Category Archives: National Parks

Kakadu Bird Week 2019

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Briar's Travel Beat

Like me, most visitors to Kakadu National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory probably don’t come purely for the bird life. But it’s impossible not to be awed by the park’s proliferation of feathered friends, from a tiny, brightly-plumed azure kingfisher … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, adventure travel, Animals, Australia, bird watching, birds, Kakadu Bird Week, National Parks, Northern Territory | Tagged Australian birds, bird watching, Kakadu, Kakadu Bird Week, Kakadu National Park, national parks | Leave a comment

Postcard of the week – Glorious gum trees

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Briar's Travel Beat

Sometimes nature blows me away with its beauty. Like this magnificent gum tree, whose subtle colours were given a vibrant makeover by summer rain (actually a summer downpour that turned our walking track in a mini riverbed). Rain gives the … Continue reading →

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Do Sydney’s Great North Walk one leg at a time

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Briar's Travel Beat

Fancy tackling the Great North Walk from Sydney to Newcastle, but don’t have the time to do the full 260km in one thru-hike and/or a bit nervous of getting lost along the way? That’s exactly how I felt. Billed as Australia’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Events, Great North Walk, Hawkesbury, National Parks, New South Wales, Travel, Walking | Tagged Day hikes, day walks Sydney, Great North Walk, national parks | 7 Comments

Postcard of the week – furry cuteness

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Briar's Travel Beat

I just love wombats. There is something about their short, squat shape, their waddling walk and their super cute faces that make me smile whenever I see them. So I was thrilled to see so many in the wild on … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Australia, National Parks, Postcards, Tasmania, Travel | Tagged Maria Island, Maria Island National Park, wildlife, wombat | Leave a comment

Postcard of the week – Hawkesbury

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Briar's Travel Beat

I was eagerly anticipating the television mini-series of Kate Grenville’s bestselling novel The Secret River, a story of conflict between the First Australians and early European settlers, which recently aired on the ABC, both to see how the story played out … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Hawkesbury, National Parks, Postcards, Sydney, Travel | Tagged Australia, Cowan Water, Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury River, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, sydney | 2 Comments

Postcard of the week – Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Briar's Travel Beat

With Parks Week starting on Monday 9th March this week’s photo is from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, just 25km from the centre of Sydney. Covering 15,000 hectares the park offers both bush and water-based activities as it surrounds Cowan Water … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, National Parks, Postcards, Travel | Tagged boating, family fun, hiking, kayaking, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, national parks, New South Wales, Refuge Bay | Leave a comment

Connect with nature during Parks Week 9-15 March

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Briar's Travel Beat

The piercing call of whip birds penetrating the bush, the scuttle of an echidna fossicking in the undergrowth, the damp smell of leaf litter and the subtle fragrance of wildflowers. Fossils exposed in the desert, Aboriginal rock art by the sea, crabs scampering among … Continue reading →