Australia

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    Strip naked to visit the Contemporary Art Museum, Sydney

    This is not an April Fools joke! If you want to “freely” tour the MCA with your kit off, you can over 3 nights in April. I dare you!

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    South Australia: How to drive a houseboat

    Up the river without a paddle… this blog comes with a 3-minute video tour of our 6-berth houseboat and a quick lesson from the boat’s owner on how to drive it. It’s a doddle!

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    A photo shoot of the Murray River

    I just spent 4 brilliant days on a houseboat on the Murray River. Here’s my favourite photos to whet your appetite…

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    All aboard: the final rugged leg on Australia’s Christmas train

    Guest blogger Tash McGill got to ride on the Christmas Train across the outback from Sydney to Perth and visit the tiny communities on the way. This is her final blog in the Christmas Train series. Between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, there’s an awful lot of desert! The sand is every colour [...]

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    Guest travel blogger found!

    Fancy an all-expenses paid month touring NSW as a travel blogger? Read on…

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    Calamity in the surf at Bondi

    If Bridget Jones was to have a surf lesson, this is how it would go on Sydney’s Bondi beach, dotted with shaggy haired surfers and sprinkled with sun worshippers like freckles on a face. It’s cool, hip and happening. But I’m about to shatter this groovy vibe with my first ever, ungainly surf lesson…

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    Pics: Undies v togs at the Australian Surf Pro

    I spent a couple of days weaving around hot bodies and watching surfers and skaters at the inaugural Australian Open of Surfing. It was a stunning weekend. Here’s what I saw…

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    All Aboard! Jessica Mauboy entertains in the Aussie outback

    Guest blogger Tash McGill got to ride the Christmas Train across the outback from Sydney to Perth and visit the tiny communities on the way with Santa and onboard entertainment for the locals. Here’s her story, but beware it’ll inspire you to want to go this year …

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    All aboard the Christmas train across the outback

    Each year the famous Christmas tour on the Indian Pacific is a 4-day journey from Sydney to Perth, stopping at outback communities and jumping off to provide some good ol’ Aussie entertainment. Guest blogger Tash McGill got to ride along. Here’s her first-hand account and a look around…

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    Australian fashion designers to watch out for

    If you’re a fashionista, always on the hunt for the next big thing and a bit of an early adopter when it comes to ‘who’ you wear, then check out these up and coming Australian fashion designers who just showed at the Perth Fashion Festival…