Beaches with a plan
Islands and coasts
Family beach weeks, the Whitsundays without the brochure, K'gari by 4WD, Kangaroo Island, and Byron when you want the light more than the brand.
Watching Australian wildlife without harming it
The country is full of animals that photograph well and die badly when people want a closer shot. Distance is the skill.
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Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers
Cape Byron Light is still the most easterly useful walk in the country. The town underneath it is easier if you come for the hinterland as well as the brand.
Kangaroo Island after the fires
The 2020 fires changed the island. The Remarkable Rocks did not leave. A visit now is about recovery, wildlife, and not pretending nothing happened.
K'gari by 4WD, without pretending it is easy
Seventy-five Mile Beach is a highway made of sand. That sentence should make you slower, not braver.
The Whitsundays without the brochure itinerary
Whitehaven is real. So are early buses, crowded Hill Inlet slots, and the possibility of a quieter beach if you stay longer than the day trip.
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How to plan a family-friendly Australian beach holiday
Patrolled sand, a kitchen, and a town that still has a chemist on Sunday. Family beach weeks fail when they are designed like backpacker hops.
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