Australia Travel Stories

Nov 15, 2016 • 5 min read

Aussies love to have a drink, and with the rise of the country's craft spirits scene, who can blame them? Made in small batches by independently owned…

Sep 26, 2016 • 5 min read

Long overlooked in favour of its scene-stealing east coast cousins New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, South Australia is finally being recognised…

Sep 15, 2016 • 6 min read

From Coolangatta in the south to far-flung Cape York in the north, Queensland is huge – the main attraction is the Great Barrier Reef, stretching 2300km

Jun 21, 2016 • 5 min read

When it comes to sipping cocktails or sharing a beer, Melbourne’s bar scene is incredibly diverse. From beach bars and riverfront restaurants, to some of…

May 23, 2016 • 11 min read

Discover an Australian island where convicts were sent to be forgotten, huge cliffs mark the last frontier before Antarctica, and ancient forests wriggle…

Apr 7, 2016 • 4 min read

There’s always a festival somewhere in a country as big and diverse as Australia, but it’s in summer, roughly from November to March, that things really…

Apr 4, 2016 • 5 min read

Beyond the stereotyped images of heat, monsoon and crocodiles, Australia's Northern Territory is emerging as one of the country's finest and most…

Dec 18, 2015 • 5 min read

Victoria, in Australia's southeast corner, is the perfect destination for two-wheeled touring. It stuffs a good cross-section of Australia’s varied…

Nov 28, 2015 • 4 min read

With around 7000km of coastline, more than 150 islands and the Great Barrier Reef spanning it all, Queensland is Australia’s most dreamed-about tropical…

Oct 19, 2015 • 6 min read

The port city of Fremantle, on Australia’s west coast, is like an old friend you haven’t seen for years. Time may have passed but the connection is felt…

Jul 26, 2015 • 5 min read

Modern Australia is unflinchingly contemporary, but the land itself is ancient in geologic terms, with an Aboriginal history arcing back more than 50,000…

Jul 13, 2015 • 5 min read

Dusting off dinosaur bones in the remote Australian outback may not be everyone’s idea of a holiday, but for amateur palaeontologists, forensically-minded…

Jul 3, 2015 • 6 min read

Broad, bronzed and open-skied, Australia is built for family travel – a dazzlingly diverse country strewn with tropical reefs, surf beaches and snowy…

Jun 9, 2015 • 6 min read

Quirky, multicultural and remote – Broome lives up to its reputation. Thanks to its indigenous heritage and extraordinary past as a cyclone-prone pearling…

May 21, 2015 • 4 min read

Australia’s Top End offers a unique opportunity to discover, explore and interact with Australian Indigenous culture. The Top End encompasses a massive…

Apr 29, 2015 • 5 min read

Increasing levels of light pollution across the globe have made it harder to see the night sky in all its star-speckled, awe-inspiring glory. Fortunately,…

Apr 15, 2015 • 7 min read

In multicultural Sydney, you can dip your tastebuds in other shores without ever leaving the city. The best dishes here were raised in migrant…

Apr 7, 2015 • 5 min read

In Australia's Wild West, even a cursory glance from your car window reveals an incredible richness of wildlife. Beyond well-known fauna like bottlenose…

Apr 1, 2015 • 5 min read

Perth is one of the most isolated major cities on the planet. Framed by endless cobalt skies, it stands remote at the western edge of Australia's massive…

Nov 7, 2014 • 5 min read

Listen up, cheese lovers – we’ll let you in on one of Australia’s best-kept secrets: the great land down under produces some truly magnificent cheeses,…

Oct 21, 2014 • 5 min read

With a coastline stretching over 20,000km, roughly a third comprising islands, it’s no surprise that WA is Australia’s aquatic adventure capital. Huge,…

Oct 21, 2014 • 4 min read

Western Australia is a land of big distances, big temperatures and big horizons. The sky seems bigger, cars and trucks are bigger; prices, rents, dreams,…