Country: Australia

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

The Dykes on Bikes always lead the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in late February in Sydney.

Hobart: Best Bakery

Close to the Saturday Salamanca Market and the catamarans to MONA, the chic European bakery, Daci and Daci, sells perfect picnic ingredients, or paper bags full of pastries to take home.

Sydney: Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2020

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2020 – What Matters? What matters to comedian Bob Downe (pictured front and centre) for Mardi Gras 2020 is “Not being run down by one of the new Sydney Trams” as they move among us in Sydney, without passengers, like some robot silent disco.

Hobart: Some Say It’s The Best Shop In Tasmania

Hobart is so small that you can happily walk around it and think you’ve ‘done’ the shops – most of which are in or around the Elizabeth Street Mall.

Perth: The Best Breakfast in Town

When you’re travelling it can be hard to find a good, reliable cafe for breakfast.

Melbourne: The Library That’s a Bar

The biggest, most impressive library in Melbourne is also a bar.

Ballarat: Finding Vintage and Rockabilly

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia is around 80 minutes on the train from Melbourne (catch your train from Southern Cross Station).

Perth: Badlands Beer Garden

Bestselling novelist Sara Foster knows all the best Perth secrets. Want a great night out at a secret spot the locals love?

Coffs Harbour: Family Road Trip

Coffs Harbour stirs childhood memories of the great family road-trip. Deborah Dickson-Smith revisits the Big Banana.

Lord Howe Island

From the top of Malabar Hill on Lord Howe’s northern tip, a mere 208 metres high, I survey the landscape before me.

Mackerel Beach: Ocean Currents, Wheelbarrows and Feathered Friends

There was that familiar sweet salt air. I pulled my boots off once I settled and the rough marine carpet scuffed the souls of my feet.

Perth: Hillarys Boat Harbour

Hillarys Boat Harbour is a thirty-minute drive north of Perth, and is often packed out for one simple reason: locals always know the best places to go.