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Brisbane Day Trip – Snorkel Tangalooma wrecks
Brisbane Day Trip – Snorkel Tangalooma wrecks

Across the bay from Brisbane lies Moreton Island, home to the Tangalooma Wrecks, a popular snorkel spot for visitors and locals of Southeast Queensland.

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AustraliaRoaming Fox2 May 2025Tangalooma Wrecksaustralia, beach, boats, snorkel, day trips Comments
Bribie Island Butterfly House
Bribie Island Butterfly House

I think we would be hard pressed to find someone that doesn’t like butterflies. Who wouldn’t be enchanted?

Beautiful, fragile and gentle, flitting from bloom to bloom.

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AustraliaRoaming Fox2 October 2024Bribie Island Butterfly Houseaustralia, conservation, day trips, family travel, island, nature, queenslandComment
Amazing and adorable wildlife of Australia
Amazing and adorable wildlife of Australia

Everyone needs to meet a wombat in their life, right? So we did just that. But we were in for a surprise. We were about to meet a few more of Australia’s amazing wildlife, some of them quite elusive but significant for the ecosystem.

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AustraliaRoaming Fox13 August 2024conservation, wildlife, animals, wild animalsComment
Brisbane Day Trips Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-tha
Brisbane Day Trips Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-tha

You might have heard of the lookout at Mount Coot-tha that offers a spectacular view of Brisbane but have you heard of the botanical paradise at its base?

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AustraliaRoaming Fox22 November 2023Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardensaustralia, day trips, brisbane, brisbane day trips, nature, gardensComment
Brisbane Day Trips North Stradbroke Island
Brisbane Day Trips North Stradbroke Island

Locals love calling North Stradbroke Island by the shortened ‘Straddie’ colloquial name. It is one of the many islands that lie within Moreton Bay.

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AustraliaRoaming Fox20 October 2023day trips, brisbane, brisbane day trips, australiaComment
Brisbane Day Trips Fort Lytton
Brisbane Day Trips Fort Lytton

A Sunday is a great day to step back in time at the significant historic military Fort Lytton, part of Brisbane’s front-line defence against any enemy during the 19th century.

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AustraliaRoaming Fox5 September 2023Fort Lyttonhistory, day trips, brisbane, brisbane day trips, australiaComment
Brisbane Day Trips Daisy Hill Conservation Park
Brisbane Day Trips Daisy Hill Conservation Park

Escape the city with your family and meet the resident koalas, walk in the wild, cycle on a track or settle into the saddle while you ride your horse.

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AustraliaRoaming Fox8 August 2023Daisy Hill Conservation Centrebrisbane, wild animals, day trips, conservation, brisbane day trips, australiaComment
16 Totally Aussie Facts
16 Totally Aussie Facts

Looking for travel inspiration when you visit the land down under? Or are you wanting an insight into some of the Australian culture? Think of Australia and you think of beaches, barbies and beers, right? A relaxed lifestyle thrown in with no worries. There’s that but there is more.

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International travel, AustraliaRoaming Fox26 June 2023Brisbaneaustralia, travel, migrate Comments
12 Irresistible Reasons to Take a Road Trip for Your Next Adventure
12 Irresistible Reasons to Take a Road Trip for Your Next Adventure

The Best Way to see a country? Take a road trip! Have you ever had that feeling when you hit the open road on your road trip? Freedom. Anticipation. Exhilaration.

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Africa, South AfricaRoaming Fox1 June 2023road trip, travel, South Africa, Africa Comments
Ultimate experiences in South Africa
Ultimate experiences in South Africa

Add some of our best experiences to your South African bucket list.

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South AfricaRoaming Fox15 April 2023travel, adventure, safari, South Africa Comments
A guide to South African Provinces
A guide to South African Provinces

Many people have asked me where they should go when they want to visit and travel to South Africa. It is like asking how many grains of sugar is in a teaspoon.

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South AfricaRoaming Fox2 March 2023South Africa, travel Comments
Ultimate packing list for international flights
Ultimate packing list for international flights

The stress of packing or planning for an international trip can dampen your enthusiasm especially if this is the first time you are venturing halfway around the world or even to one of your neighbouring countries.

