Hobart’s Murals Pub

The New Sydney Hotel

It’s that pub with the funny murals. It’s also Tasmania’s best-known Irish pub.

The Wonder of Woy Woy

Welcome to Woy Woy

From grand old Central Station, Sydney to Woy Woy – along beautiful Hawkesbury River views – and towards the Milligans’ old home – takes around 90 minutes.

The Best Bakeries, Cafes and Patisseries in Tasmania

If you want to pick up a loaf for your AirBnB, or cakes for a picnic lunch, Tasmania has an outstanding list of bakeries, cafes and patisseries.

The best bakeries, cafes and patisseries in Tasmania for 2026 are declared.

The Best Gift Shop in Tasmania

Coco Blue Richmond

Campbell Town is a 45-minute drive from Launceston and it’s basically Lady Present Heaven. Buy for your friend, sister, mum – or yourself.

Breathtakingly Beautiful Blue Mountains

View from Echo Point in the Blue Mountains. Photo credit Alicia Fulton

Take in the sweeping views of these beautiful blue tinted mountains, breathe in the fresh mountain air, walk some magical trails and eat some bush inspired food along the way. You cannot go wrong with a trip to the Blue Mountains.

Ten of Sydney’s Best Al Fresco Dining Spots

Sydney boasts a mild to warm climate, so al fresco dining has been embraced, mastered and thankfully can be enjoyed all year round. Here are the top ten places to dine and drink al fresco in Sydney right now.

Take Me To Cradle Mountain

Walking track at Cradle Mountain, photo by Felicity Loughrey

Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain has the kind of vista that appears on billboards and in beer commercials. It’s a glamorous, all natural spot. We travelled to Cradle Mountain from Hobart via Queenstown in a hire car. The road is winding and can be icy so don’t necessarily take the Google Maps estimate of travel time. Accommodation […]

Lake Derby’s Floating Sauna in Northeast Tasmania

Exterior of floating sauna, photo by Felicity Loughrey

Unlike health club saunas that are usually a pine box, this sauna has one transparent wall. As you sit in the sauna, you can see the sunlight on the dark lake, the eucalypt hills behind and the daytime crescent of the moon against a blue sky. It’s truly beautiful.

Icebergs Swimming Pool, Bondi Beach

One of the most photographed swimming pools in the world is the Bondi Icebergs pool, which is also home to one of Australia’s most famous Winter Swimming Clubs of the same name. It’s breathtakingly beautiful and, depending on the time of year you’re swimming, sometimes takes your breath away when you dive in too. But you will always leave the pool feeling exhilarated and ready to return.