Travel Blog Beach Destinations The Eternal Optimist Who’s On His Way To Completing 35 Contiki Trips Before 35 22 February 2015 Meet Stephen Rowe, he’s been on 17 trips with Contiki and by the end of the year he’ll reach a new personal best of 25 trips. Stephen’s passport says Read Time: 10.2 mins Adventure The Lesser-Known Southern Great Barrier Reef 21 February 2015 What comes to mind when someone utters those three quixotic words: "Great Barrier Reef"? Tropical North Queensland, probably. Cairns, Port Douglas, Read Time: 2.6 mins Australia Soul Surfers Paradise Soars To New Heights Of Luxury On The Gold Coast 17 February 2015 World-class luxury has established itself on the Gold Coast's Soul Surfers Paradise. Luxury and Surfers Paradise in the same sentence, you gasp? It's Read Time: 2.4 mins Destinations Riding High On The Wave Of A Lifetime 10 February 2015 I saw it pushing the horizon out of the way, more imposing than the ones that had preceded it. A big wave. The biggest wave. I’d been waiting for Read Time: 3.3 mins Destinations How To Spend 48 Hours In Byron Bay 7 February 2015 It’s one of Australia’s most popular destinations. Byron Bay has the magic combination of natural beauty and a creative, free-spirited local Read Time: 4.3 mins Adventure 1770: The Queensland Town Where Time Stops 6 February 2015 As far as sleepy little beach towns go, 1770 off the Southern Great Barrier Reef is among the best. A quiet, charming pocket of beautiful beaches and Read Time: 3.5 mins Australia Is QT The Coolest Hotel On The Goldie? 5 February 2015 Any hotel that has its own lolly bar is okay in my book. If it has a breakfast buffet with T2 chai and jam-pumped doughnuts, I'll book an extra night Read Time: 2.4 mins Asia The World's Best Places To Get Your Kit Off 2 February 2015 Some travellers like to shrug off more than their cares when on holiday. To feel truly liberated from the tyranny of pressed shirts and social Read Time: 2.9 mins Adventure Life's A Beach In Queensland's Agnes Water 30 January 2015 There’s a moment as you drive into Agnes Water, where you roll over the very last crest of Round Hill Road and the ocean comes into view beyond the Read Time: 2.8 mins ‹ previous 17 of 24 next › Categories Adventure (285) Africa (33) Airlines (134) Antarctica (8) Asia (369) Australia (535) Beach (214) Business Travel (143) Business Travel News (262) Celebrity Travel (24) Central America (19) Consultant Speak (20) Cruise (148) Culinary (302) Destinations (1,077) Entertainment (90) Europe (232) Events & Festivals (151) Family (228) First and Business (112) Hotels (145) Infographics (7) Inspiration (799) Lifestyle (83) Nature & Wildlife (289) New Zealand (115) North America (311) Quiz (16) Rail (26) Road Trip (101) Romance (104) Shopping (67) Ski (48) South America (45) Sport (53) The Caribbean (17) The Middle East (27) The South Pacific (94) The United Kingdom (124) Tours (96) Travel News (158) Travel Tips (214) Video (12)