Best Australian outdoor activities include swimming Sydney’s glorious beaches and harbour pools, camping in Kakadu National Park, biking and hiking on Lord Howe Island, bushwalking in Southwest Western Australia, and road trips through the Red Centre. Early this year, British newspaper The Telegraph invited me to be an advocate for Australia’s great outdoors for a … Read more
Exploring the Margaret River region from Cape to Cape – from Cape Naturaliste and Bunker Bay in the north to Cape Leeuwin and Augusta in the south – will give you a taste of Western Australia’s best wine, waves and caves in what must be one of Australia’s most compelling destinations. Exploring the Margaret River … Read more
The best Western Australian beaches are the best Australian beaches. No argument. Western Australia is skirted by the country’s finest stretches of sand – pristine, squeaky soft, lapped by crystal clear water, and often empty. As far as we’re concerned the best Western Australian beaches are by far the best of Australia’s beaches. Trust us … Read more
This local guide to eating and drinking in Canggu, Bali, comes from Geoff Lindsay, the Aussie owner-chef of Salumeria Tanah Barak a Spuntini and Campari Bar in Canggu, Dandelion restaurant and the Crab Club Pop Up, Melbourne, and chef at Saigon Street in Seminyak, Bali. We’re big fans of Geoff Lindsay’s Vietnamese restaurant Dandelion in Melbourne (and his … Read more
A weekend on the Gold Coast? Once upon a time we wouldn’t have given it a thought. These days, the eating and drinking options have improved so greatly that there’s so much more than the lure of sun and surf to entice visitors for a couple of days. Fortunately, the Coast’s low-key and laid-back Aussie charm hasn’t … Read more