Tag: Australia
Gone are the days when a serviced apartment close to the CBD meant a boring two room box, with a kitchenette and a laundry. Instead, think SMEG fridges, graffiti walls, panoramic city views, sprawling lounge areas, full size kitchens and pretty swanky ensuites. ADGE Boutique Apartment Hotel has changed the way we think about short and… Continue reading Unique Sleeps: ADGE Boutique Apartment Hotel, Sydney
If you’ve never been to Western Australia, you haven’t spent enough time exploring your own backyard. Our biggest state covers a whopping 2.6 million square kilometres – home to everything from the big city bustle, wine regions, the rugged great outdoors, quiet seaside towns, world class beaches and the wild outback. Here’s our Listopedia of everything… Continue reading Listopedia: The Ultimate Western Australia guide
Springtime in Sydney is something pretty special – it’s a fantastic time of year to enjoy some of iconic Sydney locations on the weekends, without the summer crowds or the winter rain. We’ve been revisiting some of our favourite spots around the city to bring you a list of the best places to visit this Spring… Continue reading Listopedia: the best things to do in Sydney in Spring
Sydney has some damn good cafes. I realised this when I sat down to write a list of my favourite Sydney eateries and had a hard time keeping it at a reasonable length. I have been a resident of this city for nearly four years now and love what Sydney has to offer, because breakfast… Continue reading The healthy Sydney brunch bucket list
If you’re planning a trip to Hobart you’re likely planning on making a stop in at MONA. While it’s definitely a must-see when you’re in town, don’t miss out on the other amazing art and design stores, galleries and museums all within this one beautiful harbour city. Like many Kiwi Expedia travellers, we nipped over the Bass… Continue reading More than MONA: Art & Design in Hobart
Unique Sleeps: Amazing hotels hand picked by Expedia Experts. The Mayfair Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia. There’s something abut a hotel harvesting its own honey that pulls on my heartstrings. Like sitting down to breakfast in a humble country cottage in a bygone era, homemade honey represents a commitment to the environment, to the community and… Continue reading Unique Sleeps: Mayfair Hotel Adelaide, South Australia
Wombats and kangaroos on the snow! Doughnut stands. Pop up champagne bars. All very important reasons why it’s worth heading over to the Aussie Snowy Mountains for a ski trip. Seriously. Read about it here, with our 10 reasons why the Snowy Mountains are worth visiting. 1. Snownuts and lamingtons Forget croissants and Dunkin Donuts, the… Continue reading 10 reasons the Aussie Snowy Mountains are worth visiting
Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week, you should have heard about Pokémon Go. The smartphone app combining augmented reality and GPS tracking has taken one of the most popular video games of the 90s into the real world. Forget fridge magnets and tea towels, travellers are collecting Pikachu and Sandshrew instead of… Continue reading Listopedia: the Pokémon Go Travel Bucket list
Oh, Hobart. You little beauty, you! For two Sydney-siders in need of a short winter getaway, Hobart was the perfect amount of everything – just the right length of time on a airplane (just under two hours, long enough to catch up on some trash TV), do-able in three days (a mid-week getaway meant we could… Continue reading 15 Reasons Hobart is Hot even when it’s Cold