Australia has endless beaches, barrier reefs and cosmopolitan cities. Deserts make up much of the interior where you could drive for days and not see a soul. When we’re not travelling we choose to call Australia home, so we have plenty of local haunts to share if you’re planning a trip ‘down under’.
By road, rail or air Australia can be traversed in many ways, just remember it’s a long way between everything! Tasmania on the other hand is a compact island full of adventure options. Including the Overland track hike.
Pumphouse Point at Lake St Clair is a unique wilderness retreat which combines luxury with a genuine communal atmosphere set in the World Heritage Listed Lake St Clair National Park. A top pick for a special occasion!
Australia was only been settled by Europeans in 1788. However the indigenous Aboriginal people have inhabited Australia for over 65 thousand years.
Travelling in Australia
With just over a month to spare, an East Coast Australia road trip was in order. With no fixed itinerary, we uncovered a few gems. After a 3-month Chilean road...
Pumphouse Point is a world-class luxury hotel in one of the most isolated wilderness areas of in the world. It combines adventure, eco-tourism, unique yet welcome dining and jaw-dropping views...
6 days. 5 nights. 80 kilometres. The Overland track in numbers. Getting away from civilisation and walking the old trails of trappers and early settlers in a beautiful and dramatic...
A '10km moderate walk' said the sign at the beginning of the Canoelands Ridge Trail, accessed logically by Canoelands Rd, Canoelands in the rural north west of Sydney just past...
A short drive north of Sydney before reaching Gosford on the M3 you turn off to Peats Ridge. Soon after you will find the entrance to Glenworth Valley. A multi-purpose...
Thinking Maldives, thinking over water bungalow's. Could the same be obtained with a trusty camping hammock? It was in Woollamia we decided to find out. Staying on the Currambene river...
About 40km out of Lithgow, New South Wales you will find Newnes. Situated at the end of a dusty dirt road it is signposted as 'The place that money can't...
Camping on a deserted beach less than an hours drive from Sydney may seem an impossible task. But that was the challenge set. After a bit of research online, a...
Running to the southernmost point on the Australian mainland seemed like a good incentive. The Wilson's Promontory National Park also contributed great scenery, including huge granite mountains, open forests, and...