Australia

It’s that time of year when all the lofty travel publications put out their Top Picks for 2013, so here are mine based on all the places I’ve visited this year and 5 I can recommend you visit…

Guest blogger Tash McGill got to sample the perfect girls’ weekend in Melbourne

When a girl is asked to sample a flight in 1st class, it’d be rude not to take full advantage of the bar, the food and the shower

There wasn’t a dry eye in the kitchen when Sheila Humphries taught us how to paint, while telling her story as one of Australia’s stolen generation

If you haven’t been to Perth for a while – or ever – there is a new buzzing scene you need to check out of small, eclectic laneway bars

If you need to know which travel plug you need to pack, this post has you covered!

A 3-minute video tour of our 6-berth houseboat and a quick lesson on how to drive it

I spent a couple of days weaving around hot bodies and watching surfers and skaters at the inaugural Australian Open of Surfing

Ride the Christmas Train across the outback from Sydney to Perth and visit the tiny communities on the way with Santa

Well there’s a title I didn’t ever imagine writing. But it’s true. I just ate Scary Spice’s cupcake

Escape the big smoke and set off into the outback from Adelaide to Darwin over three days on the Ghan

If you need a little chuckle today, watch this!