Australia

The purple flower of the Tongue Orchid one of the smelliest plants in Sydney's Botanic Garden

Is it Stinky? The Sensory Tour at Sydney’s Botanic Gardens.

Sex and death are not normally things that come to mind when you think of the calm, peaceful Royal Botanic Garden that lines the edge of Sydney’s pretty harbour. But there again, you don’t normally get to eat the plants either when you visit so, you can safely say the…
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The Ghan Expedition: All Your Questions Answered

The Ghan is renowned as one of the world’s most incredible train journeys and we were recently lucky enough to go on The Ghan Expedition, where you spend four days and three nights on this gleaming 1km long train as it slips the 2979 km between Adelaide and Darwin. It…
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Coober Pedy cemetery is marked with a simple iron gate.

The Quirky Gravestones of Coober Pedy Cemetery

A grave dedicated to a cat, a headstone with a beer keg on top, one shaped like a castle – and, a very simple resting place for Coober Pedy’s most eccentric resident – a wander around Coober Pedy’s Boot Hill Cemetery was one of my favourite moments of my trip…
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Coober Pedy: Underground Hotels Alert…but what’s it like to sleep underground?

Considering my love of the strange, I’m weirdly conventional when it comes to choosing hotels – I like nice bathrooms (preferably with a view), comfy beds, (with a view) – so, my recent birthday trip to Coober Pedy broke the mold a bit, as I had one thing I really…
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White rabbi sitting in a top hat at the Australian Museum of Magical Arts

Hey Presto: A Night at The Australian Museum of Magical Arts, Sydney

Hidden in a backstreet in Sydney’s Darlinghurst is the Australian Museum of Magical Arts and if you’ve ever wanted to know how to saw a woman in half without embracing your inner Dexter, you’re going to want to add it to your list of things to do in Sydney –…
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If you're hoping to see some wombats on your trip to Australia, we know the perfect place. Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary near Canberra (and a day trip from Sydney) lets you feed baby wombats, cuddle baby wombats and play with bigger wombats you normally could never meet. Here's how to book in.

Love Wombats? You Have to See Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary

Australia has some amazing animals, but my favourite has to be wombats. From the day I first read the book Diary of A Wombat I became obsessed. Their bucky-toothed faces, fat cuddly bottoms, those feet. The day I read about Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary near Canberra – a place where…
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There's a lot of easy day trips you can take from the city of Adelaide in South Australia. Here's 12 easy day trips to try. #adelaide #daytripsfromadelaide #thingstodoinadelaide

12 Fun Day Trips From Adelaide

Looking for day trips or short trips from Adelaide in South Australia? There’s heaps. From a feat of engineering with a secret (that you won’t believe until you try it) to a tiny German town in the middle of the Australian countryside, we whizzed about by tram, car and bus…
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Granite Island in South Australia is a short drive from Adelaide. Best known for it;'s little penguins and other wildlife it;s now also home to a fantastic sculpture trail. Here's what you need to know to visit. Click to read it now or save it to one of your boards for later. #graniteisland #graniteislandsculptures #australianart #thingstodoinsouthaustralia

The New Granite Island Sculpture Trail: All You Need to Know

You’ve got to love a place where the sky is blue, the sea is bluer and looming on the horizon is a giant fibreglass burger! This is the start of the new Granite Island Sculpture Trail – and just one of the cool things you can do on this South…
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Planning a trip to Adelaide, South Australia. We've come up with 17 fun and unusual things to eat, see or do in the city. If you like street art, spooky sights - and cake - you;'ll want to check out this list. #thingstodoinadelaide #adelaide #thingstoseeinadelaide

17 Unusual Things To Do In Adelaide

Adelaide is known as the city of churches – but there aren’t any of those in this article. There are however 17 other quirky, fun and unusual things to do in Adelaide that you might want to try. Hire a BBQ Buoy These floating round boats are available to hire…
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If you're looking for an easy way to visit the wineries at McClaren Valei n South Australia, try the Trailhopper hop on, hop off bus. Click the post to discover all the details including which wineries it visits, how many you can see and what it costs. #mclarenvale #southaustralia #wineries

Trailhopper: The Easy McLaren Vale Wine Tour

One of the big problems when visiting wineries in Australia is that they tend to be found in gorgeous rolling countryside (aka the middle of nowhere) which means either you have to stay overnight (pricey), someone has to drive and not drink (irritating for them) or you get stuck on…
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If its name and its aim to find the quirky, fun and unusual sights in a destination don’t tell you that this is a different kind of travel blog – the fact that it was born during a visit to a poop-themed restaurant in Taipei tells you pretty much everything else you need to know.
It’s a place to find unusual and off-the-beaten track suggestions for things to eat, see and do – but also a place to find answers to some of the less-obvious questions that come into my head when I travel (and I’m guessing yours as well). I’m having a blast writing it and I hope you’ll have as much fun reading it.