Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

Carla Grossetti

Sub-Editor & Journalist

Carla Grossetti avoided accruing a HECS debt by accepting a cadetship with News Corp. at the age of 18. After completing her cadetship at The Cairns Post Carla moved south to accept a position at The Canberra Times before heading off on a jaunt around Canada, the US, Mexico and Central America. During her career as a journalist, Carla has successfully combined her two loves – of writing and travel – and has more than two decades experience switch-footing between digital and print media. Carla’s CV also includes stints at delicious., The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian, where she specialises in food and travel. Carla also based herself in the UK where she worked at Conde Nast Traveller, and The Sunday Times’ Travel section before accepting a fulltime role as part of the pioneering digital team at The Guardian UK. Carla and has been freelancing for Australian Traveller for more than a decade, where she works as both a writer and a sub editor.

<p><i>Top Towns for 2022</i>: Where to eat, stay and play in <strong>Merimbula</strong></p>

Top Towns for 2022: Where to eat, stay and play in Merimbula

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<p><i>Top Towns for 2022</i>: Where to eat, stay and play in <strong>Narooma</strong></p>

Top Towns for 2022: Where to eat, stay and play in Narooma

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<p><i>Top Towns for 2022</i>: 8 reasons to visit <strong>Mooloolaba</strong></p>

Top Towns for 2022: 8 reasons to visit Mooloolaba

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<p><i>How to spend</i> 36 hours in Walsh Bay</p>

How to spend 36 hours in Walsh Bay

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<p><i>Top Towns for 2022</i>: A quick escape to idyllic <strong>Port Douglas</strong></p>

Top Towns for 2022: A quick escape to idyllic Port Douglas

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<p><i>Top Towns for 2022</i>: Insider tips to the best of <strong>Dubbo</strong></p>

Top Towns for 2022: Insider tips to the best of Dubbo

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<p><i>The Top 50</i> <strong>Aussie</strong> Towns: The winners are…</p>

The Top 50 Aussie Towns: The winners are…

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<p><i>Top Towns for 2022</i>: Where to eat, stay and play in <strong>Coffs Harbour</strong></p>

Top Towns for 2022: Where to eat, stay and play in Coffs Harbour

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Port Douglas

Top Towns for 2022: A quick escape to idyllic Port Douglas

A lure for sea-changers, holidaymakers and backpackers alike, this picturesque town in Tropical North Queensland holds timeless appeal that landed Port Douglas second on your list of Top 50 Aussie towns, writes former local Carla Grossetti.

Merimbula

Top Towns for 2022: Where to eat, stay and play in Merimbula

This attractive seaside town is full of surprises and a top spot to create fab family memories, hence its position at no.29 on your list of Top 50 Aussie Towns.

Coffs Harbour

Top Towns for 2022: Where to eat, stay and play in Coffs Harbour

In addition to its pretty coastline and perfect latitude, the Coffs Coast has an abundance of innovative places to lap up the sunshine, no wonder it appears at 33 on your list of Top 50 Aussie Towns.

Narooma

Top Towns for 2022: Where to eat, stay and play in Narooma

The waters around this Far South Coast town are so blue they seem to have been scissored from a tourism brochure. This may have been a deciding factor in why Narooma came in at no. 42 on your pick of the Top 50 Aussie Towns. But there’s a lot more to elicit awe on Narooma’s sizzle reel.

Dubbo

Top Towns for 2022: Insider tips to the best of Dubbo

Bridget Kaitler wakes before dawn each day to start work at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo. The zoo is one of the top reasons why you voted Dubbo no. 46 in the Top 50 Aussie Towns. Here, Kaitler shares her top tips for exploring the town.

Noosa

Top Towns for 2022: 8 reasons to visit Mooloolaba

A beach holiday in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast truly has something to offer everyone, as former Queenslander Carla Grossetti declares. The coastal town also came in at no. 41 in your pick of Top 50 Aussie Towns.

Australia

The Top 50 Aussie Towns: The winners are…

Discover Australia's Top 50 Towns; as voted by you, our well-travelled readers.

Sydney

How to spend 36 hours in Walsh Bay

Whirling around Walsh Bay is now more magical than ever. It's time to get in on the action at Sydney’s newest harbourside dining and performance precinct.

NSW

The ultimate guide to a holiday in the Hawkesbury

There’s something to be said for travelling close to home, as Sydneysiders discover when they holiday in and around the Hawkesbury to rediscover some of life’s simple pleasures.