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Iconic Aussie Food: Musk Sticks
If you’re at a gathering in Australia and someone happens to pull out a bag of the bright pink musk sticks, your ears will be met with the pleased sounds of pretty much everyone in the room… everyone in the room, except me.
I don’t understand
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Day Trips from Cairns
Day Trips from Cairns
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Port Douglas
Port Douglas is a tropical holiday town an hour north of Cairns that is tucked away in lush rainforest. The drive from Cairns to Port Douglas itself, if you are renting a car or campervan, is worth heading north on its own. Here you can laz
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Favorite Australian Slang: Budgie Smugglers
If you use your imagination and context clues, you can probably figure out what “budgie smugglers” is referring to in Aussie slang. Being not too far from the phrase “grape smugglers”, one can assume that “budgie smugglers&#
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Christmas in Australia
Say goodbye to your winter hats and your well-stuffed goose; Christmas in Australia is a much different affair to those back in the Northern Hemisphere. There’s no snow, no cold weather and definitely no hot cocoa (unless you’re the type of pe
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Cheap Hotels in Adelaide
Adelaide is a great gateway city for those wishing to see the jewels of South Australia, such as Kangaroo Island. It is also a great place to start a tour heading north into the Outback towards Alice Springs. While many people may give it grief
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Iconic Aussie Food: Vegemite
If ever there was a food that defined a nation, Vegemite would be that for Australia. You either love it or you hate it, and for some reason a majority of the Aussies love it.
If you’ve been following along with me on Twitter or Facebook, there’s a
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Get Out of Sydney: Take a Day Trip to the Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves
It’s no lie that Sydney is an amazing city, but sometimes we just need to get away from the big city stress and noise, even if just for a day of peace. Luckily there are a number of day trip options from Sydney, including the spectacular Royal National Pa
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Favorite Australian Slang: You Might Be a Bogan If…
Flannel shirts, mullets and a cold beer in hand. This would be the stereotypical definition of the redneck in America, the chav in the UK(correct me if I’m wrong) and, yes, the bogan in Australia. Once down under, you will certainly hear the term quite
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Wig & Pen Brewpub: You’re Not in Canberra Anymore
Before my last road trip to Sydney’s south coast and surrounds, I briefly gathered some bits and pieces for things to do in each stop before heading out. My boyfriend and I both really enjoy tasting beer and wine together, so I thought that if we could find a l
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Townsville Travel Guide
Townsville is a town of tropical location in the north of Queensland.
Ok, let’s book!
I rarely need any more reason than the word “tropical” to convince a stop anywhere in Australia. Tropical Queensland is a part of this country that really can’t d
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Things You Should Know About Sydney
Sydney is the pride and joy of Australia. Being the biggest city in the country – one that is often confused by foreigners as the capital – it is usually the first and last stop for travellers to Australia from all over the globe.
Sydney has been a place that I
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Iconic Aussie Food: Tim Tams
To explain what Tim Tams are I have to think hard because what I really want to call them is cookies. To be correct in Aussie terms, however, I have to refer to them as chocolate “biscuits” – two of them, sandwiched with chocolate cream and covered
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What to Eat in Australia: Famous Australian Food
Wondering what kind of food you can sink your teeth into while in Australia?
Australia is not known for being the culinary delight that countries like Italy and Spain are, but if you know where to look, you can be sure to get into some of the bits that make Aust
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Favorite Australian Slang: Drinking Terms
You can’t come to Australia and not partake in a drink or two. Scratch that: you can, but what’s the fun in that? Since drinking is so popular in the Aussie culture (as it is in most, right), there are even more fun forms of Aussie slang that go
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New Years in Australia
Planning on ringing in the New Year in Australia? You’re not alone! The holiday season is a very popular time to catch a cheap flight to Australia and celebrate, especially because of its hot summer weather.
Just imagine not having to bundle up in your winter
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Getting Around in Sydney
Getting Around in Sydney
by . You can pick your start and end location and get times, as well as stations, platforms and trains you will need to take.
Bus Travel in Sydney
Buses are your second option for getting around Sydney. For some of those pesky inner-west and eastern suburbs, it
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Day Trips from Brisbane
Day Trips from Brisbane
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Glass House Mountains
The Glass House Mountains are not too far from the Australia Zoo to the north of Brisbane. They are peaks of lava rock that stick out like “glass houses” from the lush jungle that surrounds them. Part of a national park, th
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Iconic Aussie Food: Pavlova
Pavlova is an interesting Aussie dessert that combines a meringue base with cream and fresh fruit on top. It is a sweet dessert given the meringue base, but it is light and refreshing on a warm summer day down under given the fruit bits on top.
The exact histo
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Gold Coast Travel Guide
The Gold Coast is a collection of beach-side towns in the southern section of Queensland that is known for a few things: 1) sunshine, 2) beaches and 3) parties. From schoolies to rock stars and millionaires, the Gold Coast is a getaway that attracts nearly 10
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Getting the Most for Your Money in the Gold Coast
The first time I went to the Gold Coast back in June, the bus driver taking me back to the airport made a joke asking if I had spent all my money on my stay. I laughed because it was both funny and true. You can easily drop some money in this adult playground,
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