Author Archives: Ben Southall

Tag-a-long Tours, Fraser Island

Fraser Island is special. Very very special.

It’s the largest sand island in the world which is pretty cool, there are around 100 dune lakes which at this time of year can be pretty cool, it’s a World Heritage site

Return of the Whales festival

It really doesn’t seem like a year ago I was stood on the balcony of the Blue Pearl on Hamilton Island watching the first of the year’s Humpback Whales pass by!

There’s something extremely special about witnessing these…

Kayak training out of Manly….

Been putting in some serious training over the last few weeks in preparation for next years kayaking expedition which I’ll unveil to you all in good time! Plans are being made to discover some incredible parts of the Great Barrier…

Travel – it’s about discovering new places…

Every once in a while I have the idea to go somewhere completely different, somewhere I haven’t been before, somewhere I know nothing about. Now that could be as far away as the other side of the world to a…

Have you played our new game yet??

The launching of something as huge as Tourism Queensland’s ‘Sunshine Exchange’ game may somehow have passed you by…how I am not exactly sure?!

But if you haven’t yet flown KoKo the Koala or PoPo the Panda through the varied…

Another superb Gold Coast weekend…

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Where on earth do I start this blog? It’s been such a busy weekend down here on the Gold Coast and it’s all because of one of Queensland’s most popular sporting events is happening here…

Sea Kayaking…

It’s been a busy weekend already with concerts and rugby games but when the offer to head out on the ocean is made I simply cannot refuse. I love the water and having the chance to head out with a…

Life in Brisbane…

As it’s my first real stay in Brisbane since moving here at the start of the year I’ve got the chance to soak up some of the events which go on in this great city and this weekend has been…

Holiday over – back to Queensland…

Back in the driving seat I suppose! After a month away relaxing in South Africa; running double marathons, giving presentations to digital marketing companies and the media and attending a couple of weddings I thought it was about time I…

…and now it’s Juweon’s turn!

It’s May, 2010. Rewind almost exactly 1 year back, I was living a half reality, half Internet sensation. I take that back. It was a full-blown Internet sensation, more than an Internet sensation, it was a new media sensation. The…

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  • Ben Southall3 hours ago
    West End markets, Saturday morning. Food lovers bliss :) fresh fruit, veg and yummy coffee http://moby.to/4mz24t
    Ben Southall17 hours ago
    How crazily significant!?! Onionfest is on this weekend and the Eye of Horus is it's logo...and it's here too! http://moby.to/sudh0k
    Ben Southall17 hours ago
    Off to an art exhibition - something for the weekend Sir?!
    Ben Southall22 hours ago
    Back into the office! Geez it's hot out there today :) riding my bike + sunshine = sweatmonster errgghhh!
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