​ Australasian specialist, Austravel is highlighting a selection of Australian islands that should be considered in trips down under. Tasmania Tasmania's well preserved natural wilderness and colonial legacy continues to attract visitors to the island. Located just south of Melbourne, Tasmania has more to offer than just natural beauty, with its ca...

Opera Australia is Australia's national opera company, performing more than 700 performances a year across the country including at the Sydney Opera House, Arts Centre Melbourne. It also performs outdoor concerts on Sydney Harbour each year in March and April. Australia's national opera company was started when a band of idealists, including butche...

​ Iconic Pacific swims, rap jumping, cycling and kayaking all part of father-son trip to Melbourne. With the sun blazing and the temperature soaring to 37C, it's time for a refreshing dip in the Pacific. But, this is no ordinary ocean swim. My son, Alex, and I plunge is framed by the Twelve Apostles, the magnificent limestone stacks towering 70 met...

At night, blurring the line between art and technology, Vivid Lights transforms Sydney into the world largest outdoor art gallery. The evening kicks off when the sails of Sydney Opera House billow alive with color and light. The city becomes a nighttime wonderland through laser light shows, light art sculptures and 3-D mapped projections of images ...

Just outside of Sydney are breathtaking mountain views and along the way you can pet some koalas​ During your visit to Australia make sure you include a trip to the Blue Mountains with a stop off at Featherdale Wildlife Park. We booked a day tour that included Featherdale Wildlife Park in the western suburbs of Sydney. It is a 7-acre sanc...

​Sydney is a capital of New South Wale (NSW) and it alone boasts more than 5 million residents –two thirds of the state's population. Located around and beyond the shores of Sydney Harbour, bounded in the north by Broken Bay and to the south by both Botany Bay and Port Hacking. Cosmopolitan, diverse, energetic and easygoing make Sydney is a tourist...