Things to do in Daylesford range from browsing one of Australia’s finest regional art galleries and learning to cook with local produce at the legendary Lake House to indulging in spa treatments at nearby Hepburn Springs. Just over a hundred kilometres northwest of Melbourne, the capital of Australia's southeastern state of Victoria, you'll find darling Daylesford, [...]
Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park is home to the colossal red-ochre monolith Uluru – formerly called Ayers Rock – and the striking monumental rock domes of Kata Tjuta, once known as The Olgas. The next months are the time to visit. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park is [...]
Hiking Mallorca – or Majorca as English speakers call Spain’s largest Balearic Island in the Mediterranean, south of Barcelona – probably isn’t what most travellers have in mind when they plan a holiday to an island best known for its hidden coves of aquamarine water and white-sand beaches. Yet hiking Mallorca is one of the best [...]
Where to stay for wildlife watching in Cambodia, from luxurious safari-style lodgings and tented camps – including a resort that floats on a river – to atmospheric boutique hotels set in traditional Khmer timber houses overlooking a serene lake. Where to stay for wildlife watching in Cambodia isn’t such a tough decision to make, as [...]
Cambodia wildlife experiences include everything from spending time with rescued sun bears and moon bears at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre near Phnom Penh to volunteering at the Elephant Valley Project in the Mondulkiri jungle. Cambodia wildlife experiences don’t get the attention they deserve. It’s difficult to compete with stupendous Angkor Wat and the [...]
Lord Howe Island is a little piece of Australian paradise in the Pacific and it's just a two-hour and twenty-minute flight northeast of Sydney, off the coast of New South Wales. Yet sub-tropical Lord Howe couldn’t be more different, its pristine environment more closely resembling that of New Zealand than mainland Australia. Lord Howe Island. [...]
Travel books to inspire wanderlust – whether slow journeys on foot, bike or van or soul-searching escapes to sun-kissed islands or wild mountain forests – are just what we all need this Christmas after the tumultuous year that 2017 has been. Travel books to inspire wanderlust are just what the doctor has ordered for everyone [...]
A Hoi An street food tour is essential when you visit the UNESCO World Heritage listed town in Central Vietnam. You just need to decide whether you’re going to embark on your own culinary adventure and do our self-guided Hoi An street food tour itinerary or sign up for a guided street food walk. The [...]
Mallorca birdwatching season kicks off in the spring time when the migration starts. This is our guide to birding on the Balearic Island for beginners and amateur bird watchers. For twitchers or birders – those serious birdwatching types who seem to have binoculars permanently dangling from their neck and a well-thumbed field guide stashed in a [...]
The best Australian indigenous travel experiences offer the most enriching experience of the world’s oldest living culture. For many travellers, indigenous Australian tour become the most meaningful and memorable part of their Australia trip. If you haven't had an indigenous travel experience, make this the year you seek one out. Best Australian Indigenous Travel Experiences [...]
A walk along Doha Corniche, the city's wonderful waterfront promenade, makes for a fabulous introduction to the city. One of the things we love most about the Qatar capital is its stunning location set around a turquoise bay. Doha’s name comes from the word ‘dohat’, which is Arabic for ‘bay’, so it makes sense to begin your [...]
A Melbourne cafe culture walk to get a taste of Melbourne's coffee history should be high on your to-do list when you're in the Land of the Long Flat White, as we like to call our coffee mad country, Australia. Keen to explore more of world coffee capital Melbourne's cafe history, on our last trip back [...]