Brisbane Travellers Review

Brisbane is the third largest capital city in Australia, but it has a more country feel than its bigger cousins Melbourne and Sydney. This is slowly changing as more and more people discover this little jem and start to move here to enjoy the lifestyle and the weather.

Hobart

Hobart is located in the south-east corner of Tasmania and nestled alongside the Derwent River. It is the second oldest city in Australia and has a pretty mixing of colonial architecture with the modern. It is relaxed and has a variety of shopping and eating places. Hobart offers several museums including the Maritime Museum of [...]

Kakadu National Park

Kakadu National Park is the largest national park in Australia. Currently about 210,000 people visit Kakadu each year. Visitor numbers are greatest during the dry season months of June to September (approximately 33,000 people visit each July) and lowest during the wet season months (approximately 7,000 people visit each January).

Ularu-To climb or not to climb

Ularu formerly known as Ayers Rock is an icon of Australia. Located in the “red centre” of Australia it is a massive rock that protrudes from the flat earth like a monolith. With up to, two thirds its mass buried underground the massive rock has been shaped by wind and water of thousands of years.

Review of Tiger Airways Australia

Tiger Airways is a low cost airline which commenced its operations in Australia in November 2007. Essentially Tiger Airways offers cheap flights on its 12 destinations in Australia. As a budget airline service the ticket cost covers the seat booking and 15kg of check in luggage. The airline also offers upgrades on luggage of 5kg, [...]

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