We visited Brisbane on Easter Sunday so were unsure whether we'd find a ghost town or a city in full festivity. What we found was something somewhere between. We parked in an extortionate car park then we were directed to the South Beach area by tourist info. We bypassed the art galleries and museums in this area having done both art gallery and museum in every city so far. The South Beach is an area of parks with a manmade beach and riverside promenade. We st...

Crickey! Visiting Australia Zoo was something of a childhood ambition for me. I often used to watch Steve Irwin's programs on Discovery with my friends and brother. Steve Irwin is a little bit of a national joke (something to do with getting his baby son Bobby a bit too close to a saltwater croc) but I was keen to see where they'd filmed the shows, the animals he worked with and the zoo that was his life's work. I was not disappointed. The zoo is home to a wh...

Beyond Brisbane Whilst a camper van offers you the freedom of the open road, your own space and a place to store your kit, it doesn't always offer a good night's sleep. By the time we'd got north of Brisbane we'd been in the van for over 2 weeks and were feeling the effects of several disturbed nights. We spent most of the day like zombies and decided to head to the beach at Caloundra to zone out for the afternoon. Caloundra was a pleasant enough little place,...