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Awesome Australian 2WD Road Trips: Gympie to Rockhampton

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia

This article provides a detailed overview of the main Bruce Highway route and side trip options between Gympie and Rockhampton.

Categories Great Barrier Reef

Awesome Australian 2WD Road Trips: Brisbane to Gympie

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Sunset on Noosa Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

This article provides a detailed overview of the main Bruce Highway route and side trip options between Brisbane and Gympie.

Categories Great Barrier Reef

Awesome Australian 2WD Road Trips: Rockhampton to Bowen

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Diving on the Great Barrier Reef Australia

The coastal drive between Brisbane and Cairns is one of the most popular in Australia.  The combination of lovely beaches, beautiful islands, national parks, Australian history, Australian wildlife, the Great Barrier Reef and gourmet food experiences make the drive an attractive option for many visitors. Interestingly most of the best places to visit are within … Read more

Categories Great Barrier Reef

Reader Mailbag: Road Trip from Brisbane to Uluru and Darwin

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Road Trip from Brisbane to Uluru and Darwin

Christine recently asked for advice on options to take a road trip from their home town of Brisbane to visit both Uluru and Darwin.  They have a 4WD vehicle and have only four weeks of holiday leave available. Pretraveller Response You want to cover a lot of ground in only a short period of time.  … Read more

Categories Queensland, Northern Territory, Uluru, Uluru Road Trips

The Ultimate Local’s Guide to Australia Zoo near Brisbane

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
The Ultimate Local's Guide to Australia Zoo

I am going to be blunt – crocodiles scare me.  Having visited Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory multiple times, I have a healthy respect for these prolific apex predators.  If you want to learn more about crocodiles then Australia Zoo is the iconic place to visit as a result of Steve Irwin’s popular … Read more

Categories Getaways from Brisbane, Queensland

Taking in the View at the Q1 Skypoint Observation Deck

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

I looked across the crystal clear elevated view of the Gold Coast beaches with delight.  We had chosen the perfect day to visit the Q1 Skypoint observation deck and see the Gold Coast from above. We had decided to take some much needed time out from the Gold Coast theme parks and take in the … Read more

Categories Getaways from Brisbane, Queensland

Gondwana Rainforests of Australia: Exploring Beautiful Natural Bridge

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
First View of the Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park, Queensland

As we descended the moist steps through the lush rainforest we started to hear the sound of running water.  LOTS of water.  A dark open cave appeared before us and in a bright ray of light we finally saw it.  The amazing waterfall which runs across and then down the stone arch and into the … Read more

Categories Getaways from Brisbane, Queensland

Secret Brisbane: A Tale of Two River Pathways

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
The View of the Brisbane River and the Storey Bridge

The sun almost blinded me as it rose above the crystal clear Brisbane skyline.  The sky promised yet another autumnal blue sky day to me and the many others who were enjoying the pathway either on foot or by bicycle. At 6am the place to be in Brisbane is on the inner city bicycle and … Read more

Categories Getaways from Brisbane, Queensland

About Anne & Tony

We are Anne and Tony Sutherland-Smith from Australia, travel bloggers at Pretraveller. We love exploring our home country of Australia as a family, and we have also really enjoyed visiting countries such as Japan and South Korea. We subsequently decided to start writing articles to help other plan their trips to these destinations.

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