Melbourne is emerging as a main fashion centre in Australia, with some of the most luxurious stores opening in and around the city. In fact, there is every reason to believe that Melbourne will soon surpass Sydney as the main shopping hub of Australia. The local designers, boutiques and Australian brands are selling millions of […]
Category: Australia
The perfect base for a holiday at Ayers Rock
If you are longing for a holiday in Uluru, or Ayers Rock, you will have to decide on a starting point or base station for yourself. Three cities that can serve your purpose well are Adelaide, Darwin, and Alice Springs. This is because of their locations that make it comfortable for you to reach Uluru […]
Luxury holidays in Australia
If you were asked to come up with a list of the top destinations to take a luxury holiday to, the chances are that Australia would figure in the top three, if not at the top. This land down under is still an enigma to many and the fact that the closest most of us […]
The wonderful island that is Tasmania
The Australian island of Tasmania, 26th largest island in the world, lies about 150 miles south of continental Australia, and one of its promotional slogans is “a world apart, not a world away”. About 37% of its approximately 24,000 square miles consists of natural reserves, national parks and World Heritage sites; it is arguably one […]
The Wonderful Scent of Australian Whisky
The Australian single malt is available in a range of styles and is mostly famous for the complexity and depth the taste carries. Most Australian whiskies are not chill-filtered and are bottled at their cask strengths. This helps in providing a rich and intense flavor to the whiskies. The Australian single malt whiskey distilleries do […]
Australia has a surprisingly small population considering its size
On a geographical scale, Australia is a huge land mass measuring 7,741,220 sq km, but has a population of only around 20m. The main reason for this is that so much of the terrain is wild and rugged and unsuitable for colonisation. This island country in the Southern Hemisphere closely neighbours New Zealand, Indonesia and […]
Gosford is exactly what you imagine it to be
Gosford is just how you might imagine an Australian coastal town to be. There are, of course, the beaches with all the watersports such as sailing and there is some great surfing to be had here. There is much more to the town than just beaches and watersports though. The Ettalong Market is a great […]
Great ideas for holidays down under
At one time, and not so long ago either, when it came to planning a holiday we looked no further than the continent, with it couple of hours flying time to lie on the beach or lie by the pool for a week or two and come home with sunburn and a case full of […]
Flying to Melbourne from the UK
The boom of online travel agents that have emerged in recent years have effectively made our world a lot smaller, and a lot cheaper to get to those long haul, dream destinations that for so long were just a pipe dream. With the current problems that exist in the euro zone, savvy travellers are looking […]
Discovering the beauty in and around Alice Springs
Located around two hours drive west from Alice Spring is the oasis known as Finke Gorge National Park. While it can be visited in a day, to see the best of what it has to offer it is recommended that you stay for a few days, and the camping ground at Palm Valley is an […]