp. It did … Continue reading Coomba Falls
Free camping at Maidenwell Gateway to the Bunya’s
There are some absolute gems of free camps available in country Queensland and Maidenwell in the foothills of the Bunya Mountains is one of them. The sports ground behind the pub has been made available for short term stops, you can stay for 48 hours. The grounds have toilets with hot showers, cost for the … Continue reading Free camping at Maidenwell Gateway to the Bunya’s
Something environmentally friendly and great for travel – going plastic free.
Since July is designated plastic free month check it out here: https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/ I just thought I might post on some of my favourite and easiest ways to reduce plastic use. For me the big one is plastic free toiletries, not only do they reduce plastic but they are great products for travel/camping. Having used solid … Continue reading Something environmentally friendly and great for travel – going plastic free.
Storage, the joy of Velcro, and just some general stuff on escape pod practicalities.
No camping last weekend, sad face. So thought it might be a good time to share ideas on storage and how to deal with the space limitations of teardrop camping. Weekend before last we saw Mark and Cheryl, the lovely people who build Travelbug pods, and while chatting G mentioned that shoes at night time … Continue reading Storage, the joy of Velcro, and just some general stuff on escape pod practicalities.
Stranger Country
The quest to find yourself and your place in the world might be a cliche but it is a quest many of us can relate to, quitting the unfulfilling job and embarking on a journey to answer fundamental questions of identity and belonging. Monica Tan’s Stranger Country, documents a personal 30,000 km solo journey around … Continue reading Stranger Country
Queen Mary Falls
One of our favourite local camps and walks, is Queen Mary Falls, which is part of the Main Range National Park and about a one hour, forty-five minute drive from Toowoomba, just over two hours if you are travelling from Brisbane. This little piece of wilderness is an absolute haven and an invaluable escape from … Continue reading Queen Mary Falls
Gum trees and Galaxies 