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.

Yellow Rock, Murramarang South Coast Walk, Murramarang National Park

Batemans Bay

This spotted gum coastal walk is NSW’s most underrated trail

Swap screens for dreamy coastal scenes on this little-known, 34-kilometre walk along NSW’s spectacular South Coast.

Melbourne

A sultry Shanghai-style cocktail den has just landed in Melbourne

Drawing from the Mahjong rooms of 1920s Shanghai, Moondrop Bar brings east-meets-west decadence to Fitzroy's Gertrude Street.

Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast to score $150 million Crowne Plaza hotel

New property alert: the Sunshine Coast Council has approved the construction of Crowne Plaza Maroochydore, slated to open in 2028.

TAS

Winemaker of the Year opens tasting room in Tassie’s Coal River Valley

Experience a taste of Tassie terroir under the tutelage of acclaimed winemaker Samantha Connew.

Australia

Friday’s Cold Moon is your last chance to see a supermoon in 2025

On 5 December, a spectacular 'Cold Moon' will close out this year’s supermoon trilogy with a bang.

Australia

Australia’s most iconic train journey is changing in 2027

The Ghan is extending its long-loved northbound journey with a spectacular new stop.

Melbourne

Time travel to ‘80s Tokyo at this new disco bar in Melbourne

Your new late-night obsession has arrived on Melbourne’s Bourke Street.

Melbourne

Melbourne’s new rooftop bar will transport you to LA this summer

The StandardX, Melbourne has opened its rooftop to the public, bringing the buzz with cocktails on tap, DJ sets and skyline views.

The Whitsundays

Iconic Whitsundays island to reopen after a $583 million makeover

After more than a decade of closure, Lindeman Island is ready to reclaim its title as Queensland’s go-to holiday hot spot.