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…
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…
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…
20 travel ideas for 2020
A new year means new travel plans. I’m busy making mine, and hope you are too! After reviewing my past year, and the past decade, I found…
What to do at Uluru (now the climb has closed)
The magnificent monolith that lies at the geographical – and cultural – heart of Australia has been in the news regularly lately as a best-forgotten era…
The Outback Way, Day 9: Art in the desert
Art seems to bloom in the Australian desert. All along the Outback Way, I was thrilled by the opportunities to see artists at work – and…
The Outback Way, Day 8: Uluru to Warakurna
Wara-where?? Not for the first time on the Outback Way, I’m rolling my tongue around names of places I’ve never heard of before. Warakurna is our…
The Outback Way, Day 7: Kings Creek Station to Uluru
Outback sunsets were often highlights of the day on the Outback Way, but as we hit the one-week mark, I was up early to see the…
The Outback Way, Day 6: Alice Springs to Kings Creek Station
Tucking into witchetty grubs, buying indigenous art, stopping off at outback roadhouses and sleeping in safari-style tents while camels roam nearby…it all adds up to one…
The Outback Way, Day 5: Ghost gums, rock carvings, big trucks and succulent steaks
Trephina Gorge is a wonderful surprise. Despite several past trips to Central Australia, I’ve never been here before, and a morning walk through this lovely place…
A Glass Half Full 