Annual (24 May to 15 June 2024) Vivid Sydney is the Southern Hemisphere's leading multi-artform festival. Over 23 nights it celebrates creativity, innovation and technology, transforming Sydney into a' kaleidoscope of colour and events'. The 14th Vivid Sydney, in 2024, will bring together displays from the world's brightest light artists, live musi...

Mt. Mulligan Lodge, a gorgeous cattle station property in Tropical North Queensland, has reopened after a five-month seasonal closure and refurbishment. Tropical North Queensland is an Australian region known for its natural beauty, beaches and the only place in the world where two World Heritage Sites (the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainf...

Papua New Guinea with its diverse ecosystems, ranging from lush rainforests to high mountains, offers a wide range of birds. The forests teem with over 700 bird species, making it one of the most bird-rich countries in the world. The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is one of the main attractions for bird enthusiasts visiting Papua New Guinea. Among the b...

Tropical North Queensland takes in the Great Barrier Reef, the World Heritage Rainforest and the coastal city of Cairns. UNESCO deems the Great Barrier Reef 'a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia', containing the world's largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,00...

Just 60 miles south of Sydney, the Southern Highlands of New South Wales seem much farther from the city and resemble the English countryside in many ways. At an elevation of more than 2,000 feet above sea level, the Highlands also resemble the English climate when it's winter here and the classic Australian heat vanishes. The Southern Highlands ha...

Sydney – Australia's largest city – is made up of hundreds of suburbs, many of which are contained in three metropolitan areas that abut the central business district – the north shore, the inner west and the eastern suburbs. ​Although I used to live on the north shore, I was often drawn to the attractions of the eastern suburbs, given their g...