Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

Eleanor Edström

Associate Editor

Eleanor Edström is Australian Traveller’s Associate Editor. Previously a staff writer at Signature Luxury Travel & Style and Vacations & Travel magazines, she's a curious wordsmith with a penchant for conservation, adventure, the arts and design. She discovered her knack for storytelling much earlier, however – penning mermaid sagas in glitter ink at age seven. Proof that her spelling has since improved, she holds an honours degree in English and philosophy, and a French diploma from the University of Sydney. Off duty, you’ll find her pirouetting between Pilates and ballet classes, or testing her friends’ patience with increasingly obscure vocabulary.

QLD

More than a million sunflowers will bloom at this Scenic Rim festival in May

This feel-good festival offers dazzling golden fields, family-friendly fun and the chance to pick your own blooms – all for a charitable cause.

Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast’s first international hotel in nearly 40 years opens soon in Mooloolaba

Avani Mooloolaba Beach Hotel is pumping fresh momentum into the Sunshine Coast’s hospitality scene.

Hamilton Island

Inside Beach Club, Hamilton Island’s adults-only nirvana

Expect pared-back polish with a tropical lilt at this child-free haven of island escapism.

Hamilton Island

What it’s like to stay at Reef View Hotel, Hamilton Island

With knockout ocean views, diverse rooms and an enviable location, Reef View Hotel delivers a trifecta of high-calibre comfort. We check in.

Gold Coast

The Gold Coast’s newest luxury penthouse is made for group getaways

Surrender to the siren call of the coast at this swish five-bedroom stay in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Kirra.

Kimberley

This magical outback feast is hidden amid boab trees and red cliffs

The award-winning, gourmet camp oven feast in Western Australia’s Kimberley region is something you need to experience at least once in your life.

Australia

These are officially the best road trips in Australia for solo travellers

Fill the tank and switch off with peace of mind – these are the 10 safest road trips in Australia for solo travellers.

Sydney

This little-known Sydney beach has a waterfall and freestanding boulders

A bush-encircled slice of heaven you need to visit before summer ends.

Hamilton Island

Mountain biking is booming – I tried it for the first time on Hamilton Island to find out why

From tech-enhanced thrills to breathtaking new trails, mountain biking tourism is hitting its stride. We jump on two wheels to investigate what's driving the boom.