There is no shortage of activities in Australia’s Sunshine State of Queensland. To get you started, here are 50 things to do: 10 Adventures, 10 Walks, 10 With Views, 10 With Water & 10 With …
Tasmania by motorhome
A home on wheels is the way to go to explore Australia’s island state. It’s 5.30am, a time when most sensible people are still in bed with their dreams. As the inky night sky lightened, I peered throu…
Leaf Peeping during New England fall
In Japan, they call it momijigari. In New England, it’s known as leaf-peeping. Come fall, Americans jump in their cars and search out the changing colours of the landscape in Connecticut and other nor…
British film and TV buffs rejoice
If you’re a movie buff or a fan of British TV classics, Back-Roads Touring has some special small group tours that will take you right to the heart of famous and very familiar places. From the cult cl…
Hawaii in all seasons
Hawaii is a perfect holiday destination year-round. But some months are even more perfect in particular parts of the islands. Here’s how to spend the entire year in spectacular weather. January: Honol…
Hit the road in Australia – 4 classic road journeys
With the cruise control activated and a feel-good beat on your vehicle’s music system, hit the open road and experience the freedom and space of Australia. Here are four classic road journeys to…
30 must-see gardens in ‘America’s Garden Capital’
Quaker farmer John Bartram laid roots in Philadelphia’s first botanical garden in 1728 on the banks of the Schuylkill River. Known as ‘botanist to the king’, Bartram himself could not have predicted t…
Touring Queensland’s tropical north
Follow any long and winding road out of Cairns and chances are you will end up near a spectacular white beach, where you may well leave the day’s first footprints. Or you might find yourself up …
Escape the kids at a Spicers Retreat
For most parents, life revolves around the kids 24/7. Weeks turn into months and soon, the year is little more than a blur of playdates, kiddie parties, car-pools and after school activities. As meani…
Get ready for Western Australia’s wildflower season
Western Australia boasts more than 12,000 species of wildflowers with sixty-percent of them found nowhere else on earth. The State’s spectacular wildflower season commences in the north of the state m…