Long Weekend in Bundaberg, Queensland. Australia. Many Queenslanders, like us, love a good road trip. Whether it’s heading to the beach for a long weekend, booking a resort holiday for a family getaway or exploring somewhere off the beaten track in a 4WD, Queensland families are drawn to the outdoors. With Queensland being the second largest state in Australia, and road-tripping being so popular, we took the opportunity to hit the highway to Bundaberg for the long weekend. Bundaberg is located on the Burnett River 14 metres above sea-level, 20 km from the coast and 371 km north of Brisbane. It is impossible not to be impressed by Queensland's great and gracious coastal cities that have charming late-nineteenth century elegance about them. Tropical parks and gardens, lazy green-brown tropical rivers, handsome Classical Revival buildings with solid Doric and Corinthian columns, wide streets, the sight of palm and fig trees, the heady scent of bougainvillea and jasmine, these...
