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  By Heather Fields, Peregrine Travel Qld Blogger winner 2017 – senior category I was seven years old; in front of me was a book featuring a story about a city swallowed by the jungle centuries ago, which was gradually being cleared and revealed to the world. Accompanying...

By Tahlia Crinis, Peregrine Travel Qld Blogger winner 2017 – open category If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting Japan, you’ll understand when I say it’s the land of the unpredictable. Just when you think you’ve got Japan all figured out, it has a way of producing something...

By Julie Foster Our first journey to Thailand was amazing. Having flown through the night we arrive in Bangkok first thing in the morning. After a day of negotiating tuk-tuks, ferries, temples, markets and crossing roads – all of which can be overwhelming for first-time visitor...

By Kim-Ling Richardson “Ling, I’ve been told to call you a Bogan”, my friend said to me at Denpasar airport, eagerly waiting for my reaction. “What!?” I yelled, as the others around us began to giggle. After the laughter passed, my friend turned back to me and sheepishly aske...

Are your ready to explore Split – Croatia? By Chris Milici Checkout Chris’ video which includes a dawn arrival in this beautiful city, a stroll through the old town and some great discoveries including some foodie delights! About Chris Chris is from Melbourne, Australia....

By Vanessa Mercer “HIN…DOOO…STAAAAAAN!” The crowd-warmer bellows into his microphone, whipping up the crowd into a chant as they surge into the stadium. In the outside carpark, small children sell merchandise: flags, visors, DVDs and photos. I’m here to see a couple of flags...

By Sean Mitchell One of my favourite idiosyncrasies of Japanese culture is the onsen: the hot spring bath house. After a long day wandering the streets, visiting shrines, hiking the hills, or eating ramen there is no way to recharge your batteries quite like sitting in...

  By Sarah Novakovic No one can deny the scenery in Byron is exquisite. No, I’m not just talking about the beach bodies. I didn’t think I would be that impressed by the luscious tropical greens and the long sprawling coast lines. But I am. The humidity is high enough...

By Amelia Hall As the golden sun peeks through the windows of my timber bungalow, I wake, stretch out and exhale a loud ‘ahhhh’, it’s another beautiful day in paradise – Day-6 of my stay on an Cambodia’s south Island, Koh Rong. Senses come to and my hearing sharpens to the loud...

By Clare McMillan “Only in good weather” – all the guide books and websites agreed. So this meant obsessive daily weather report-checking and an itinerary rearrangement, but here I was on a mostly cloud-free morning travelling to the highest train station in Europe – the...