AUSTRALIA TRAVEL blog

Travelling to Australia sometime soon? Excellent choice.

As a Melbourne-based responsible travel blog, I specialise in Australian content. There’s nothing better than exploring your own backyard – and goodness knows we have plenty of it in Oz.

Scroll down to discover everything you need to know before travelling to Australia. You can also check out my archive of Australian content.
A collection of Australia themed icons, including an Akubra, earrings with an Aussie bird, a passport, Best Walks Australia and Welcome to Country books, RM Williams boots and a camera. Discover Australia travel essentials to pay for a trip to Oz.

WHAT TO PACK FOR A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA

View of Coogee Beach in Sydney, where people mill about by the ocean in May. Discover when is the best time to visit Australia.

tips for visiting australia for the first time

Autumn foliage in Daylesford, one of the best small towns in Australia.

small towns in australia worth visiting

Sydney Harbour on a sunny day. Discover what not to do in Australia to avoid committing some sort of social faux pas.

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT AUSTRALIA?

SPOTLIGHT ON:
MELBOURNE & VICTORIA

Australia’s second largest city (Narrm) and second smallest state have a lot to offer.

As a Melbourne-based blog, I have a ton of feature articles itineraries for the city and Victoria, along with content on top Melbourne attractions.

Explore some of my top posts on Melbourne and Victoria below.

More on Melbourne & Victoria
People chilling at Arbory Afloat, one of Melbourne's floating bars, one of the best things to do in Melbourne in summer.

FUN THINGS TO DO IN MELBOURNE IN SUMMER

WHERE TO STAY IN MELBOURNE FOR 2023

Some of Bendigo's beautiful buildings in the summer. Discover things to do in Bendigo, for any time of the year.

best weekend getaways from melbourne

A seagull flies above limestone stacks of the Great Ocean Road on a moody cloud day. Discover the best things to do on the Great Ocean Road.

beautiful PLACES TO VISIT IN VICTORIA

CITY itineraries

It’s not all nature and wildlife in Australia. We have cities too – pretty good ones with their own distinct flavours.

Looking down across Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. Find out everything you need to know about Cockatoo Island camping.

MELBOURNE VS SYDNEY: WHICH IS THE BETTER CITY?

'She Imagined Buttons' (2020) by Jasmine Crisp, a mural of musician Sia Fuller painted on the side of the Rockford Hotel in Adelaide. It depicts Sia in a black dress, surrounded by colourful buttons. The mural is part of the Adelaide City of Music Laneways project.

HOW TO SPEND 3 DAYS IN ADELAIDE

perth itinerary for 5 perfect days

Melbourne Australia's cityscape and the Yarra River on a sunny day. Discover how to move to a new city alone and have a wonderful time.

7 day melbourne itinerary for first-timers

GO FOR GOLD IN BENDIGO, VICTORIA

Cityscape of Newcastle in New South Wales, one of the best regional cities in Australia

REGIONAL CITIES IN AUSTRALIA WORTH VISITING

Houses in Hobart with the afternoon light blazing upon them, against a dark grey background. A rainbow cuts through the sky. Find out more things to do in Hobart.

FUN THINGS TO DO IN HOBART

Cocktails from caravan bar Clara - Provicial Hotel. Discover the best things to do in Ballarat.

EXTENSIVE GUIDE TO BALLARAT, VICTORIA

ROAD TRIP itineraries

Australia is a country that is built for road trips. Everything is after all, really far apart. Plus our public transport infrastructure is a bit rubbish.

Check out these itineraries, alongside tips for safely navigating on Australian roads.
Black Spur Drive in Victoria. Discover the best Australian road trips.

20 epic australian road trips

A vintage car in the town of Maldon in Victoria. Discover road trip tips for Australia with the help of this guide.

NECESSARY ROAD TRIP TIPS FOR AUSTRALIA

Sheep Hills silo, with artwork by Matt Adnate. Find out more about road tripping the Silo Art Trail in Victoria.

ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE SILO ART TRAIL

highlights of a tasmanian road trip

AUSSIE CULTURE & ETIQUETTE

Look, Australia is undeniably a strange place. In a good way.

Take the chance to brush up on Aussie culture, before you make the trip Down Under.

A row of brightly colour beach boxes on a beach in Australia. The first box is painted with the Australian flag. Read through an introduction to Australian slang words.

AN EXTENSIVE GUIDE TO AUSSIE SLANG

A glider drifts lazily over the scenic coastline of Newcastle. Discover the best beaches in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN VISITING AUSTRALIA

The 'Berro Boots', colour giant ugg boots in NSW. Find out more weird facts about Australia.

'BIG THINGS' IN AUSTRALIA WORTH STOPPING FOR

A signpost with a kangaroo on it in the Australian outback. Why move to Australia? Well, there's plenty of convincing reasons.

40 WEIRD FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this blog
is written, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

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