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Samurai Beach Bungalows – Port Stephens YHA (Review)

It’s very convenient living in inner Sydney but I was getting tired of the constant noise and hectic lifestyle and needed to recharge my batteries. Samurai Beach Bungalows (Port Stephens YHA) proved to be the perfect place to do just that.

Close enough to Anna Bay and Salamander Bay to buy supplies from the supermarkets or [...]

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Floriade: Photographers Paradise – Australias Biggest Flower Festival

Although Canberra is only 3 hours drive from Sydney, until last weekend I hadn’t visited for 15 years which is a shame because I’d completely forgotten about “Floriade” – Canberra’s annual flower festival (the biggest in Australia) which offers lots of opportunities to take great photos of spring flowers

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Featured Photo – Refracted Rainbow From Mirror Onto Concrete

It is yet again a grey and rainy day in Sydney, Australia. Winter officially began a few days ago but the weather has been like this for much of the last 3 weeks. So I thought I’d feature a rainbow photo that is colourful and cheerful.

Refracted Rainbow From Mirror photo credit: Neerav Bhatt

Earlier this year [...]

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Stockton Sand Dunes: Great Day out North of Sydney (Review)

The wind-blown sand dunes of Stockton Beach comprise the largest continuous mobile sand mass in New South Wales, Australia and provide a great location for taking photos within 2 1/2 hours drive north of Sydney.
The grains of sand on Stockton Beach have been washed in from the sea and blown ashore to form dunes [...]

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Petrol Station in Slowly Dying Outback Australia Town

GUEST ARTICLE: When travelling through outback Queensland I always try to take the time to turn of the highway into the small towns that dot the country side.
These days the roads no longer go through these towns which are slowly dying as people travel past them on highways at 110kph.

The photo above is from [...]

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Sydney’s Best Harbour and Coastal Walks (Guidebook Review)

Many people who live in Sydney aren’t aware of the wide range of short, half-day and day walks spread across the city along the harbour and coastline.

You could visit lots of websites to find out about these walks or simply buy the Sydney’s Best Harbour and Coastal Walks guidebook by Katrina O’Brien which lists each [...]

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Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks Photos

The Sydney Harbour YHA rooftop balcony provided me with the best vantage point I’ve had for Sydney’s New Years Eve Fireworks shows at 9pm and Midnight including a panoramic view of Circular Quay, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge
A handful of my photos are displayed below, along with a bigger slideshow selection of some [...]

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Daintree Rainforest, Queensland – September/October Perfect Time to Visit

GUEST ARTICLE: The famous Daintree Rainforest is located 90 minutes drive out of Cairns, Queensland in North-Eastern Australia. The drive is really scenic as you meander along the beautiful rocky coast, with fields of tall sugarcane and of course the lush mountainous rainforest.

Along the way we stopped at a place called Bruce Belcher’s Croc [...]

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Snowman in Charlotte Pass, Snowy Mountains – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper of a Snowman in Charlotte Pass, Snowy Mountains.
At 1760 metres, Charlotte Pass Village, NSW is the highest resort in Australia and is snowbound for most of the ski season. I visited Charlotte Pass for a week in mid-2009 as a mid year holiday.

Download this 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper [...]

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Sydney Harbour Island Hopping By Ferry (Review)

For the first time NSW Parks & Wildlife opened up public access via one ferry ticket to 4 of Sydney’s iconic Harbour islands (Fort Denison, Shark Island, Clarke Island and Garden Island) during October 2009 on weekends as part of the month long Crave Sydney festival.
Events NSW kindly gave me a ticket to “Sydney [...]

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Bearded Dragon (Pogona) – Free Desktop Wallpaper

This photo of a Bearded Dragon was taken beside the Murrumbidgee River Road on the afternoon of 30 September 2009 by my friend David Merrylees.

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper of a Bearded Dragon.

About the photographer: David drives down Murrumbidgee River Road morning and afternoon and often spots all sorts of wildlife, wedgetail eagles, lizards, [...]

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How to Survive in the Australian Outback (ABC Landline)

Landline is ABC TV’s national rural issues program. This week’s Landline episode is all about how to survive in the Australian outback. I’ll be watching the show and adding the top tips to improve your safety when travelling in the outback to this review.

I love to travel, especially to remote places off the beaten track [...]

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Footprints and Journeys in Stockton Sand Dunes – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of Footprints and Journeys in Stockton Sand Dunes.
The wind-blown sand dunes of Stockton Beach comprise the largest continuous mobile sand mass in New South Wales, Australia. The grains of sand have been washed in from the sea and blown ashore to form dunes up to thirty metres [...]

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Crocodile Eye Close Up – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1440×900 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of a crocodile eye. It was taken in mid-2007 during my trip to the Northern Territory

Download this 1440×900 sized wallpaper photo of a crocodile eye.

Camera: Panasonic PZ30
Wallpaper format: JPG 1.45 MB in size
Original Photos: JPG 3.5MB in size

F stop: 4.5
Exposure time: 1/400th second
ISO: 100

Focal Length: 420 mm
Original Resolution: [...]

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Touring Tasmania – Port Arthur, Hobart, Wine Glass Bay and Launceston

GUEST ARTICLE: We knew there was lots to see and do with just 5 nights during our self-drive tour of Tasmania so we decided to choose 4 highlights : Port Arthur, Hobart, Wine Glass Bay and Launceston

We arrived in Hobart, Tasmania (otherwise known as Van Diemen’s Land) and were greeted with a beautiful crisp clear [...]

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