Australia
Australia Travel Guide: Planning a First Trip
Distances and domestic flights, which states to visit, seasons, the reef and Uluru, road trips, wildlife, visas, budgeting and sample…
Australia Travel Guides
Australia is home, so these guides come from years of repeat trips rather than a single visit. The coverage is deepest in Queensland and Tasmania — the Great Barrier Reef, K'gari (Fraser Island), the Gold Coast and Brisbane in the north; Freycinet, Bruny Island and Launceston in the south — with honest notes on distances, driving times and the seasons that make or break each region.
Places in Australia
Sydney
Sydney Travel Guide: Beaches, Harbour, Day Trips
Sydney Harbour, beaches and coastal walks, when to visit, public transport, neighbourhoods to stay in, day trips, food, costs and sample…
Melbourne
Melbourne Travel Guide: Laneways and Coastline
Coffee, laneway art, trams and the Great Ocean Road — how to spend three or four days in Melbourne and get the weather right.
Queensland
Cairns Travel Guide: The Reef, Rainforest and Beyond
Great Barrier Reef tours from Cairns, Daintree Rainforest day trips, other activities, where to stay and eat, getting around and typical…
Tasmania
Cataract Gorge: Walks, Chairlift and Swimming
What to do at Cataract Gorge in Launceston: the Zig Zag Track, the world's longest single-span chairlift, the pool and the peacocks.
Queensland
Queensland Travel Guide: Reef, Rainforest and Islands
The Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsundays, the Daintree and Brisbane, Queensland region by region, a 10-day itinerary, trip costs and common…
Tasmania
Wineglass Bay Hike: Lookout, Beach and Circuit Track
Three ways to walk Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park: the lookout, the beach descent and the full Hazards Beach circuit.
Queensland
Great Barrier Reef Travel Guide: How to Plan Your Trip
Planning a Great Barrier Reef trip - Cairns or the Whitsundays, snorkel and dive sites, choosing a responsible operator, and what a day on…
Tasmania
Hobart Travel Guide: Where to Eat, Stay and Explore
Three days in Hobart done properly: Salamanca Market, MONA, kunanyi/Mount Wellington, the best places to eat and where to base yourself.
Tasmania
Overland Track: Complete Six-Day Hiking Guide
Permits, huts, daily stages, gear and river crossings for Tasmania's Overland Track, based on walking the full six-day route myself.
Queensland
Queensland Winter Escapes: Where to Go June to August
Five warm-weather Queensland escapes for the southern winter — reef, rainforest and island trips that are at their best between June and…
Queensland
Gold Coast Travel Guide: Beaches, Hinterland and Parks
A Gold Coast guide: Surfers Paradise and Burleigh beaches, the theme parks, hinterland walks, where to stay for each kind of trip, and…
Queensland
K'gari (Fraser Island) Travel Guide: Tours, 4WD and Camping
Planning K'gari (Fraser Island): 4WD driving on Seventy-Five Mile Beach, Lake McKenzie, camping and permits, tours from Hervey Bay, and…
Tasmania
Bruny Island Travel Guide: Day Trips and Overnight Stays
Getting the ferry to Bruny Island, a day trip versus an overnight stay, the main sights, local food, wildlife, where to stay and sample…
Queensland
Port Douglas Travel Guide: Reef, Daintree and Beach
Port Douglas as a base for the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree — reef trips, Four Mile Beach, when to go and how long to stay.
Queensland
The Best Beaches in Queensland
Queensland beaches from the Gold and Sunshine coasts to the Fraser Coast, Whitsundays and Far North, with beach safety, planning and…
Tasmania
Launceston Travel Guide: Things to Do in Two Days
How to spend two days in Launceston: Cataract Gorge, the Tamar Valley cellar doors, City Park and the best cafes and pubs in town.
Queensland
Brisbane Travel Guide: Things to Do and Where to Stay
A guide to Brisbane - South Bank, the river ferries, Story Bridge and Mt Coot-tha, where to eat, day trips out of the city, and what a few…
Tasmania
Maria Island Walks: Trails, Ferry and Wildlife
Ferry times, day-walk options, the Painted Cliffs and Bishop and Clerk climb, plus the wombats you will meet on Maria Island.
Queensland
Burleigh Heads Travel Guide: Beach, Headland and Food
Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast - the point break, the headland walk, where to eat along James Street, and the best spots to swim and…
Tasmania
South Coast Track: Complete Hiking Guide
Planning Tasmania's South Coast Track: when to go, transport in and out, gear, a day-by-day itinerary, food and water, track hazards and…
Tasmania
Tasmania Travel Guide: Plan the Perfect Trip
Getting to and around Tasmania, when to go, top sights, 5-day to 2-week itineraries, where to stay, food and wine, road-trip advice and…
Queensland
Daintree Rainforest Travel Guide: Plan Your Visit
How to visit the Daintree — getting there, the wildlife you'll actually see, Cape Tribulation, crocodile safety and how long to give it.
Tasmania
Best Hikes in Tasmania: 8 Trails Worth the Effort
The Overland Track, Three Capes, Wineglass Bay, Cradle Mountain, Bay of Fires, Maria Island and kunanyi/Mount Wellington, plus planning…
Queensland
Whitsundays Travel Guide: Islands, Reef and Sailing
An overview of the Whitsunday Islands and the reef, how to get there, the best time of year to visit, and the tours and sailing trips on…
Tasmania
Cradle Mountain Travel Guide: Walks and Where to Stay
When to visit Cradle Mountain, getting there, where to stay from lodges to camping, walks for every fitness level, wildlife, packing and…
Tasmania
Burnie Travel Guide: Tasmania's North-West Coast
When to visit Burnie in north-west Tasmania and how to get there, with coastal sights, arts and local produce, where to eat and stay, day…
Tasmania
Freycinet Travel Guide: Wineglass Bay and Beyond
Freycinet National Park in Tasmania - the Wineglass Bay lookout and beach walk, kayaking, where to stay in Coles Bay, and the best time of…
Australia
Katherine, NT: Top Sights and the Gorge
Nitmiluk Gorge tours, Edith Falls, Mataranka and Bitter Springs, Indigenous culture, getting to Katherine, where to stay, eat and when to…
Tasmania
MONA, Hobart: Tickets, Ferry and What to See
Getting to MONA by ferry, bus or car, tickets and hours, key works in the collection, dining, the grounds and winery, and the cost of a…
Queensland
Lamington National Park: Walks and Where to Stay
Ancient rainforest, waterfalls and the tree top walk — how to visit Lamington National Park in Queensland, which trails to pick and when…
Queensland
Gold Coast Theme Parks: Tickets, Passes and Which to Pick
Movie World, Sea World, Dreamworld and Wet'n'Wild compared, with tickets and multi-park passes, timing your visit, where to stay and what…
Queensland
Whitehaven Beach: How to Visit From the Whitsundays
Reaching Whitehaven from Airlie Beach or Hamilton Island, tour options, Hill Inlet lookout, things to do, jellyfish season, where to stay…
Tasmania
Tamar Valley Food and Wine Guide, Tasmania
Planning a Tamar Valley wine tour, the cellar doors to visit, local food experiences, where to stay, getting around and a sample costed…
Queensland
Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas: Swimming, Stingers and Tips
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas - swimming and stinger nets, the Flagstaff Hill lookout, where to stay nearby, and how it fits a Far North…
Tasmania
Where to Eat in Tasmania: Best Restaurants by Region
Where to eat in Hobart and Launceston, plus farm-to-table meals, seafood, fine dining, winery restaurants and cheaper options, with a…