No fires here! Why the tiny town of Walhalla needs you to visit soon
Tucked in a lush valley in the Victorian Alps, the village of Walhalla is home to less than 20 people. A little more than a century…
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The plea from Queensland’s Granite Belt Wine Country: Rain, rain…please come our way!
The last thing most of us want when planning a few days away in the countryside is rain. But when the heavens opened last week, just as we were heading off, it was the best gift…
After the fires: It’s fine to visit Victoria’s East Gippsland
January has been tough for residents and tourism operators in those parts of Australia that have been in the path of summer bushfires. Tourism will play…
What a difference a decade makes
As we begin the 2020s, I’ve seen discussion about whether this is the start of the decade, or the end. Does the decade start, for example,…
My year of exploring Australia
As the year ends, I always like to look back on the places I’ve visited as a travel writer and I found that this year had…
The summer Australia burned
It will be remembered as the summer Australia burned. The year that – for many Australians – Christmas was cancelled. As I write this, bushfires have…
Walking on White Island: why we take such risks
As New Zealand reels from the unpredicted eruption of volcanic Whakaari/White Island, which has killed at least five tourists and injured many more, it’s easy to…
