Australia is an absolutely enormous country, deceivingly so when you look at most maps. It is, in fact, the sixth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil) and is the world’s largest island. So there’s a lot to see. I made a list of the regions I wanted…
During my two and a half years of living in Sydney, I’ve eaten a lot of avocado. It is a staple of the Australian diet, and ‘smashed avo on toast’ could lay claim to the national dish. You’ll find it on almost every Australian cafe menu, with an imaginative assortment of accompaniments and variations. So…
A Lovely Planet’s guide to Margaret River, Australia. Margaret River, Australia was my grandma’s favourite place. She used to visit Perth every year as my uncle, aunt and cousins live there and she would often make the trip south to Margaret River. I visited once when I was 15 and though we didn’t…
I first visited the Whitsundays in 2008, while travelling the east coast of Australia with my sister. A boozy night in Airlie Beach followed by some rough weather conditions meant that I spent my first day in the Whitsunday Islands being sick over the side of our boat. Far from ideal. However, I do remember…
Tasmania, or Tassie, as it’s often known, has been on my travel hit list since I arrived in Sydney. Then last year I watched the film ‘Lion’ on a flight to New Zealand (and cried my eyes out!), and knew I had to make it happen. The film is largely set in and…
During my recent trip to beautiful Tasmania, I stayed at the Mantra Collins Hotel in Hobart. I’ve stayed at a few of Peppers Hotels, which are part of the Mantra portfolio, and these had all been lovely, so had high expectations for Mantra Collins. Mantra has two hotels in Hobart, Mantra Collins and…
