https://www.baldhiker.com Travel, Walks, Retreats & Experiences Sun, 17 Dec 2023 09:51:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-FAV-512X512-3-32x32.png https://www.baldhiker.com 32 32 https://www.baldhiker.com/milford-track-a-new-zealand-hike-through-paradise/ https://www.baldhiker.com/milford-track-a-new-zealand-hike-through-paradise/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:11:44 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=59903 I had landed in New Zealand and the Milford Track was calling me. 53.5 kilometres (33.2 miles) of the most splendid glacial carved valleys, forests, alpine passes and waterfalls you can ever imagine seeing. I...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/milford-track-a-new-zealand-hike-through-paradise/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/fraser-island-the-largest-sand-island-in-the-world/ https://www.baldhiker.com/fraser-island-the-largest-sand-island-in-the-world/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2020 07:14:46 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=41797 Having moved to Hervey Bay nearly 3 years ago one of my first stops was of course the world- famous Fraser Island. I have since returned many times with friends on their boats, but when...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/fraser-island-the-largest-sand-island-in-the-world/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/cania-gorge-and-carnarvon-gorge-national-parks-queensland/ https://www.baldhiker.com/cania-gorge-and-carnarvon-gorge-national-parks-queensland/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2020 05:58:05 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=41617 Delighted that the travel restrictions had been lifted, it was time to take to the road and head west. As a Scot who has been living in Oz for nearly three years, I am always...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/cania-gorge-and-carnarvon-gorge-national-parks-queensland/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/rarotonga-cook-islands-pacific-paradise/ https://www.baldhiker.com/rarotonga-cook-islands-pacific-paradise/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:17:15 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=35199 My ultimate dream would be to able to spend at least three months of every year on the Pacific island paradise of Rarotonga, with my mask, snorkel and fins, and camera, oh and a laptop...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/rarotonga-cook-islands-pacific-paradise/feed/ 4 https://www.baldhiker.com/hinchinbrook-island-a-return-to-a-beautiful-view/ https://www.baldhiker.com/hinchinbrook-island-a-return-to-a-beautiful-view/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:56:43 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=34936 I’m starting this journey on a Greyhound bus travelling along the coastline of Far North Queensland, from Cairns to Townsville. It was a journey of five hours, passing banana plantations, spotting Cassowaries darting into the...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/hinchinbrook-island-a-return-to-a-beautiful-view/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/pukaha-mount-bruce-national-wildlife-centre-new-zealand/ https://www.baldhiker.com/pukaha-mount-bruce-national-wildlife-centre-new-zealand/#respond Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:03:40 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=31010 Being the huge fan of our feathery friends that I am, one of my favourite places to visit is Pukaha Mount Bruce, National Wildlife Centre, a wildlife sanctuary situated in the Tararua District, North Island,...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/pukaha-mount-bruce-national-wildlife-centre-new-zealand/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/australian-summer-sunsets-on-tugalong-road/ https://www.baldhiker.com/australian-summer-sunsets-on-tugalong-road/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:54:27 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=30602 Summertime in Australia is drawing to a close. It’s been hot, dry and seemingly endless here in the eastern states. At the end of each day the sun disappears below the horizon and finally temperatures begin...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/australian-summer-sunsets-on-tugalong-road/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-day-in-the-heart-of-sydney/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-day-in-the-heart-of-sydney/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:38:22 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=16003 A perfect way for me to spend a day in Sydney is to take a stroll through the botanical gardens. Weather permitting. My usual route takes me down to Circular Quay. This is where you...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-day-in-the-heart-of-sydney/feed/ 2 https://www.baldhiker.com/hobbiton-a-very-real-idyll/ https://www.baldhiker.com/hobbiton-a-very-real-idyll/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 13:36:49 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=10461 Nestled in the rolling green hills of Matamata, New Zealand, lies a fantastical world that has captivated the hearts of millions: Hobbiton. Step foot into J.R.R. Tolkien’s magical realm and embark on a journey through...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/hobbiton-a-very-real-idyll/feed/ 7 https://www.baldhiker.com/queenstown-nostalgia-on-the-lake-aboard-tss-earnslaw/ https://www.baldhiker.com/queenstown-nostalgia-on-the-lake-aboard-tss-earnslaw/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:28:17 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=9211 Queenstown sits on the edge of the great Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand. And after the adventure on Bob’s Peak it was time to get out on the water and take in more of what was on...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/queenstown-nostalgia-on-the-lake-aboard-tss-earnslaw/feed/ 2