One of Australia's most popular wilderness destinations is Cradle Mountain in the heart of Tasmania. Together with the Lake St Clair region it comprises a vast national park which is ... Read More

From the south shore of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, the island of Rangitoto is quickly discernible — and identifiable — by its symmetrical, elongated shape and its 259-metre volcanic summit. Rangitoto Island ... Read More

Along the Tropic of Capricorn, 72 kilometres east of the Queensland town of Gladstone, Heron Island has fine white sand beaches, clear blue waters, colorful reefs, interesting marine creatures. Great ... Read More

Fly or drive from Darwin to one of the Northern Territory's most visually stunning national parks. Katherine Gorge, or Nitmiluk, is replete with rapids, falls, cliffs, rainforests, Aboriginal rock paintings. ... Read More

Two and a half hours north of Sydney by road, Port Stephens is popular for its boating, fishing, sightseeing and dolphin watch cruises, water sports, walking tracks, resort towns and ... Read More

While in Canberra, consider visiting the National Museum of Australia with its focus on Australian indigenous art, life, stories, destinies from the days of the Dreamtime to the present day ... Read More

It's an aquatic wonderland at Marlborough Sounds on New Zealand's South Island. A quick ferry trip across Cook Strait from Wellington, and you're there. The sounds are as much a ... Read More

Over the weekend, Melbourne celebrates the coming of the Year of the Pig (also known as the Year of the Boar) in a two-day festival at Melbourne's Chinatown centred on ... Read More

In 1854 a handful of miners in the Victorian goldfields — just about 150 of them, out of some 500 under the leadership of one Peter Lalor, and flying the ... Read More

Yes, you can do that, or you can take a cruise or a ferry ride from the north Queensland city of Townsville, departure point for Magnetic Island. In fact, all along ... Read More

First-time visitors to New Zealand often think of a few days' tour of the country, taking a sampling, as it were, of the country's myriad offerings. You won't see much ... Read More

Australia's third largest island is still largely wilderness area which, at the same time, is close enough to South Australia's capital city for a day's excursion. It's a haven for ... Read More

At 3.30pm daily, in a park at the northern end of The Entrance on the New South Wales Central Coast, the pelicans flock together to be fed. The daily mid-afternoon ... Read More

Traditional lion and dragon dancers have launched this year's Sydney Chinese New Year Festival which continues through the Chinese New Year on February 18 until early March. Highlights of this year's ... Read More

If the best things in life are free, then Melbourne visitors should enjoy a number of free attractions available in the city, from taking the free Melbourne City Circle tram ... Read More

Most visitors to New Zealand enter the country through its biggest international airport at Auckland. Hemmed in by water, Auckland is famed as the City of Sails. Here's your guide ... Read More

It's not only a shrine to Australia's sons and daughters who served in the wars but also a museum housing the histories and relics of the conflicts in which Australia ... Read More