by Anne Betts | Jan 13, 2024 | Australia, Cycling Trips
Guided bike tours are one of my favourite ways to be introduced to a city. Melbourne’s top-rated bike-tour provider, Blue Tongue Bikes (formerly Freddy’s Bike Tours), did not disappoint with their Classic Melbourne Bike Tour, covering 16 kilometres / 10 miles over 4.5...
by Anne Betts | Nov 20, 2022 | Australia, Destinations
The best part of a day trip to Kuranda from Cairns is getting there. With the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway and the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway as choices in both directions, the journey up and back are definite highlights. Where is Kuranda? Perched in the...
by Anne Betts | Apr 18, 2022 | Australia, Cycling Trips
Updated April 18, 2022 It was a recurring question about my trip Down Under: “What were the highlights?” The answer was easy. Cycling around Uluru / Ayers Rock was consistently in my top three. What is Uluru? Officially known as Uluru / Ayers Rock, it is a...
by Anne Betts | Jun 19, 2021 | New Zealand, Cycling Trips
Opened in 2000, New Zealand’s Original Great Ride is the 152-kilometre Otago Central Rail Trail. The pioneering ride follows the route of the former Otago Central branch railway from Clyde to Middlemarch in the Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island. The classic...
by Anne Betts | May 23, 2021 | New Zealand, Cycling Trips
The Clutha Gold Trail connects with the Roxburgh Gorge Trail, two of New Zealand’s newer off-road trails for hikers and cyclists. Both follow the historic trails of Otago’s gold-mining past. Because one trail ends where the other begins, they can be combined to create...
by Anne Betts | May 14, 2021 | Australia
There’s something to be said about enjoying architecture rooted in a country’s past. That was my experience in Melbourne, Australia. It was on a pleasant Sunday in March that I headed to the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in search of terrace houses and street art....