Australia’s Great Ocean Walk Across Victoria By Max Hartshorne I flew to Australia in February to take a walk–a very long walk. My hike was on a trail that could easily be called the finest stretch of track in the southern hemisphere. It’s called the Great Ocean Walk, and it winds its way along the…
Rafting The Nymboida River By Cara Kellogg I’ve seen the kangaroos, I’ve tasted most of the local beers and I have visited at least a dozen beaches. My journey through Australia was going quite well so far. Topping the drink and sun-drenched coast, though, was my trip to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, to go…
Melbourne is crazy about its own unique version of football, called Footy By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor It has football’s laterals and lots of punts. It has soccer’s precision passing and nonstop action. Add in rugby’s aggressive tackling and wide open field, and you’ve got Australian rules football. On a recent trip to Melbourne Australia,…
Melbourne, Australia, where the city’s growing prosperity has a lot to do with the people and their passion for the arts, wine and especially, footy.
Melbourne, Australia: The City of Arts, Sport and Fun By Max Hartshorne, GoNOMAD Editor Aussie Football Blends the Best of Three Sports I sat next to two young women on the long flight to Melbourne. One of the things they told me I should see while I was here was Australian Rules Football. So despite…
Coober Pedy Australia, the opal mining capital of the world, where half the residents live underground.
By Kent E. St. John Senior Travel Editor From my window seat on the Air Tahiti Nui jet the sails of the Sydney Opera House seemed poised to streak across the bay. White foam trails against the blue water were the first clue I had about the water’s importance to Australia’s premier city. The pictures…
GoNOMAD Senior Travel Editor Kent E. St. John visits Byron Bay, describing it as a New Age Wonder Beach Town with surfers, yogis, and vast wide beaches.
Family Travel Down Under by Jennifer M. Eisenlau My family and I arrived in Sydney and set up housekeeping for nine nights in a beachside apartment in Manly. My friend, Tonny Bassett, an ex-pat living in Australia, welcomed us with a basket of Aussie treats: sea-salt potato chips, Tim Tam biscuits, and a library book…
GoNOMAD DESTINATION MINI GUIDE Nimbin, New South Wales, Australia By Monk Media WHY GO The Haight Ashbury of the South Pacific, Nimbin is a haven for boho travelers in need of yoga rejuvenation, a tarot reading or a vegan feast. This postage-stamp-sized town rests in the foothills of an extinct volcano, and most of the…
Tasmania, Australia: Remarkable Scenery, Four Separate Seasons By Norman Douglas WHERE An island state of Australia, At 26,200 square miles, Tasmania is roughly the size of Sri Lanka, and hangs off south-eastern Australia rather like Sri Lanka hangs off the south of the Indian sub-continent. Though legally part of Oz, it is often thought of…
Karlstad, near Stockholm Sweden, is famous for rock concerts and its solar power farms. What to do and see in Karlstad Sweden.
