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The view from Bunya Mountains National Park. |
My longest ever published travel article was in Tuesday’s New Zealand Herald – a 3000-word epic about a Queensland road trip I did in May. Given I drove more than 2000ks, it seemed appropriate to go whoppingly large for this piece – I hope you like it!
The article includes mud baths deep in the Outback, dodging kangaroos, exploring 19th century mansions, hiking lush rainforest and a beautiful farm stay I’ve already promised to return to. The adventure comes to a close in Redcliffe where I saw Bee Gees Way – a wonderful tribute to Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb who spent several years there as they made their strides towards fame.
In all I took over 600 photos so the 60 in the below photo essay represent just 10% of my Queensland road trip photo album (close friends and family are already excited about viewing all 600 in one sitting).
Click here to link to the article in the NZ Herald and for my extended photo essay, just scroll below. Special thanks to Qantas and to Queensland’s Big Sky Country Drives – click here for details including self-drive itineraries like the one I did.
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The Glengallan Homestead near Warwick – see more at glengallan.org.au |
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Rudd’s Pub in Nobby |
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The excellent Cobb & Co Museum in Toowoomba |
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Sunset on the Balonne River in St George – click here for river cruise details |
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Late afternoon river cruising – Balonne River, St George |
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Typical highway scene, southern Queensland Outback |
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Having a soak at the Palm Grove Artesian Mud Baths in Eulo |
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Ian and his ‘Stuff’ shed – Eulo |
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A fairly common sight on the highways of southern Queensland |
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The striking dusk colours of Charleville |
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The famous #casuallean at the Palm Grove Artesian Mud Baths – Eulo |
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You can’t have a good mud bath without a decent Mexican hat – Eulo |
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Delcious Queensland watermelon for breakfast at Charleville’s premier accommodation, The Rocks Motel |
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The endangered bilby – Charleville’s bilby rehabilitation centre |
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Doing a #casuallean at my favourite bar in all of Straya, Madonna and Lyle’s ‘The Smoke House’ – Bonus Downs Farm Stay |
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Arguably the most grand 19th century mansion in Queensland – Jimbour House |
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Still a private residence but with immaculate gardens open to the public – Jimbour House |
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My balcony view from the Bunya Mountains – click here for accommodation details |
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Friendly wallabies are easily spotted in the Bunya Mountains |
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The lush rainforest of the Bunya Mountains |
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Busting out a #casuallean on a giant bunya tree – Bunya Mountains National Park |
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An almost South East Asian rainforest scene – Bunya Mountains National Park |
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Bunya Mountains National Park |
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The adult Bee Gees looking back on themselves as children – Bee Gees Way in Redcliffe |
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Rural southern Queensland – in between Brisbane and Warwick |
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Glengallan Homstead – Warwick |
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Ensuite bathrooms with beer taps and buckets for sinks! Rudd’s Pub, Nobby |
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The memorabilia-overflowing Rudd’s Pub, Nobby |
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A sketch artist at work, Jondaryan Woolshed |
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Powerlines dancing down a southern Queensland highway |
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Cotton fields are a common sight – southern Queensland |
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Flamin’ galahs! As seen from the Sandytown River Cruise, the Balonne River, St George |
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Sunset on the river – St George |
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The Sandytown River Cruise in St George is worth it for the sunset colours alone |
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Another rural highway scene – southern Queensland |
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Kangaroos darting off into the trees |
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An emu who decided not to stick around for chat |
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I was quite a distance from Brisbane at this point in the adventure |
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A “Queenslander” house |
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Inside the main homestead at Madonna and Lyle’s delightful Bonus Downs farm stay |
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One of Madonna and Lyle’s bottle trees – Bonus Downs Farm Stay |
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An old bus grazing the grass – Bonus Downs Farm Stay |
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The living room for guests staying at the Bonus Downs Farm Stay – love those church pews at the dining table |
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The private lake at the Bonus Downs Farm Stay |
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The largest cattle saleyards in the world – the Roma Saleyards |
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Sunset in Roma |
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The swimming pool at Jimbour House |
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Another chubby bottle tree |
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Driving towards the Bunya Mountains |
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Incredible views from the Bunya Mountains |
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Seeing for miles – Bunya Mountains National Park |
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Sunbathing wallabies in the Bunya Mountains |
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Bunya Mountains accommodation visible amidst the rainforest |
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The 4WD Nissan that successfully got me through the Outback |
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Sunset in the Bunya Mountains is spectacular |
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Sunset in the Bunya Mountains |
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Catching up with some friends, Bunya Mountains National Park |
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Oversized tree roots, Bunya Mountains National Park |
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Crane Wines in Kingaroy – a charming little B&B and winery |
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Ending the trip with a #casuallean on Barry Gibb – Bee Gees Way, Redcliffe |
Fantastic pictures of Queensland's Big Sky Country!
Thanks Anita! Was perfect weather virtually the entire trip, had such a great time.