Spilling down the side of a scrub-covered dune on the pristine southwest coast of Kangaroo Island, Southern Ocean Lodge is the ultimate base for exploring one of Australia’s most spectacular wilderness areas. A decade on from welcoming its first guests,…
Byron Bay is a special place. I was incredibly lucky to grow up in this beautiful northern NSW town, and after upping sticks 15 years ago to move to Sydney and then work and travel all over the world, I’m…
Gone are the days when ‘eco’ accommodation was associated with less-than-luxurious conditions. But what does it mean to be an eco-hotel today, and how can you tell if a property that calls itself one is truly deserving of the label?…
I was a fledgling features writer at Cosmopolitan magazine in Sydney when Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat first opened its doors in the Gold Coast hinterland in 2006. I still have a vivid memory of the blissed-out look on my various editors’…
With its raw, wild landscapes, unique wildlife and rich Aboriginal culture, it’s easy to see why more than 700,000 travellers make the pilgrimage to Australia’s Red Centre every year. To travel responsibly in these ancient lands is largely about respecting Aboriginal…
I admit I’m always a little wary of the term ‘eco-hotel’. As there is nothing to stop any ol’ hotel owner from whacking this label on their property – and many do – travellers can easily be duped into supporting…
Sydney-based magazine editor, world traveller, and self-confessed wildlife perv Rachelle Mackintosh documents her wildlife photography adventures on faunographic.com. You may have seen her on Aussie TV recently, chatting about polar bears ripping farts? I was lucky to work with Rachelle in Magazine…
Graceful, curious and highly intelligent, dolphins are pretty awesome animals. No wonder swimming alongside one is right up there on many people’s travel bucket lists. Thanks in no small part to the worldwide success of Blackfish (if you haven’t seen…
Among the many pleasures of travelling, enjoying a wonderful destination all to yourself is right up there. My prior visits to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef had all been in the company of a hundred-odd other tourists on a big boat,…
It’s fair to assume that most travellers would prefer to travel responsibly rather than irresponsibly. And to travel responsibly, is to travel sustainably. But what does that even mean? Does it cost more? Does it suck out the fun of…