Situated 200km west of Sydney and established in 1815, Bathurst is Australia’s oldest inland settlement. While the city is best known for the Bathurst 1000 car race, you’ll find plenty more fun things to do in Bathurst, as well as nearby Orange. While...
A trip to Blue Mountains National Park should be on everyone’s Sydney bucket-list. And no trip is complete without stopping to admire some of the breathtakingly beautiful Blue Mountains lookouts. This vast area of natural beauty is less than two hours from...
If you’re planning on entering Australia during the Coronavirus pandemic, I’m sure you’ve heard about hotel quarantine in Australia. As you may already know, I returned to Sydney in July 2020 after a trip to the UK, and wrote all about my experience...
If you’re thinking of flying during Covid-19, you’ve probably got lots of concerns and questions about how things have changed and whether it’s even possible. Since I flew from London to Sydney in early July 2020, I thought I’d share my flying...
If you’re thinking of moving Down Under, knowing how Medicare Australia, the public healthcare system, works is vital. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, you’re probably more concerned than ever about what standard of healthcare you can expect when you migrate. I had...
If you’ve read my Noosa 3-day itinerary, you’ll know the Noosa National Park coastal walk is one of the top things I found to do on my trip to the Sunshine Coast. The walk includes beautiful coastal formations such as Hells Gates and Devil’s Kitchen,...
Noosa has been on my list of top destinations to visit in Australia for some time now, and I finally squeezed in a trip last week after grabbing a flight with JetStar for about $100 return from Sydney! I’d been told the town was like an upmarket Byron Bay, which...
If you read my recent blog post on things to do in Byron Bay, you’ll know that I stayed at the very unique Arts Factory Lodge. This popular backpacker accommodation is so well known it even made it into The Inbetweeners 2 movie! Originally created by hippies and...
Hi, I'm Lisa, a British expat living in Sydney. I've travelled almost the whole Australian coastline and love sharing detailed travel and migration guides to inspire other adventurous souls to travel or move to Australia. Read more about me!
