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

tips for visiting australia for the first time

small towns in australia worth visiting

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.

FUN THINGS TO DO IN MELBOURNE IN SUMMER

WHERE TO STAY IN MELBOURNE FOR 2023

best weekend getaways from melbourne

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.

MELBOURNE VS SYDNEY: WHICH IS THE BETTER CITY?

HOW TO SPEND 3 DAYS IN ADELAIDE

perth itinerary for 5 perfect days

7 day melbourne itinerary for first-timers

GO FOR GOLD IN BENDIGO, VICTORIA

REGIONAL CITIES IN AUSTRALIA WORTH VISITING

FUN THINGS TO DO IN HOBART

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.

20 epic australian road trips

NECESSARY ROAD TRIP TIPS FOR AUSTRALIA

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.

AN EXTENSIVE GUIDE TO AUSSIE SLANG

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN VISITING AUSTRALIA

'BIG THINGS' IN AUSTRALIA WORTH STOPPING FOR

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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