Every year my wife and her family spend a week in Crescent Head, which is on the mid-north coast of NSW about 5 hours north of Sydney and 5 hours south of Brisbane. It is a small town whose population surges during the holidays thanks to having one...
Australia is so big with so many great cities to visit, and if we’re being honest, it isn’t the easiest to navigate cheaply (or do anything cheaply for that matter). Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Gold Coast, and maybe Brisbane and Newcastle...
We’ve all been up towers, on hills and lookouts with a great view of our surrounding city. This is one of the things I love to do in a new city to see how it is all laid out and where things are in relation to each other when exploring on the...
Living so close to wine country makes it really easy to visit on a whim. If you are visiting Newcastle, it is an absolute must, even for the most lukewarm wine-o. Even if you don’t intend to drink (taste or buy) any wine, all vineyards have at...
Now that’s a phrase you don’t hear often ‘Australian alps’. Yes, it’s true: Australia, the home of arid deserts, perfect beaches and the odd rainforest also boasts its own range of ski-able mountains. Two ranges in...