As I change down a gear and ease my way into the steep curves leading up towards Tarraleah, I’m not quite halfway along the most interesting, scenic and varied day’s drive between Hobart and Strahan o…
Australian Holidays
With global travel conditions in turmoil as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to plan those domestic journeys you’ve always dreamed about. Explore the diversity of Australia and fuel your wanderlust with these inspiring stories.
Australia’s icons on the rails
A journey on The Ghan and the Indian Pacific are must-do Australian experiences for travellers everywhere. There are very few global journeys considered national icons but travelling on The Ghan and t…
Australia’s Marvellous National Parks
Australia’s National Parks have come a long away since 1879. Ever since the ‘Royal National Park’ (Australia’s first) was established in New South Wales in 1879, an enormous n…
Experience outback NSW
A visit to Broken Hill should be on the checkbox of every Aussie traveller. An iconic outback town adjacent to the South Australian border with NSW, this remote and fascinating place is a living museu…
Australia’s desert heartland
Nothing prepares you for the astonishing redness of Australia’s Red Centre. The sand is red. The rocks are red. The sunrises and sunsets are red. The unsealed roads are red. And in contrast, emphasisi…
The Northern Territory’s ancient Lost City
In the remote Abner Ranges of Australia’s Northern Territory stand the bizarre stone pillars of an ancient Lost City. Cape Crawford is not the kind of place that allows itself to be easily locat…
The Ghan Expedition – Review of Australia’s great train journey
As I stepped off the train, the scorched, red earth made an audible crunch beneath my feet. Leaving the comfort of the air-conditioned carriage, I felt the sun’s hot rays on the back of my neck. The l…
One dot at a time – An unforgettable Aboriginal culture experience
Deep in Australia’s Red Centre, acclaimed Aboriginal artist Kathleen Buzzacott shares rare insights into family life on Traditional Arrente Homeland in the West MacDonnell Ranges in an Aboriginal Cult…
Driving Western Australia’s South-West region
Gigantic caves, 60-metre-tall trees, world-renowned wineries and some of the planet’s best beaches – a road trip from Perth through Western Australia’s South-West region uncovers some extr…
Exploring Sydney’s popular suburbs
Sydney has always been a city of villages. From its first days as a fledgling settlement on the shores of Port Jackson (more commonly known as Sydney Harbour), the village community mentality has cont…