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I’m a big fan of gutsy women. Amelia Earhart, Kay Cottee, Robyn Davidson, Jessica Watson – are all kick-arse, gutsy women I…

I’ll admit I didn’t have hugely high expectations when given the chance to try out a shampoo bar for washing my hair.…

Back in 2009 when I launched Travel Boating Lifestyle (TBL), travel blogs were in their infancy. I’d come up with the name…

Cairns IRONMAN and Cairns 70.3 is an annual triathlon event held in Cairns each June. Fiona Harper travel writer camped out on…

Departing from Cairns on a Great Barrier Reef cruise expedition, Coral Expeditions II ventures into some of Queensland’s best scuba diving and…

Fiona Harper travel writer laces 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…

I’m the first to admit to being a card-carrying gadget geek. If the truth be known I’m also pathetically partial to luggage.…

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

After protracted delays, Rottnest Island has finally unzipped its modern canvas screens, brushed the beach sand from its decks and welcomed its…

Revenge porn, or image-based abuse (IBA) is the sharing of intimate, nude or sexual material without consent. It wasn’t something I anticipated getting caught up in. Though, we never really anticipate such betrayal….

Beach towels – they only had one job! You’d think it would be simple. Not so. Then along came a couple of entrepreneurs who lifted beach towels from frumpy to funky. Meet the world’s best beach towel from Aussie company Tesalate.

Recently the tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau announced it would ban certain toxic sunscreens to protect its coral reef.  Which got…

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…

With over 900 islands dotted across the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Islands are an idyllic boating and cruising destination. Cruising the…

At Travel Boating Lifestyle we’re big fans of health, fitness and healthy holidays, even more so when combined with travelling to an…

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

Sailors know a thing or two about how to stay dry. It’s often the difference between a really great day at sea…

There are few better ways to explore an archipelago country than by boat. Especially when the country in question has an estimated…