The Spirit of the Outback

This train only runs twice a week between Brisbane and Longreach.

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July 30th 2014
I wanted to have a walk through the Emerald Botanic Gardens so I set my phone alarm to go off at 7am. I got up and left Barry sleeping, tired after all the driving. It was lovely strolling quietly along the pathways past palm groves and bamboo stands next to the Nogoa River. There were lots of Rainbow Lorikeets and Sulphur Crested Cockatoos just stirring at the entrance but not many in the Garden ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Emerald

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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