Cape Tribulation: A Trip to the Great Barrier Reef
Cape Tribulation is home to the second-largest rainforest in the world and some of the best access points to the Great Barrier Reef, in Australia.
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Australia: Visiting Three Queensland Islands
Kent St. John visits three islands in Queensland, Australia, Hamilton Island, Lizard Island and Fitzroy Island, and enjoys snorkeling, seaplane rides and a hug from a koala.
New Zealand: Finding Gisborne
Gisborne, New Zealand: the North Island’s Hidden Gem By Kurt Jacobson I stumbled upon Gisborne in a most unusual way in 2002. After my wife and I had visited New Zealand for our second time I was convinced I wanted to own real estate there. I scoured the internet for two full years researching all […]
New Zealand: WWOOFing with a Farm Family
How to WWOOF: work and live in New Zealand, a program that allows foreigners to work and live in the country. Dirty Chick: Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer.
Australia’s Northern Territory: Not Climbing the Rock
Australia’s great big Northern Territories, exploring the Outback, not climbing the rock, but seeing the area by camel, Harley and hot air balloon.
Australia: Doing Farmwork in the Country
Working on a Farm Down Under Farm work with potatoes, bananas, and Bulls in Queensland Australia By Sebastian Andreasson Once the first carefree weeks of fun and games is over, and the sense of holiday has faded, the next step for any backpacker doing the full Aussie experience is to find farm work. You need to […]
Sleep on Air New Zealand’s Skycouch!
Air New Zealand Offers Service to Six Australian Cities –and The Skycouch! By Max Hartshorne How long has Australia been on your bucket list? Here is a price that you can’t let slip away, just like your dream of visiting the country’s beautiful Gold Coast, stately Adelaide, exciting Sydney, cosmopolitan Melbourne and the seaside city […]
New Zealand: Working on a Movie Set
A Cool Gig working on a Movie in the Nick of Time By Mike Markoff My 36-hour ‘island-hop’ from the Caribbean to New Zealand left me unspeakably jet-lagged, culture-shocked, and intimidated. A far cry from the fantasy-land I envisioned (that’s what you get for trusting hobbits), my hostel in downtown Auckland was sandwiched between to […]
Staying Alive in Broome, Australia
Western Australia: How to Visit Broome and Not Get Eaten, Poisoned, or Killed By Justyna Surowiec Broome in Western Australia is one of the roads less traveled. Its uncharted red rock deserts, breathtaking white sands, and turquoise waters, laced with stories of Dreamtime from Aboriginals, will have you feeling less like a tourist and more […]
New Zealand Highlights by Bus
All Over New Zealand on The Backpacker Bus By Connie Maria Westergaard I do not have to travel anymore. I believe I have seen the whole world in one country. Every imaginable landscape, from glaciers and snowcapped mountains to wastelands, lakes, fiords, waterfalls, sounds, rainforests, beech forests, and rolling green hills, is found in New […]
Visiting New Zealand – Nelson and Queen Charlotte Sound by Helicopter
By Max Hartshorne Trust the Chef: Daniel Monopoli Keeps It Simple Simple food appeals to this young chef, who’s made a name in just a few months by opening the Boat Shed Cafe on the waterfront in Nelson. We sat with Daniel on his night off, as the restaurant revved up for another busy shift. […]
Visiting New Zealand -The South Island and Queenstown
By Max Hartshorne The Fuzzy Antlers of Caged Deer at Walter Peak Farm We boarded the TSS Earnslaw, a vintage steamship built in the early 1900s, for a journey across sparkling Lake Wakatipu this morning, in the company of about 40 mostly German visitors. Despite the tendency for Germans to speak better English than Americans, […]