Sydney prides itself on having one of the world's most lavish and innovative fireworks displays come New Year's Eve. I used to love going down to Circular Quay and then either ... Read More

For the fourth consecutive year, the 30m super maxi yacht Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards, has won the 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honors, crossing the Derwent ... Read More

Apparently, a global positioning system error gave the lead in the evening of December 27, Australian eastern daylight saving time, to Secret Men's Business #1 when in fact the race ... Read More

Official race standings at 9.40pm, December 27, Australian eastern daylight saving time, saw a new leader emerge, relegating super maxi yachts Wild Oats XI and Skandia to second and third ... Read More

The 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht, now entering its second day at sea, suffered its first casualty when the yacht Georgia, a Farr 53, lost its rudder before midnight, December 26, ... Read More

The maxi yacht Wild Oats XI was leading the flotilla of yachts in the 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race just 30 minutes from start time on Sydney Harbour, December 26, ... Read More

At 1pm on Boxing Day, December 26, Australian eastern daylight saving time, 101 yachts of various sizes are expected to start the arduous 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. This is a ... Read More

It's Lord of the Rings country, this land of diverse and mythic attractions. Think geysers, glaciers, underwater marvels, whale watching, swimming with dolphins, fiords, Milford Sound, Queenstown, Mt Cook... and more. Know ... Read More

A boon to Melbourne visitors is the City Circle Tram which operates daily along a city circuit passing a number of Melbourne attractions. Not only is travel completely free on ... Read More

This year's Sydney Hobart Yacht Race may see an unprecedented event as super maxi Wild Oats XI, line honors winner for the past three years, attempts to make it four ... Read More

From a distance they look like tombstones and you wonder what kind of graveyard this is. But what you see aren't tombstones. They're actually magnetic termite mounds and you find ... Read More

On Boxing Day, December 26, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race begins on Sydney Harbour. The leading boats reach Hobart, capital of Tasmania, before year's end. The rest of the racing flotilla, ... Read More

It's still the jellyfish season in northern Australia, so it is often with much trepidation that one goes to the beach, if at all, particularly in north Queensland. So should you ... Read More

The Western Australia port of Fremantle is practically a suburb of the capital, Perth. Located at the mouth of the Swan River, it is a place of rich maritime history ... Read More

The Black Balloon, debut feature film of director Elissa Down, last night, December 6, local time, won six of the prestigious 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, including those for best ... Read More

Yes, About.com colleague Lois Friedland of Adventure Travel has just published her Adrenalin-Charged Adventure Travel Blog Carnival and it lists some of the world's most exciting destinations for thrill-seekers of ... Read More

Yes, it's summer Down Under. The southern summer has begun and continues until the end of February. Just when the chill of winter creeps into the northern hemisphere, summer brings ... Read More

Mainly in the coastal regions of New Zealand's North Island, the pohutukawa tree is in bloom. Because of its bright red flowers and the fact that it blossoms during the ... Read More