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The Bay Discovery Centre in Glenelg, South Australia.

Plan your visit to Bay Discovery Centre: Opening hours, ticket prices and parking

First time visiting Bay Discovery Centre? This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and how to get there. History and overview of Bay Discovery Centre The Bay Discovery Centre sits inside the old Glenelg Town Hall, a building that once pulsed with the…

Adelaide, Australia, museums, South Australia

Migration Museum, Adelaide: Hours, prices, parking & visitor tips

First time visiting the Migration Museum in Adelaide, South Australia? This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and how to get there. History and overview of the Migration Museum The Migration Museum is located at 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide SA 5000 in a…

Adelaide, Australia, museums, South Australia

The Cage of Death at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Cage of Death in Darwin: face to face with a saltwater crocodile

At Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, thrill-seekers are lowered into a Perspex tube for an unnerving encounter with some of the largest saltwater crocodiles on earth. Meeting Chopper the crocodile Chopper’s dental hygiene is, frankly, disgraceful. But it would take a brave dentist to suggest an…

Australia, Darwin, Northern Territory, Top End, wildlife

Kangaroo rock at Nourlangie in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.

Kakadu rock art and the Aboriginal stories of the Top End

The ancient galleries of Kakadu National Park reveal tens of thousands of years of Aboriginal culture, belief and storytelling layered into stone. The lightning man and Aboriginal mythology There are more lightning strikes here than anywhere else on the planet, and the being responsible for…

art, Australia, Indigenous, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Top End

The ruins at Victoria Settlement at Port Essington, Northern Territory.

The Victoria Settlement: Australia’s lost city in the Top End

The haunting ruins of Port Essington reveal the story of Britain’s failed northern colony, abandoned after just 11 years of hardship. Remote location of the Victoria Settlement The ruins line up as if designed to please the eye. Built out of chunky stone with tall…

Australia, Northern Territory, Top End

The Yanga Woolshed in Yanga National Park, New South Wales.

Yanga National Park: pastoral past meets natural future

From historic woolsheds to flourishing wetlands, Yanga National Park blends Australia’s pastoral heritage with thriving river red gum forests and wildlife habitats. Exploring the silent woolshed The walk through the pens is considerably less terrifying than it would be for the sheep, and considerably quieter…

Australia, national parks, New South Wales, Riverina

Writer David Whitley on top of Mt Kosciuszko, New South Wales.

Climbing Kosciuszko while unfit: A fat bloke climbs Australia’s highest mountain

Mount Kosciuszko may be Australia’s tallest peak, but even the unfit can reach its summit with a chairlift, gentle trails and stunning alpine scenery. The fine line between unprepared and reckless There’s a fine line between being merely unprepared and being incredibly stupid. That line…

Australia, mountains, New South Wales, Snowy Mountains

River red gums in Murray Valley National Park, New South Wales.

Murray Valley National Park: river red gums and birding from a boat

In the tranquil Murray Valley National Park, towering river red gums, abundant birdlife and scenic boat trips make for a dreamlike wildlife experience. Tracing the past with a mileage marker Carved into the side of a tree is the number “258”. It’s a mileage marker…

Australia, cruises, Murray River, national parks, New South Wales, Riverina, wildlife

10 astonishing lagoons around the world for your bucket list

There are few geographical features that are as reliably sexy as a lagoon. Usually, they're the stuff jealousy-inducing holiday photos are made of. The shallow waters twinkle in greens and milky blues that bog-standard ocean just can't muster. The white sand beaches and reefs that…

Aitutaki, Australia, Cook Islands, cruises, French Polynesia, Iceland, Italy, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Pacific Islands, Palau, Seychelles, South Australia, tours, Veneto, Venice

The Gap in Torndirrup National Park near Albany, Western Australia.

Torndirrup National Park, Western Australia: Guide with visitor tips

What to expect in Torndirrup National Park Torndirrup National Park is a 3,906-hectare coastal park located 10 kilometres south of Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern region. It's one of the most visited national parks in WA, attracting approximately 250,000 visitors annually who come to…

Albany, Australia, national parks, Western Australia