The Inside Australia Statues at Lake Ballard, Western Australia

Many people had told me that I really, really should go to Lake Ballard when I was in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. They raved so much about it, I was afraid that it might be a letdown...

Top 10 Things to See & Do at Rottnest Island, Western Australia

Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh gave this beautiful island its name in 1696. He mistook the native animals, the quokkas, here for rats and named it Rottnest, meaning 'rats nest' in Dutch. The...

Top 10 Things to See & Do at The Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie, Australia

The Hannans North Tourist Mine is a great outdoor tourist attraction. There are so many things to see and do it can take around three hours of walking from exhibit to exhibit, reading the information...

Ten Highlights of South Island, New Zealand

Taking a road trip around the South Island of New Zealand was one of our favourite travel experiences. From breath-taking scenery to amazing wildlife, not to mention the friendly (and sometimes...

Diving at the Poor Knights Islands

The Poor Knights Islands are a Marine Reserve and Nature Reserve about 20km off the Tutukaka Coast in Northland, and they are internationally renowned as one of the premium dive destinations...

Exploring Russell

Russell, also known as Kororareka in the early 19th century, was the first permanent European settlement and port in New Zealand. It is situated in the Bay of Islands, in the far north of the North...