Casino isn’t famous for a casino, in fact I could not see one in town – so how did it get this great name? Apparently it is named after the town Cassino’ in Italy, but through the official naming process a spelling error resulted in the name...
Lismore was my last destination for the day. I’d fitted in a few too many locations with todays locations all being so close to each other, so it was good to quickly find a motel where I could relax before heading out to explore this new town. Lismore appeared...
Just inland from Australia’s most easterly point (Byron Bay), Bangalow comes across as the sort of place to spend a Sunday. It’s an ‘olde’ fashioned sort of place where walking down the high street feels like you’ve taken a step back in...
Mullumbimby is located just 4 km off the Pacific Highway, but it could be 1000km as it is peaceful country township and a focal point for the local community including a number of surrounding farms. I was unaware as I passed through the town that during the late...
The drive into Murwillumbah is spectacular. Mount Warning stands prominently in the distance with rolling green countryside falling away from hills punctuated with crops of sugar cane and banana plantations. The area looks fertile and the crops are obviously...
If you do a Google Map search for Fingal, you will actually come across a place called Fingal in Tasmania. However, on mentioning this to Geoff Mack, the writer of “I’ve been everywhere”, he said that the Fingal he had in mind when writing the song...
