There is a trick to not getting fined for speeding in France. Even if you don't generally speed, it is easy to misunderstand the speed...

It is the middle of May, and David and I are joining a  Scenic  Space-Ship for an ultra-luxury river cruise down the Rhine.  Scenic Opal , o...

The Dookie Rail Trail is a hidden gem half an hour's drive east of Shepparton in north east Victoria. At not quite 5 kms (10 kms retu...

Running from the New South Wales border to Phillip Island in Victoria,  Gippsland  is one of those rare regions in Australia where the gra...

Edward ('Ned') Kelly was born at Beveridge in Victoria in December 1854¹. He died at the end of a hangman's noose in Melbourne...

Silo art has taken off in Australia. In March 2015 the small town of Northam in Western Australia engaged two artists to paint murals on t...

Sculpture by the Sea is on again in Sydney. Set against the striking backdrop of the coastal walk between Tamarama Beach and Bondi, ...

UPDATED IN FEB 2020 Have you ever imagined yourself on a cycling holiday, but not sure you can keep up the pace day after day, and absol...

The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) follows an old rail corridor from Yarraman to Ipswich in south-east Queensland. At 161 km, it is ...

Talk to an American or a Brit or almost anyone else about Australia and the conversation inevitably comes around to animals. Not the c...