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Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about Darwin, Alice and the quirkiness that is the Northern Territory of Australia by Jack Brown. You can read Jack’s first and second posts to catch up on where the road trip’s taken Jack. With all those little towns, along with the last signs [...]

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles about Darwin, Alice and the quirkiness that is the Northern Territory of Australia by Jack Brown. You can read Jack’s first post here. Those first few miles south of the Berrimah Line are pretty packed with things to be and places to do. Now [...]

How much can a koala bear? Well, based on the strict handling guidelines set out for them in Australia, apparently much less than we humans can! If you thought Aussies had the perfect lifestyle then you should ask us who we would rather be. Many of us think that the koala, sorry, the cute and [...]

Honestly, the things we do to travel sometimes! My husband and I spent an hour of our Saturday morning sitting on a plastic chair surrounded by snotty nosed kids and coughing seniors. Ahh, the glamour of international travel! Why were we here? Egypt in 5 weeks, that’s why. On the edge of sanity after listening [...]

So you’ve been following the Northern Territory (NT) motto for a while now — Not Today, Not Tomorrow, Not Tuesday, Not Thursday. You’re kicking back with some second-rate Australian beers (Fosters anyone?) or expensive imported stuff underneath the palm tree of your choice, and now you reckon the day has arrived to leave Australia’s northern [...]

On a recent long weekend break to Airlie Beach in Queensland’s stunning Whitsunday Islands, I was forced to consider the notion that there may be a place on earth better than Tropical North Queensland! What a thought! Having lived in Port Douglas for possibly the best 6 months of my life, this area of the [...]

It’s been said over and over, but it remains a truism: Melbourne is a secretive city. Unlike glitzy cities like New York, Paris or even Sydney, Melbourne is your classic ‘second city’ best experienced from the inside out. Art, sport, food, wine… these are Melbourne’s drawcards.

Ok, so technically it’s a bit of a stretch to make Live Earth a travel related event, but let’s just say it was a global event and we are a global company. Viator are proud partners of Carbonfund.org and try to educate our customers of the impact which travel can have on the environment. Is [...]

Is the drought over in Australia? From where I sit, in the Melbourne suburbs, it sure sounds like it. The tin roof is getting a pounding from an old-fashioned winter downpour. Over the past couple of years, most Australians’ attitude to rain has completely reversed. Not so long ago there was nothing like a downpour [...]

There are two things in life that I would consider great loves (besides family and friends, obviously) — music and travel. While I am yet to find the perfect job which incorporates both, my current position at Viator is as close as I can get. My days consist of talking about travel, writing about travel, [...]