Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

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.

A resort swimming pool with views to the ocean

Hervey Bay

The best Hervey Bay accommodation for an unforgettable coastal getaway

From slow-going holiday parks to splashy resort living, the best Hervey Bay accommodation puts travellers right at home.

Australia Zoo's Crocodile Cabin exterior view

Sunshine Coast

The luxurious Australia Zoo cabins you’ll share with freshwater crocs

The newest digs at Australia Zoo’s Crocodile Hunter Lodge blend five-star fixtures with freshwater fauna for one of the country’s most spectacular overnight stays.

Australia

9 of the best Aussie hikes to tackle in under 3 hours

Brief-but-sweet stickybeaks through spectacular natural playgrounds are found right across the country.

The Capricorn Way road trip through Blackdown Tablelands National Park

Australia

The 11 best spring road trips around Australia

Embrace lengthier days, blooming fields and the annual whale migration with the country’s most-loved spring road trips.

Exterior of SOL Elements Bathhouse in Mt Tamborine

Gold Coast

Exclusive: The new SOL Elements bathhouse is a Japanese-inspired dream

The unique tranquillity of Japanese bathing culture can now be experienced in a Queensland rainforest.

Kiama

A coffee connoisseur’s guide to every unmissable Kiama cafe

Slip into holiday mode over a silky-smooth caffeine fix with our list of every outstanding Kiama cafe.

Kiama

11 picture-perfect Kiama Airbnbs for your next seaside escape

Find a homely base right by the ocean with the most exceptional Kiama Airbnbs.

Kiama

The best Kiama accommodation for every holiday style

QLD

5 incredible stops to make on Queensland’s Pacific Coast Way

Tracing the Queensland coastline and taking in rich hinterland, idyllic islands and pretty farmscapes, the Pacific Coast Way’s kaleidoscopic charms have the power to transform.