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Gone Walkabout – Day 2 Sunshine, Flowers and the Future of Tourism

  Not Japan or Korea, but you could almost think so I’m not sure whether it was all that healthy outdoor exercise the day before or because I’d survived yet another bush drama, but I woke up before sunrise the next morning, feeling quite chirpy. I had been feeling really guilty about this trip and could give you all kinds of excuses for it, but let's just say I needed it for my mental health.  It's hard to be a practising Geographer if you can't go out and look at the terrain. I usually do like to take a look around the state at this time of the year, but this year I'm concentrating on a fairly small area - the mid North coast - looking at things which might be free and cheap for families to do and which could make nice day trips or could even be accessed by cycling or walking. This part of the state lends itself more readily to the latter, because there are denser road networks and there are still small communities in close proximity. It is also very scenic.  I’ve...

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