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Kristie Lau-Adams

Travel Journalist

Kristie Lau-Adams is a Gold Coast-based freelance writer after working as a journalist and editorial director for almost 20 years across Australia's best-known media brands including The Sun-Herald, WHO and Woman's Day. She has spent significant time exploring the world with highlights including trekking Japan’s life-changing Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage and ziplining 140 metres above the vines of Mexico’s Puerto Villarta. She loves exploring her own backyard (quite literally, with her two young children who love bugs), but can also be found stalking remote corners globally for outstanding chilli margaritas and soul-stirring cultural experiences.

<p><i>Gin it up!</i> Here is every sip-worthy <strong>Hunter Valley</strong> distillery</p>

Gin it up! Here is every sip-worthy Hunter Valley distillery

<p><i>9 picture-perfect places to go sunflower picking in</i> <strong>Australia</strong></p>

9 picture-perfect places to go sunflower picking in Australia

<p><i>15 stunning spots for bottomless brunch</i> in <strong>Brisbane</strong></p>

15 stunning spots for bottomless brunch in Brisbane

<p><i>The 17 best secret swimming spots</i> in <strong>Sydney</strong></p>

The 17 best secret swimming spots in Sydney

<p><i>16 hidden bars</i> in <strong>Sydney</strong> you need to discover</p>

16 hidden bars in Sydney you need to discover

<p><i>The perfect (undiscovered)</i> <strong>Hunter Valley</strong> road trip route</p>

The perfect (undiscovered) Hunter Valley road trip route

<p><i>17</i> <strong>Hunter Valley</strong> caravan parks and luxe glamp sites to escape to</p>

17 Hunter Valley caravan parks and luxe glamp sites to escape to

<p><i>9 breathtaking</i> <strong>Sydney</strong> bush and coastal walks to go on</p>

9 breathtaking Sydney bush and coastal walks to go on

Kristie Lau-Adams is a Gold Coast-based freelance writer after working as a journalist and editorial director for almost 20 years across Australia's best-known media brands including The Sun-Herald, WHO and Woman's Day. She has spent significant time exploring the world with highlights including trekking Japan’s life-changing Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage and ziplining 140 metres above the vines of Mexico’s Puerto Villarta. She loves exploring her own backyard (quite literally, with her two young children who love bugs), but can also be found stalking remote corners globally for outstanding chilli margaritas and soul-stirring cultural experiences.

Cactus Country in Victoria

10 secret gardens in Australia you need to see in full bloom

Lose track of time, and yourself, in one of the most magical secret gardens in Australia.

Hidden bars in Sydney

16 hidden bars in Sydney you need to discover

If you can find their entrances, the best hidden bars in Sydney beg you to let your hair down.

Swimming spots Sydney

The 17 best secret swimming spots in Sydney

Your weekend search for nearby places to take a dip can end right here thanks to our guide to the very best swimming spots in Sydney.

Corbett and Claude bottomless brunch in Brisbane

15 stunning spots for bottomless brunch in Brisbane

Cheers fun-fuelled indulgence with your people at the best places to bottomless brunch in Brisbane.

Man enjoying a morning walk along Resolute Beach in Ku-ring-gai National Park.

9 breathtaking Sydney bush and coastal walks to go on

There’s plenty more to hiking Sydney than the Coogee to Bondi trail with breathtaking bush and coastal walks dotting the entire city.

Inside the Kawal Rock Distillery in the Hunter Valley

Gin it up! Here is every sip-worthy Hunter Valley distillery

You know the wine so shake things up with a sip-stop at a distillery in the Hunter Valley.

Inside the Beltree glamping tent in the Hunter Valley

17 Hunter Valley caravan parks and luxe glamp sites to escape to

Save on accommodation and pour more pennies into wine with a Hunter Valley caravan park stay.

A dog at Krinklewood Winery

The perfect (undiscovered) Hunter Valley road trip route

It’s a well-trodden wine region but surprising nooks overflow along our unexpected Hunter Valley road trip itinerary.

a woman holding a bunch of sunflowers at Pick Your Own Sunflowers, VIC

9 picture-perfect places to go sunflower picking in Australia

Let brilliant blooms light up your life with the country’s best seasonal sunflower-picking spots.