Australia

Looking down a dirt trail in the You Yangs Regional Park, with trees either side and views out over surrounding countryside in the distance

The Ultimate Guide to Hiking in the You Yangs

A detailed guide to hiking trails in You Yangs regional park, Victoria, Australia

Great Barrier Reef - Frank

Sun, Sea, and Shitloads of Sharks

From night dives with sharks to meeting Frank the giant wrasse, diving the Great Barrier Reef exceeded all expectations.

Cradle Mountain black and white

Moody Cradle Mountain

The weather forecast didn’t look great. While the sun was shining brightly in Launceston as we walked to the car,...

Beach enroute to Bicheno

Tasmania’s incredible east coast beaches

When most overseas visitors think of Australia, one thing springs immediately to mind. Beaches. Tourism Australia spends millions on cultivating...

Bloated car, MONA

Hobart, you’re a great little city

I’ve got a soft spot for Tasmania. Maybe it’s because the scenery and weather remind me a lot of New...

Beauty in the Blue Mountains

It was a long way from Port Macquarie to Katoomba. Now that wasn’t a surprise – in a place like...

Kangaroo

Hello, Australia!

It was as if the travel gods were trying to tell us something. We really hadn’t wanted to leave Saigon. ...

Bowling party

The strange thing about comfort zones

Comfort zones. They’re funny old things. Usually when travellers write about breaking out of a comfort zone, we’re talking about...

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