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6 of Australia's Top Musts

The Land Down Under is a traveller favourite thanks to its warm weather, stunning beaches, exciting cities, and diverse landscapes. And if you´re visiting from the Northern Hemisphere, keep in mind that the seasons are reversed. So this month through November is spring, and December through February is summer - which is an especially fantastic time to visit - including these iconic destinations: read post

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Australia's top ten unexpected honeymoon destinations

Honeymooning in Australia is wonderful, and you may have considered spots like Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Great Barrier Reef, Phillip Island, the Blue Mountains, perhaps the Yarra River or Byron Bay. There are a lot of places in Australia that get a ton of honeymoon buzz, but there are also quite a few other picture perfect and romantic destinations - some of which may not have occurred to you - that deserve to be on your bucket list. Here are ten examples: read post

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Saying 'G’Day' to some fine Australian wines

Some weeks ago, our Southern California Wine Council greeted 2022 with a tasting of five wines from the Land Down Under which are exported to the United States. Four of these wines are produced by Eight at the Gate in the Wrattonbully wine country located along the country's southeastern coast, about 280 miles from Melbourne and stretching throughout the hill country of the Stewarts and Naracoorte mountain ranges. This area has a temperate climate, long growing season, and…

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10 Australia road-trip tips

In terms of epic journeys, you’re not going to get much bigger than road tripping around the land Down Under. This huge landmass has more differing landscapes and areas of natural beauty than perhaps anywhere else in the world, from stunning beaches, lush rainforests, the red centre, Uluru, and massive cosmopolitan cities, all with a laid-back vibe and rich culture to explore. Of course, with any journey of this size, you need to know a little about what you’re getting yourself into before…

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overlandertv September 17, 2010 at 6:17am

Australia - Outback Travel video guides http://www.overlander.tv/category/australia/outback/

Outback – overlander.tv
overlandertv September 17, 2010 at 6:01am

Australia - East Coast Travel Video Guides http://www.overlander.tv/category/australia/east-coast-australia/

East Coast – overlander.tv
overlandertv September 17, 2010 at 5:44am

Tasmanian Travel Video Guides http://www.overlander.tv/category/tasmania/

Tasmania – overlander.tv
Andrea Spirov September 14, 2010 at 6:12am

We recently had our destination wedding in beautiful Hamilton Island, part of the Whitsundays. You can read about it here: Two Travellers Tie the Knot: Our Whitsunday Wedding http://su.pr/2II4Ha
Sally Hammond September 13, 2010 at 5:19am

We love double names too - Wagga Wagga, Gingin etc. One that is tricky is a big rock in northern NSW called Boonoo Boonoo. Not what you'd expect, it's pronounced Bunna Bun-OO! It's the same in every country. In the UK I am still not sure how to pronounce Slough.
Betty Austin-Ware September 13, 2010 at 5:14am

It's the name of the company, Koala Hotair Balloons.
Ed Wetschler September 13, 2010 at 3:23am

Thanks for that pronunciation, Sally: It's perfect.
Sally Hammond September 13, 2010 at 3:07am

I saw a kookaburra-shaped hot air balloon at the Canowindra Ballooning festival years ago. Interestingly Canowindra is pronounced Can-OWND-ra! That's Australian place names for you!
Beverley Malzard September 13, 2010 at 1:57am

Two more sleeps from before I fly from Sydney to Broome (in Western Australia) and then hopping on the Orion ship for a ten day cruise around the Kimberleys - a most magnificent, ancient land - Can't wait. It's work of course.
Beverley Malzard September 13, 2010 at 1:55am

A 'koala' hot air balloon? What's the koala connection. But that said, flying over Cairns seeing the sea on one side and the mountain range on the other is pretty spectacular. I've done the helicopter ride from out on the reef over the sea to the rainforest area - splendid!