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Recommended short getaways in Australia and New Zealand

December 13, 2019 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Chuffed to be included in blogger Dean Williamson from Lavidaglobal.com list of the best places in Australia and New Zealand for a short getaway "To show you some of the magnificent places you might be missing we have asked some experienced travellers to let us in on their favourite places in Australia and New Zealand to get away for a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adventure, Australia, Destinations, Queensland Tagged With: #thisisqueensland, Moreton Island, Recommended places to visit in Australia and New Zealand, shortbreaks in Australia, weekend getaways from Brisbane

Another side to Moreton Island

July 30, 2017 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

I've lived in southeast Queensland for the majority of my life and up until this year had only visited Moreton Island twice. Thanks to a few different stories I've worked on, I've been back three times in the space of three months and learned so much about this unique island only a 90-minute ferry ride from the mainland. The opportunity to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, Destinations, Queensland, Stories "outside" of the Travel genre, Why have me write for you? Tagged With: #4WD, Four wheel driving on Moreton Island, great places to 4WD, Moreton Island, secrets of Moreton Island, where to go off road

What you may not know about Moreton Island

July 23, 2017 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Moreton Island in south east Queensland is unique for many reasons. But this one is pretty special. It's 170 square kilometre expanse is one of the very few places in Queensland that can declare itself completely free of that noxious invasive pest - the cane toad. If you'd like to know more about this phenomenon, read my feature story … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, Destinations, Queensland, Stories "outside" of the Travel genre, Why have me write for you? Tagged With: #MoretonIsland, Cane toad detection dogs, facts about cane toads, facts about Moreton Island, keep cane toads off Moreton Island, MIPC, Moreton Island, Moreton Island is cane toad free, places to visit in Queensland, Steve Austin, Who is helping to keep cane toads off Moreton Island, why visit Moreton Island

Who is Travel Bug Within?

A mid-life adventurer sharing stories about interesting places in an honest and occasionally sarcastic way.

I hope to tickle your wanderlust and encourage you to explore further via Travel Bug Within

Jennifer x

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