The view from Echo Point, Katoomba.

Blue Mountains, NSW: A first-time visitor’s guide

The Blue Mountains are worthy of more than a day trip from Sydney. What makes the Blue Mountains unique? Once regarded as an impassable barrier to the New South Wales interior, the Blue Mountains is now Sydney’s favourite escape. To city types, it’s a place…
Snorkelling in the Silfra Fissure, Iceland.

8 bucket list activities to pack into your Iceland trip

What Iceland does best is natural experiences you’ll not encounter anywhere else in the world. And here are eight of the most extraordinary. Snorkel the Silfra Fissure Once you’re in the water – and its temperature is only a smidge above freezing point – you…
One of the many great beaches along Victoria's Great Ocean Road.

Why the Great Ocean Road is Australia’s classic road trip

Australia’s Great Ocean Road brings wildlife, rainforest walks and spectacular coastal rock formations. The kangaroos of Anglesea Golf Course It’s not the bunkers you have to look out for on the Anglesea Golf Course. Local legend has it that a perplexed golfer once hit a…
The Zollverein in Essen, Germany.

Why the Ruhrgebeit is the most underrated part of Germany for travellers

Fans of industrial heritage will love the ambitious transformation projects of Germany’s Ruhrgebeit. What is the Ruhrgebeit? Germany’s industrial heartland might not seem so sexy compared to heavily-visited Bavaria’s castles and beer halls or Berlin’s urban cool, but the transformations from coal to culture in…