Start your Wanderlust Australia adventure with our fun-to-read and ‘must-do’ local experiences destination guides.
By Bev Malzard You are about to embark on a journey, a holiday, a coach trip and adventure . . . and you have to pack. Rule number one – one suitcase – medium size. Now, you’ve all travelled before and you know the drill, but we can all revisit some travel tips that may
By Bev Malzard “So who didn’t wipe their feet” 95 million years ago? Australia is fertile ground for finding fossils. Many species of ‘saurs’ and other huge and fierce animals (on land and from the sea) roamed the land millions of years ago, and trying to wrap your head around the timeline while gazing upon
By Bev Malzard Get set to have your breath taken away by some of the oldest rock gorges on the planet right here in Australia. Each one is uniquely different and will certainly feature in your insta feed and live long in your memory. When you’re there, find yourself a quiet spot away from the
By Bev Malzard There’s nothing like the experience of walking into an Outback pub in Australia. You might be greeted with an effusive “welcome” or a taciturn “g-day”, be surprised by a city slicker hipster serving coffees at the bar or a bartender who looks like he wrangles steers. A gap-toothed smile is always on
By Bev Malzard Here are my four key destinations to experience one of the world’s oldest cultures right here in Australia. You’ll be fascinated and captivated like I have been, I’m sure of it. 1. Tiwi Islands: The Tiwi Islands consist of Bathurst and Melville Island 80km north of Darwin. The islands are the traditional
By Bev Malzard Hands up those who have spent some time ‘inside’ at Her Majesty’s pleasure. Locked up? In the clink? Nicked? Sentenced and sent down? Yes? No? Most of us haven’t even seen the inside of a prison but as this topsy-turvy world changes – now there are prisons all over the world that
By Bev Malzard Regional art galleries throughout Australia offer a vital contribution to the community’s cultural life. Emerging artists are promoted and travelling exhibitions will see works by artists that are of the highest quality and internationally recognised. If you are lucky enough to catch the gallery’s curator, there’s the opportunity for a yarn about
By Bev Malzard There’s always a good time to visit our country towns and villages throughout Australia. For so many reasons, the regions need your visit and they have the red carpet of hospitality out. The changing landscape in and around the towns tells the story of what’s been happening locally. Often great swathes of
By Bev Malzard Whether your passion for the great outdoors landscape runs from desert, to the bush, mountain peaks, craggy coastal outcrops, rock formations that are just plain silly or vast sweeps of verdant valleys – Australia has enough diversity throughout all of its states and territories to rob the adjective bank. “The two impulses
By Bev Malzard Once considered the wild west, Darwin was a haven for maintenance avoiding men; dodgy people who needed to disappear, 20th century vagabonds and a town with a drinking culture to set galactic records. When Cyclone Tracy blew into town on 24 December 1974 and devastated the town and outlying areas, what rose
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