Hunter Valley Wine Tours: Finding the perfect Hunter Valley tour for you
Today’s blog post is coming from Australia and is in collaboration with Tastes of the Hunter Wine Tours. Suzanne Sheldon shares all of her insider tips about Hunter Valley wine tours! If you’re looking for a Hunter Valley wine tour and you’re not sure which one to
An Insider’s Guide to Sydney
Today's blog is from Lucy over at The Unlikely Bookworm. She's currently living in Sydney and, as you can tell from this post, has fallen head over heals in love with the city. Here's her insider's guide to Sydney with some great things to see and
10 reasons you should drop everything and visit the East Coast of Australia
I’m typing this sitting on a flight to Perth, a five-hour long haul to Western Australia, as we leave the East Coast of Australia. It’s starting to sink in that it’s over, we’ve finished our once in a lifetime trip and I have the overwhelming urge to
Volunteering with Australian Animals at Cooberrie Park
If you go back to our first post on The Travel Hack, one of our travel hacks when travelling in Australia is volunteering. You get the best experiences with a twist, and we have to practice what we preach, right? So off we went to volunteer with gorgeous Australian animals
Wine tasting in Australia: If you walk a mile in our shoes, you’ll end up in a wine bar…
Aside from a delicious cup of tea (because we are British), there is nothing better than capping off a sun filled day with a crisp glass of wine. Todays choice is a Riesling from Clare Valley, South Australia. It’s refreshing with a hint of grapefruit, guava
Welcome to Kangaroo Island
Wallaby Damned, it’s a Roo! 'There should be a left somewhere around here,’ I declare as I pick up the basic paper map we have to navigate around this stunningly rural island. It was a guess, I had no idea how far we’d travelled along this road.
10 things you need to know to fall in love with the real Sydney
The version of Sydney that you see as a tourist is wonderful, it’s a vibrant city on water which comes to life when the blazing sun sets past the sky scrapers. The Sydney Opera House is as stunning as you would expect, the views from the
8 Spots of Serenity on the East Coast of Australia
Well hello - it's nice to e-meet you all & such a pleasure to be here as a new TTH contributor. I'm Mollie and if you read my introduction here on TTH you'll already know that I am a keen wanderer in search of life in it's
An Insider’s Guide to Adelaide
Today's Insider's Guide comes from Elle Croft, the fabulous and well travelled blogger behind A Bird in the Hand. Elle is telling us all about her hometown of Adelaide in South Australia. 1. Can you begin by telling us how/why you know Adelaide so well? I grew up
Travelling around Australia in a campervan | My FAQs
It may be a few years ago now but my favourite travel experience is from my time travelling around Australia in a campervan. Nothing beats the freedom of a campervan, especially in such a huge and beautiful country like Australia. Every time I think about that battered old,
How to find work in Australia
When I tell people that I spent 18 months in Australia and I drove around the entire country in a campervan they automatically assume that I must be loaded. Australia is an expensive country for us Brits so, while I wish I was loaded, I had
How to survive living in a campervan…for a year…with a boy
Living in a campervan is either your idea of heaven or your idea of hell. If you’re on the heaven side of the camp you’ll be thinking about the freedom to go wherever you want, whenever you want. You’ll be imagining camping on beaches and gathering around
My 7 Super Dooper Shots
So it's finally my turn to do the Hostel Bookers 7 Super Shots....blah blah blah....no one really cares, so here are my favourite photos...
Monica’s mini guide to buying a car or campervan in Australia
The best way to see Australia is to hit the great open road with the freedom of a campervan. Forget the Greyhound or organised bus tours, a real Aussie roadtrip is the only way to do it.
The Great Aussie Road Trip
Driving around Australia in a campervan sounds like a romantic dream come true doesn’t it? Well it pretty much was which is why I’ve finally got round to sharing my experience. I spent nearly 18 months in Australia with my boyfriend, Sam. We worked for 8 of
Travel memories: The best souvenirs we have
The worst thing that happened while I was travelling I spent nearly 2 years travelling through SE Asia and Australia and I was actually really lucky - barely anything went wrong. I was never disastrously ill or mugged. I never ran out of money or had to spend
New Year’s Eve in Sydney
Last week I wrote about how Christmas in Sydney was a total let down and I was really disappointed. Thankfully, New Year's Eve in the city was a million times better and possibly even the best night of my life! That's a bold statement I know
Christmas on Bondi Beach and why it was such a disappointment
The thought of spending Christmas on Bondi Beach makes most people swoon. Imagine lazing in the sunshine, relaxing on the golden sands with a cold beer as you open your Christmas goodies. Sure, the good old fashioned turkey dinner may have to be replaced by an
Sunset Sunday: 80 Mile Beach
Sunset Sunday is in dedication to all the beautiful sunsets around the world. Sometimes we're so busy that we don't get the chance to really appreciate how gorgeous the sunset is so I'd like everyone to start noticing! Stop what you're doing for a few moments
Sunset Sunday: Camels on 80 mile beach, WA.
Sunset Sunday is in dedication to all the beautiful sunsets around the world. Sometimes we're so busy that we don't get the chance to really appreciate how gorgeous the sunset is so I'd like everyone to start noticing! Stop what you're doing for a few moments