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International travelRoaming Fox3 February 2023flight, travel, international travel, plane, packing list, SCUBA Comments
Rookie travel tips for South Africa
Rookie travel tips for South Africa

Have you been dying to travel to South Africa but as a newbie you find it a tad intimidating? What makes it worth visiting?

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South AfricaRoaming Fox15 December 2022South Africa, travel, tourist, culture, food, safari Comments
African safari tips and packing list
African safari tips and packing list

It is often a challenge for first time safari goers to know what to do and what types of clothes to wear. Is it necessary to pack anything else?

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Africa, South AfricaRoaming Fox29 November 2022safari, Africa, South Africa, wild animals, self drive, animals, birds Comments
Beginners guide for travel adventure and safari
Beginners guide for travel adventure and safari

What does travel, adventure and safari have in common? They are all out of the ordinary activities from work or routine. Although not essential qualities, all of these can be unusual and exciting or daring.

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Africa, Beach and island holidays, International travel, South AfricaRoaming Fox11 November 2022travel, adventure, safari, 4x4, off road, off-road, SCUBA, zipline, road trip, journey, tips Comments
Ruins of an Ancient Great Empire in Zimbabwe
Ruins of an Ancient Great Empire in Zimbabwe

Our guide led the way towards the ancient path beyond stone relics and up steep steps through narrow passages. We reached a complex on the top of the hill, a section of Great Zimbabwe.

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AfricaRoaming Fox27 October 2022Great Zimbabwezimbabwe, Zimbabwe, history, unesco, museum, Africa, road trip, overland Comments
Nyanga National Park Eastern Highlands
Nyanga National Park Eastern Highlands

We were entering one of the first national parks declared in Zimbabwe that was situated at altitudes of between 1800 and 2593 metres, the highest terrain of Zimbabwe. We’d heard that the Eastern Highlands are one of Zimbabwe’s most picturesque areas.

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AfricaRoaming Fox13 October 2022Nyanga National Parkzimbabwe, Zimbabwe, mountains, Africa, national park, view Comments
A brief glimpse of Zimbabwe
A brief glimpse of Zimbabwe

We travelled through much of Zimbabwe almost on a circular route in 2010. It is one of Southern Africa’s most impressive but controversial countries and our trip gave us a fleeting glance of how beautiful and interesting it is.

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AfricaRoaming Fox30 September 2022zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, adventure, road trip, overland, culture, people, safari, wild animals, Africa, game reserves, unesco Comments
Mana Pools National Park Zimbabwe
Mana Pools National Park Zimbabwe

Remote, rugged and untamed, Mana Pools is not the easiest safari destination to get to in Zimbabwe. Perhaps that is why it is the ultimate location for adventure addicts that love off the beaten track places.

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AfricaRoaming Fox9 September 2022Mana PoolsAfrica, zimbabwe, adventure, overland, road trip, safari, camping, Zimbabwe Comments
Lake Kariba Ferry Adventures
Lake Kariba Ferry Adventures

The ferry that would take us to the town of Kariba was a bit late, but then what’s new? Has a ferry ever left on time in Africa?

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AfricaRoaming Fox26 August 2022Lake KaribaAfrica, Zimbabwe, t, road trip, view, boats, overland Comments
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About the Author

ALMA VAN AS | ROAMING FOX

Alma is a South African travel blogger and writer now residing in Australia. She hopes to inspire you with facts and fables about her adventures, road trips and international travel.

 

Here are some of my favourite tips and resources when we travel:

Researching a destination to find out more about it? We use Tripadvisor. You can even get a great deal from them!

How do you get there? Use Aviasales to check flights.

Pre-organised tours and jump the queue entrance tickets are obtainable from GetYourGuide. It is a great website to browse through and book while Big Bus Tours are ideal for hop on hop off tours. Expedia UK are great for adventures and experiences, holiday deals and trip ideas.

Where are you going to sleep at night? Booking.com have great deals and Hotellook have great discounts and hotel deals. Click on Agoda if you’re a fan.

Going to Europe and want to hire a campervan? Try PaulCamper, Europe’s largest platform to hire or rent out campervans throughout the UK or Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

Keen on cruises? For an experience of a lifetime check out Cruise Critic.

If you have not found what you are looking for, head on over to my Shop page and browse there.

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