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Fiona Harper travel writer ljoins aces up here hiking shoes for a four day walk on country with Tasmania’s Indigenous palawa people for a fascinating hike laced with history

What’s a Plus One you might ask? It’s a good question. We hope you’ve got plenty more where that came from. As…

VIDEO: Trail running the rolling hills and dairy country of Atherton Tablelands, Cairns, Queensland Australia. Filmed using DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone | Fiona Harper travel writer for Travel Boating Lifestyle

Topical North Queensland is blessed with an abundance of spectacular waterfalls – some like Millaa Millaa Falls are well known. Others, like Windin Falls are becoming famous after being featured on Instagram. Here’s our guide to some of the best waterfalls near Cairns on the Atherton Tablelands!

Hike & Cruise Tasmania onboard bespoke motor yacht Explore south west Tasmania’s Bathurst Harbour on an expedition-style cruise where a bespoke floating…

Vulnerable as I am, hiking across the tundra on the shores of Canada’s Hudson Bay, I feel like polar bear bait. Unlike…

Almost one year after the earthquake that rocked Nepal, Nepalis were back on their feet rebuilding homes and livelihoods, with tourism back…

Waterfall hike to Windin Falls on the Atherton Tablelands near Malanda, west of Cairns. It’s a 90min hike from the trail head to the top of the spectacular pool at Windin Falls, tropical north Queensland, Australia. Trip notes & hiking guide by Fiona Harper travel writer

The Northern Territory’s Larapinta Trail is rated as one of the best hiking trails in Australia. Winding it’s way westwards from Alice…

It was a disturbing turn of events. On an accelerated high after running the Bangkok Half Marathon, endorphins surged through my body. My companions were equally buzzing with post-run euphoria as we landed in Phuket with a jam-packed schedule of luxury hotels, a sports resort, fitness classes, massage and lashings of healthy Thai food. But I found myself checking into Bangkok International Hospital, which wasn’t on the itinerary

Adele Hadfield, shot dead by her feisty second husband William Knowles, was a headstrong independent woman. Of fine breeding, landed gentry of…

It takes a whole ten minutes after landing on Lady Musgrave Island for me to embarrass myself. My embarrassment becomes more acute…

Trekking northern NSW on the Yuraygir Coastal Walk is a 32km easy trek, best tackled over around four days, between Coffs Harbour…

Australia’s longest running point-to-point mountain bike race, the iconic Triple-R Mountain Bike Challenge (formerly the RRR) just got a whole lot bigger.…

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As you’d expect from a reptile weighing up to 250 kg, giant tortoises are slow movers. Were it not for two dark…

The Australian Financial Review estimates that online sales exceeded $20 billion in 2016, leaving no doubt that online shopping has been a…

My phone alarm goes off at 5.15am and immediately snaps me out of a blissfully dreamy state. Eeek! I immediately start to…

Hiking to Everest Base Camp is one of those travel adventures that everyone seems to want to do. The reality is that few…

I’m the first to admit I’ve little clue about mountain biking. Collecting my swanky new bike (a Specialized Camber 29er for those…

 Slipping into the bottle green coloured ocean a few miles offshore in the Southern Ocean I’m enclosed by a circular net 40m…

Cruising Tahiti by passenger-carrying cargo ship you won’t find too many coconut palm-lined lagoons in the Marquesas Islands. Nor will you discover…

I don’t recall the exact moment when my Cairns Ironman 70.3 dream began. But I know exactly when it fell off the…

One of the Pacific Islands best kept secrets, the Solomon Islands are blessed with natural beauty and strong cultural traditions. Fly to…