Chalk & Cheese TravelsWe are adventure seekers who love to explore the world. So one day, we decided to write about it here is our story so far
Our Great Find In Tallebudgera The Gold Coast Australia, with it’s lively city and lush hinterland with a full list of things to do. It was refreshing to find a spot so secluded from everywhere else to go explore and that was Tallebudgera Valley , and the cream track. Whilst working out in the Tallebudgera […]
Swanbourne Lake The Swanbourne lake is a part of the Arundel Castle Estate in this small but buzzing town known for its history, castle and lots of boutique shops. History First records show a mill pond was known to have existed on this site back as far as the 11th century. Records would seem to […]
10 Things To Do On The Gold Coast Gold Coast Australia, we had the privilege of living here for many years. Its Australia number 1 holiday destination. With so much to do and see you could hardly get bored there. A city that can boast on average over 300 days of sunshine a year, yep […]
Mote Park Roscommon Towards the back end of 2020 we had bought a house just outside the town of Roscommon and during these days of limited travel we decided to explore what was available to us on our doorstep. After some advice we were delighted to find a Roscommon Park like Mote Park, which was […]
Killala County Mayo Location The beautiful town of Killala and the Killala Bay are is situated just 15 minutes north of Ballina in County Mayo. Its a very small, peaceful and beautiful spot for a stop off an a quick wander. Steeped in history and a perfect location for fishing A Brief History Killala has […]
Lough Rynn Castle A Brief History Lough Rynn lies on the original historic grounds of the medieval estate and castle of Mac Raghnaill family. The Mac Raghnaill castle was situated at the opposite side to where the castle now lies. And below is all that remains of that original castle. In 1883 Robert Bermingham, viscount […]
Glencar Waterfall Just 10 mins north of Sligo at lies the beautiful Glencar Waterfall, lough, walk and hike. Although so close to Sligo it it’s actually in county Leitrim. This Leitrim waterfall itself is a large 50 ft waterfall, and has a loop walk where you get right up close to the waterfall and come […]
Thunderbird Park Thunderbird park is an adventure park and camping site on the highly popular Tamborine Mountain. A great place to kids and well as your about to find out adults like us also. Location The Thunderbird park is situated on Tamborine Mountain about 40 minutes from either Brisbane or the Gold coast. and can […]
Mount Tamborine & Eagle Heights Mount Tamborine in a mountain town 30kms outside the Gold Coast and 60 kms from Brisbane. It is part of the Scenic Rim Region south east Queensland. It is roughly a 28km squared metre plateau and is a major tourist region in this part of Australia. After the scenic drive […]
Pethers Rainforest Retreat Ever had those dreams as a kid of sleeping in a tree house well now you can, because at Pethers Rainforest Retreat Mount Tamborine far into the mountains of the Gold Coast Hinterland lies one of Australia’s hidden gems. Set amongst the dense rainforest of the beaten track, Pethers brings style, fun […]
